Tibet Takes Its Place at the Seder Table 4/16/08
The Unlit Candle project is featured in the current issue of The Jewish Week.
A Dayenu for Tibet
If China had annexed Tibet, an independent country, in 1949, and not systematically erased the Tibetan’s Buddhist culture…. DAYENU!
If China had systematically erased the Tibetan’s Buddhist culture but not destroyed over 5,000 monasteries… DAYENU!
If China had not destroyed over 5,000 monasteries but not forced the Dalai Lama into exile… DAYENU!
If China had forced the Dalai Lama into exile […]
Why Is This Candle Different from All Other Candles?
Why Is This Candle Different from All Other Candles?
A Reading for Passover
(To be read either after the pesach/matza/maror section, or after the four questions)
Why is there an unlit candle on our Seder table tonight?
Because Passover is the Festival of Freedom — and yet there are people tonight who are not free. So, we are joining […]
Press Release, 4/14/08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jewish Leaders Call on All Jews to Include
Unlit Candle on Passover Tables to Raise Awareness
of the Plight of Tibet
Global effort includes website and petition;
intended to provoke discussion about Tibetan struggle for freedom
New York, NY, April 14, 2008. In the wake of worldwide protests against China’s human rights violations in Tibet, a group of […]
Facebook group launched
Please join our facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13806722623 ! We are currently gathering cosponsors for this project — if you work for a Jewish, political, or social justice organization, please contact us to be added.