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Wellesley Jewish Alumnae Association (WJA) is pleased to present:

Why is this Seder Different from All Other Seders?

Tips for Creating a Lively Seder and Including the Women in the Story

Sunday April 6, 2025

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST

Presentation by Rabbi Avis Miller '66

  • President of the Open Dor Foundation, Inc., which reaches out to unaffiliated and marginally active Jews. 
  • Rabbi Emerita at Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, DC, where she was the first woman in the Conservative movement to serve on the pulpit of a major congregation. 
  • A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she is a past president of the regional Rabbinical Assembly (RA), and has twice chaired the RA’s national committee on Outreach and Conversion.
  • In July 2010, the Forward named Rabbi Miller on its (only) list of the most influential women rabbis in the United States.
  • Rabbi Miller currently serves as the Religious Life Advisor on the WJA Board.
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Rabbi Miller will share tips for helping make your seder an engaging one. Participants will learn the important roles that women played in the Passover story and we will discuss ways to incorporate their stories into your seder. If you have one, please bring an object to the meeting that is meaningful to you and is connected to your seder and you may have a chance to share.

Please complete the Registration Form to RSVP.

Zoom link will be emailed with registration confirmation.