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Passover is a time to focus on our collective story, but it can also be a time for us to explore our own. On Passover, we remember our freedom from the physical bondage of Egypt, but without acknowledging the mental bondage many of us are still trapped in we will never truly be free. That is why we built these resources, to help individuals utilize the themes and motifs of Passover traditions to examine their internal stories of slavery and experience an Exodus like no other.
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Your Red Sea, Your Pursuers, and Your Nachshon MomentThe sea only splits, according to the midrash, when Nachshon steps forward and enters the sea, “since they (b’nai Yisrael) were standing and taking advice/debating/arguing (over what course of action they should take).” Are you ready?
The Blue Dove Foundation •94 Views•March 20, 2025•Pesach,Redemption,Self Care,Sea,Splitting the Sea,Mental Health,Passover,Pesah
Four Mental Health Questions for the SederFour additional questions about mental health to help us reflect on our personal journeys to emotional and personal freedom
The Blue Dove Foundation •9 Views•April 8, 2025•Mental Health,Pesachim,Four Questions,Passover,Questions,Growth,Wellness
Resist Your Inner Pharaoh: Unharden Your HeartCommonly understood, the loss of Pharaoh's free will to repent was a divine punishment for his mistreatment of the Jewish people in slavery, but there are voices within Jewish tradition that actually see Pharaoh’s challenge as something that plagues almost everyone — habituation.
The Mental Health Seder PlateWith this resource, we use the model of the Seder Plate and the symbolic foods to think about our mental health, putting the importance of mental and emotional freedom front and center as we retell the story of our communal freedom.
The Blue Dove Foundation •34 Views•April 1, 2025•Passover,Wellness,Mental Health,Haggadah,Health,Seder,Pesach
Dayenu: I am EnoughGratitude is not something that comes naturally to everyone, and it is good for our mental well-being to call attention to the things in our lives that we are grateful for regularly.
The Mental Health Passover Seder CompanionImbue your seder with mental health, with activities and mental wellness thoughts to help you experience freedom of the mind, body, and soul for every step of the Seder!
Looking for Chametz – Inside and OutChametz is also symbolic of other things like the yetzer harah (the ego, the self, mental clutter, negativity) that live within us and distract us from our true goals. We are tasked with cleansing ourselves of that kind of "chametz" as well, to focus on what matters in our lives.
The Blue Dove Foundation •86 Views•April 1, 2025•Growth,Chametz,Wellness,Character,Mental Health,Pesach,Matzah,Passover
The #QuietingTheSilence Mental Health HaggadahTelling stories of people living with mental illness helps de-stigmatize conversations about mental illness and helps others feel less alone. This Haggadah is an attempt at creating an experience that helps participants feel a sense of freedom from
The Blue Dove Foundation •48 Views•April 1, 2025•Mental Health,Pesach,Health,Stories,Haggadah,Wellness,Passover
Your Journey to Wellness – Told in Four CupsThe four cups of the Seder offer a fantastic way for us to meditate on our freedom, and they ways we have worked to escape our personal Egypts.
The Blue Dove Foundation •110 Views•March 20, 2025•Four Cups,Wellness,Redemption,Wine,Journey,Pesach,Passover,Mental Health
Searching in Our Souls: A Pre-Bedikat Chametz MeditationA guided audio meditation to help enhance your Pesach experience, and search for the chametz inside your house - and yourself.
The Blue Dove Foundation •102 Views•March 20, 2025•Passover,Meditation,Chametz,Bedikat Chametz, Biur Chametz,Pesach Sheni
