Seder Plate - Women of Valor
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This carefully crafted wood Seder plate features Jewish “Women of Valor” from throughout history. Protected with a food-safe resin coating, six “Women of Valor” surround Miriam as she dances with her timbrel upon leading the Israelite people from slavery to freedom.
Each “Woman of Valor” featured on this Seder plate was a pioneer of her time, and played a role in leading others from narrowness to freedom. This unique Seder plate will be a beautiful addition to your Passover table and will generate discussion around your tables and screens. Included on this plate is a place for each traditional Seder plate item: egg, shank bone, bitter herbs, charoset, karpas – plus a designated place for an orange and for Miriam’s cup. Each 10.5” plate is crafted from a reclaimed piece of hardwood, carefully detailed, and topped with a food-safe resin. This plate sits on geometric feet with felt-covered bottoms to protect your family table. Handwash with warm water and gentle soap – dry directly after washing. Not dishwasher or microwave safe. Every unique Seder plate is made to order and currently has a one month lead time (as of March 20, 2021). Please complete the form below to place an order. "Women of Valor" Seder Plate: $99 plus shipping* (Shipping is usually around $9-$10) *Tax is included in the price |
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Women of the Plate
(Information from Jewish Women's Archive | JWA.org) Shifra & Pua: Hebrew Midwives in Egypt
The two Hebrew midwives, Shifra and Puah delivered the children of the Israelites during the Egyptian servitude. The Torah chronicles (Ex. 1:15–21) that they disobeyed Pharaoh’s command and did not kill the Israelite male newborns. Apart from this stalwart act, the midwives are not mentioned elsewhere in the Exodus narratives, nor in the entire Bible. The Rabbis identify the midwives with various Biblical heroines, thereby transforming them from secondary characters to central, fully developed figures whose annals spread over additional chapters of the Torah. Dona Gracia
Doña Gracia Nasi (c. 1510–1569) was among the most formidable figures of the Sephardi world in the sixteenth century. Her dramatic (indeed melodramatic) life began in Portugal, where she was born into a Jewish family whose members had recently been forcibly baptized. It ended in Constantinople after a career that brought her renown as a shrewd and resourceful businesswoman, a leader of the Sephardi diaspora, and a generous benefactor of Jewish enterprises. She became known among her contemporaries simply as “La Señora.” Emma Lazarus
One of the first successful Jewish American authors, Lazarus was part of the late nineteenth century New York literary elite and was recognized in her day as an important American poet. In her later years, she wrote bold, powerful poetry and essays protesting the rise of antisemitism and arguing for Russian immigrants' rights. She called on Jews to unite and create a homeland in Palestine before the title Zionist had even been coined. Rabbi Regina Jonas
Regina Jonas, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi, was killed in Auschwitz in October 1944. From 1942–1944 she performed rabbinical functions in Theresienstadt. She would probably have been completely forgotten, had she not left traces both in Theresienstadt and in her native city, Berlin. Gertrude Elion
Gertrude Elion's accomplishments over the course of her long career as a chemist were tremendous. Among the many drugs she developed were the first chemotherapy for childhood leukemia, the immunosuppressant that made organ transplantation possible, the first effective anti-viral medication, and treatments for lupus, hepatitis, arthritis, gout, and other diseases. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Pioneering lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, and pop culture icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg redefined gender equality through vision, persistence, precision, and dissent. This collection of reflections on her life and work honors her tremendous legacy as a lawyer, judge, feminist, and Jew. |