As a growing international movement of Jews calling for an end to the violence and oppression in Israel/Palestine and a thriving future for all, we have come together to host Freedom for All Seders around the world.

For thousands of years across the globe, the Jewish people have celebrated Passover and told the story of Exodus as a reminder that we have not always been free. This year, as we witness continuing violence and destruction of Palestinian life in the name of Jewish safety, it is clearer than ever before: if our freedom is dependent on the oppression of another people, we will never truly be free. Since the massacre of 1200 Israelis on October 7th, 2023, over 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli military in an unconscionable act of collective punishment that is continuing into mass starvation. We call for an end to this killing. We demand a permanent ceasefire now, a hostage deal, and an end to siege on Gaza.

This Passover, as Jewish movements mobilising our communities against the occupation, we recommit ourselves to fighting for true freedom - collective liberation for Jews, Palestinians, and all people. Join us in holding Freedom for All Seders across the world. 

By celebrating Passover together in a unified, explicitly liberatory way, we say to the world that we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people because of our Judaism, not in spite of it. As we recite in the middle of every Seder, just before we tell the story, holding the matzah high: “This year there are still those who are not free, next year may we all be free.” 

The Freedom for All seders across the world are an initiative of Na’amod (UK), IfNotNow (USA), Swiss Jews Against Occupation (Switzerland), Laboratorio Ebraico Antirazzista (Italy), Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (NYC) and All That’s Left (Israel/Palestine). In the rich tradition of activist seders including Arthur Waskow’s 1969 Freedom Seder, we have come together to create a new Haggadah, songbook, and Seder toolkit in response to this moment. Our seder will honour the diversity of our diaspora and bring our traditions together. Through this initiative, we embody a Jewish tradition committed to resistance against oppression and devoted to freedom for all. 

We have confirmed our movements will organise seders between April 22 and April 29 in London, NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Rome and Zurich (more locations tbd). We would love for others across the world to join us in celebrating Freedom for All seders, either as a public gathering, which we'll advertise on our socials, or as a private gathering in homes.