b'course, is the story of Passover. We found ourselves exploring a new way to tellthe seminal narrative of the Jewish people, this time in the voice of the women.In order to expand upon our own points of view, and with the encouragement and blessing of Rabbi Jonathan Kligler, we offered a Haggadah writing workshop through The Lev Shalem Institute of the Woodstock Jewish Congregation.We invited participants to join us as we entered the lives and discovered the voices of the women of Exodus.During the workshop, we read Torah, shared personal Passover memories, danced, sang, laughed, cried, formed friendships and wrote in the voices ofthe Biblical women, who were the midwives to our collective liberation fromslavery, along with the living experiences of women, past and present, knownand unknown, who have created, what you will see here. We honor all whosymbolically tell and retell the stories of those of us who are oppressed, enslaved and long for freedom.We are grateful to the members of our workshops who contributed their own voices, insights, and stories to form this freely adapted version of our ancientHaggadah.We ask that you choose the parts that work for you and read the text aloud.We invite you to take this directive seriously and have fun, understanding thatlaughter and tears are cherished Jewish values. We hope you will read it with voices that want to be heard, with open-hearted conviction, with a love for the drama that brings excitement and vision to our world. Delight in taking on the roles of our heroines from the past because they are you and you are them.With real or imagined timbrel in hand, call all participants at your seder table to fol-low you to the other side of the sea, right into their own lives.We have not included a part for a designated leader but hope you will consider that the experience belongs to all equally and spread it around.Feel freeto follow our suggested Reader designations, or ask a different person to read each paragraph. All Together, means exactly that, we all read together. It is traditional to go around the table, one celebrant after another.We honor all women who have struggled for centuries and millennia to make their voices heard, especially those who thought to create the first feminist haggadot, without which we might never have reached this blessed moment.Carol Fox PrescottWoodstock, New York, 20185'