About the Plate’s Unique Construction:

This Seder Plate is a unique piece of usable art. It is constructed of 36 layers of carefully coordinated paper cuts. Each layer is a different color and cut partially by hand and by cutting machine and then glued to its adjoining layers. The resulting art piece is then sealed in a specially-designed, and individually hand-crafted, clear case to preserve its utility and beauty.  The case was constructed to hang on the wall year-round as fine art. Paper color, thickness, texture and pattern vary from one seder plate to another. Each plate is unique. Each is an original Artist’s Proof, signed, numbered and marked “A.P.”. In addition, each Seder Plate includes a set of 6 beautiful hand-etched bowls designed by Jonathan.

• This picture shows mySeder Plate prototype. The current version has the larger surface on top and smaller surface on the bottom

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My Reason for Creating this Unique Usable Art Piece:

The Passover seder is built to remove that greatest barrier from freedom – the estrangement from the needed language to both begin and carry on the search for true freedom. This is done through a process of remembering through retelling (actually re-membering, as in putting the members back together through language); of bringing our past up to date for application toward our future. Central to the seder is asking questions about yitzi’at mitzrayim (leaving Egypt, a life of slavery).

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Asking questions is not just a time-honored Jewish tradition. It is referred to in many places within our Torah, Talmud, and by the sages and commentators throughout the 2,000 years of dispersal. So central is our leaving Egypt, that in the first Commandment, God refers to himself not as the Creator of the Universe, but as the One who brought us out of the Land of Egypt! So important is asking questions, that a lone seder participant is commanded to ask him/herself questions! As such, communication with others at the seder is only seen as a stepping stone to asking oneself the following ultimate question: “Regardless of my current liberties (or lack thereof) and regardless of how others think of me, what language and contextual view can I take away from the seder to be empowered to set myself free to serve Hashem?”

This Seder Plate was designed to spark curiosity in children and adults to lead to more and different questions during each Passover seder. The more you look at this Seder Plate, the better questions you will ask, and the more secrets you will unravel.

Cleaning and Hanging Instructions:

– Wipe the exterior with a sponge and mild soapy water. DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER!

• As with all plexiglass items, NEVER use window-cleaner or other products containing ammonia to clean or polish the surfaces as they will etch the surface.                   
• Hang out of direct sunlight to prevent fading.