5 Works by Israeli Artists That Will Make You Rethink the Seder Plate

The artist was inspired by Egypt’s pyramids in both designing the plate and the Elijah’s cup, which are attached to each other. The triangular dishes also form a Star of David. Avi Pashnov, 2017. (Courtesy of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design)

The Torah commands Jews to share the story of their exodus from Egypt every year at Passover. Though the narrative doesn’t change, that doesn’t mean the Passover table has to look the same each year. These innovative designs, made by former students at Israel’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, put unique twists on the traditional seder plate, on which six symbolic foods — a green vegetable, a sweet fruit paste, two types of bitter herb, a shank bone and an egg — are placed to facilitate the telling of the Passover story.

  • Sari Srulovitch
  • Avi Pashnov
  • Efrat Amir
  • Uri Reshef
  • Yoav Ben-David
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