Le'Or

Le'Or is a 501(c)(3) organization in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2015 by Roy and Claire Kaufmann.^[1][2] The group publishes a haggadah via its website that substitutes cannabis for lettuce in the seder plate and promotes consumption of cannabis as part of the sacred rituals of Pesach (Passover). The haggadah includes the "Ten Plagues of the Drug War" and was meant to inspire discussion about the meaning of bondage in the modern age of mass incarceration and the war on drugs.^[3][4]

References

1. Katie Shapiro (March 25, 2016), "Your new Passover tradition: How to elevate Seder dinner with cannabis: Get tips on the best ways to add the ancient herb into a modern celebration. Oregon couple Roy and Claire Kaufmann are looking to inspire their fellow 'high-minded Jews'", The Cannabist, The Denver Post
2. Rebecca Spence (February 9, 2015), Le'Or aims to put marijuana legalization on the Jewish agenda, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
3. Leslie Katz (April 20, 2016), Pot-themed Passover haggadah lights up new kind of bitter herb: Pass the bud for Passover. A new cannabis-themed edition of the Jewish text focuses on 420, but its creators say the point isn't about just getting high., CNET
4. Alix Wall (April 15, 2016), "Cannabis seder changes definition of greens on plate", J. The Jewish News of Northern California

Further reading

• Katie Shapiro (March 29, 2018), "A New Cannabis Infused Seder", Aspen Times
• Rebecca Spence (April 15, 2015), "At weed seder, blessing a not-so-bitter herb", Times of Israel

External links

• Official website (archived at: Archive.org)