In this Haggadah, we are flipping Dayenu on its head. There is a tradition in progressive, justice-centered Haggadot to re-interpret dayenu (it would have been enough) as lo Dayenu (it would not have been enough). Here we reclaim the tradition of Dayenu with a vision of what’s necessary for Asian Americans, particularly Asian American Jews, to feel safe and whole in an oppressive world.

1. Until Asian women feel safe in public spaces, Lo Dayenu
2. Until Asian elders can walk freely on the streets near their homes, Lo Dayenu
3. Until the loyalty of Asian Americans is not drawn into question when in a global crisis, Lo Dayenu
4. Until Asian Americans no longer have to prove our “Americanness,” or our roots in this country, Lo Dayenu
5. Until all Asian Americans, multigenerational, intersectional, feel heard, Lo Dayenu
6. Until Asian Jews are not assumed to be spouses in process of conversion, Lo Dayenu
7. Until Asian Jews are not mistaken as staff at shul, Lo Dayenu 
8. Until “where are you really from” is asked from a place of connection, not intrusive commentary, Lo Dayenu
9. Until interfaith Asian Jews are not asked to flatten their non-Jewish faith, Lo Dayenu
10. Until Asian Jews are not seen as half, but as wholly Jewish, Lo Dayenu
11. Until South and Southeast Asian Jews feel seen, Lo Dayenu.
12. Until Asian Jewish adoptees feel heard, Lo Dayenu.
13. Until patrilineal Asian Jews feel held, Lo Dayenu
14. Until queer and trans-Asian Jews feel whole,  Lo Dayenu
14.5 - we invite you to say this phrase, “Until ___ feels whole, lo dayenu.” Please insert your full name, in all your language multiplicity.
15. Until all Asian American Jews feel beautifully themselves,  Lo Dayenu


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
Source: LUNAR Haggadah 2022