We've discussed some of the other symbols, but not the orange...

It started with Dr. Susannah Heschel. The story you may have heard goes something like this: After a lecture given in Miami Beach, a man (Orthodox) stood up and angrily denounced feminism, saying that a woman belongs on a bima (pulpit) the way an orange belongs on a Seder plate. To support women's rightful place in Jewish life, people put an orange on their Passover tables.


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
Source: Jewish United Fund (juf.org)