I don’t think we need “Women’s Seders” (although I have no objection to them), nor do we need an orange on the Seder plate. What we need is to discuss at our Seders the heroism of these six women who made Passover possible.
Passover will soon be here, and sociologists tell us that more Jews will participate in some form of Passover Seder than will participate in any other religious event during the year!
From a religious perspective, the Exodus from Egypt enabled all subsequent Jewish history to unfold. Without Passover we would still be slaves in Egypt! Moses, of course is God’s agent in the liberation and the story’s foremost hero. The Book of Exodus, however, makes it clear that the role women play in that event is crucial. Without the actions of no fewer than six women heroes, Moses never would have gotten so far as to say to Pharaoh, “Let my people go!” Without these six women the Exodus could not have taken place, and we would have no Passover to celebrate!
Shiphrah and Puah were humble midwives. Pharaoh ordered them to kill every baby boy that emerged from his…
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Finding Ourselves In The Bible 
Totally agree with you Rabbi S. Fuchs
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