In a brief article dated 2001, Susannah Heschel describes the origin of the orange (apparently not ever a tangerine) on the Seder plate. There is no Chabad rebbetzin in her story, and the symbolism includes lesbian women and gay men.
It's posted to the Miriam's Cup website, and can be found at this link:
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In a brief article dated 2001, Susannah Heschel describes the origin of the orange (apparently not ever a tangerine) on the Seder plate. There is no Chabad rebbetzin in her story, and the symbolism includes lesbian women and gay men.
It's posted to the Miriam's Cup website, and can be found at this link:
http://www.miriamscup.com/Heschel_orange.htm
H.ag kasheir v'samei'ah.!