(RNS) In a bid to encourage Jews to weave the current tragedy in Haiti into their recollections of the plagues of ancient Egypt, a nonprofit organization has created a new Passover reading for the upcoming holiday.

Passover, which starts March 29 this year, commemorates the biblical exodus from slavery. As families feast on their Seder meals each night, the New York-based American Jewish World Service also wants them to consider the ongoing need for food, shelter and medical care in the Caribbean nation leveled by the Jan. 12 earthquake.

The reading offers new verses for “Dayenu,” the traditional song of gratitude that emphasizes how each instance of divine assistance during the exodus “would have been enough.”

In the agency’s version, however, the refrain is that humanitarian aid “will not be enough” until “stability, peace and independence have been attained.”

Passover is a joyous occasion, but it’s also an appropriate time to recognize that oppression and suffering still exists around the world, said Aaron Dorfman, AJWS vice president of programs.

“Disaster relief in Haiti is one of many examples of how we can help bring about the liberation that Passover celebrates for all people,” he said.

AJWS has incorporated Judaism into relief efforts in other ways, including posting Jewish texts and a prayer for the earthquake victims, modified from aprayer written six years ago by Sir Jonathan Sacks, the United Kingdom’s chief rabbi, for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

The organization has raised more than $5 million for Haiti so far, Dorfman said. For more information, visit http://www.ajws.org/haiti.