Creating lively Passover seders : a sourcebook of engaging tales, texts & activities / David Arnow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnow, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seder.

Haggadah.

Passover--Customs and practices.

Passover.

Physical Description:

xxv, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2004.

Contents:

The long road from slavery to freedom: from ancient Egypt to our time

The four "questions": who's asking what and why?

Two Haggadot in one: the Haggadah's early development

The five sages' seder: who were they and what kept them so late?

The four children: a seat at the table for everyone

Hardening Pharaoh's heart: the toughest part of the story

The festival of spring: reconnecting Passover and nature

The Exodus as a personal spiritual journey

Enslaved in Egypt: why?

"Strangers in a land not theirs": remembering to treat the strangers

"In every generation

"? God's role in history and the Jewish people's history among the nations

"Go out and learn

": how the Haggadah tells the story of the Exodus

Women of the Exodus: redeemed by their righteousness

The ten plagues: who suffered and why?

Rabban Gamaliel: an embattled leader

Reliving the Exodus: the story of the last night in Egypt

Israel and the Haggadah

The restoration of wonder: the miracles of Egypt and our day

"From darkness to great light": what do these words mean to us today?

"Blessed are you

who redeemed us": the seder of redemption

"A remembrance of the Temple": the life and times of Hillel

Elijah's transformation: from zealot to folk hero

The Exodus from Egypt: the question of archeology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-363) and index.

ISBN:

1580231845

OCLC:

54356482