Bedford Public Library

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

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-406) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Creating lively Passover seders

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693560865

David Arnow

a sourcebook of engaging tales, texts & activities

A dish for the ages: the Seder plate -- The long road from slavery to freedom: from ancient Egypt to our time -- The four "questions": who's asking what and why? -- Passover after the temple: from sacrifice to story -- Five super-sages in B'nei B'rak -- 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 among us justly -- "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? -- Moses in the Haggadah: the human role in redemption -- Dayyenu: it would have sufficed -- 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 -- Passover without a Seder: The Paschal sacrifice -- Elijah's transformation: from zealot to folk hero -- Two Seder songs: Echad Mi Yodea and Chad Gadya -- The Exodus from Egypt: the question of archeology

Passover seders