Title: Thinking Passover : a rabbi's book of holiday values /
Authors: Kamin, Ben.
Publisher: Dutton,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Passover; Seder; Jewish ethics
Abstract: The Passover story - ageless, wonderful, and edifying - not only recalls the history of the Jewish people, it gives deeper meaning to the reality of today's life. This heartwarming, wise book by Rabbi Ben Kamin, senior rabbi at The Temple-Tifereth Israel, a 145-year-old Reform congregation in Cleveland, Ohio, shows us how the celebration of Passover can become a time to reflect on Jewish values within the family and throughout the world. Rabbi Kamin begins by drawing a.
Contents: Introduction: Even God Likes a Good Story -- 1. Unleavened Love -- 2. Matzoh and Memory -- 3. Children and Curiosity -- 4. What's the Point After the Holocaust? -- 5. From Moses to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Passover and the American Dream -- 6. So Why Is Moses Missing? -- 7. Did God Really Hear the Hebrews Cry? -- 8. Biblical America: Our Own Ten Plagues -- 9. Laughter and Anger in Heaven -- 10. We Are All Egyptians, We Are All Hebrews -- 11. Elijah Rides His Chariot Through the Mall -- 12. Cleaning the House, Cleaning the Soul -- Afterword: "For Your Love Is Better Than Wine ..."