Creating lively Passover seders
Subtitle: a sourcebook of engaging tales, texts & activities
By: David Arnow
Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Woodstock, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Haggadah; Seder; Passover -- Customs and practices
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-363) and index
Table of contents: title: The long road from slavery to freedom: from ancient Egypt to our time; title: The four "questions": who's asking what and why?; title: Two Haggadot in one: the Haggadah's early development; title: The five sages' seder: who were they and what kept them so late?; title: The four children: a seat at the table for everyone; title: Hardening Pharaoh's heart: the toughest part of the story; title: The festival of spring: reconnecting Passover and nature; title: The Exodus as a personal spiritual journey; title: Enslaved in Egypt: why?; title: "Strangers in a land not theirs": remembering to treat the strangers; title: "In every generation ... "? God's role in history and the Jewish people's history among the nations; title: "Go out and learn ... ": how the Haggadah tells the story of the Exodus; title: Women of the Exodus: redeemed by their righteousness; title: The ten plagues: who suffered and why?; title: Rabban Gamaliel: an embattled leader; title: Reliving the Exodus: the story of the last night in Egypt; title: Israel and the Haggadah; title: The restoration of wonder: the miracles of Egypt and our day; title: "From darkness to great light": what do these words mean to us today?; title: "Blessed are you ... who redeemed us": the seder of redemption; title: "A remembrance of the Temple": the life and times of Hillel; title: Elijah's transformation: from zealot to folk hero; title: The Exodus from Egypt: the question of archeology