Leading the Passover Journey: The Seder's Meaning Revealed, the Haggadah's Story Retold - Hardcover

Laufer, Rabbi Nathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580232116 ISBN 13: 9781580232111

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2005

Synopsis

Enrich Your Passover Seder with Renewed Meaning and Significance

Whether you are planning to participate in, contribute to, or lead a Passover Seder, Leading the Passover Journey will help you relive the Jewish People's legacy of survival, hope and redemption, and reconnect with the rich heritage celebrated in this special event.

Reclaim the hidden meaning of the Passover Seder. Connect the pieces of the Haggadah narrative into one meaningful, cohesive story. From preparing for Passover to understanding the order of the Seder, from eating the meal of freedom in the house of slavery to reenacting the saga at the sea, this fascinating exploration of the texts and traditions surrounding the most celebrated event in the Jewish calendar will awaken latent knowledge and provide new understanding. It will empower you to fully understand and identify with the complete story of the Jewish People’s journey of liberation.

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From the Inside Flap:

Everyone Can Rediscover the Meaning of the Seder

In this intriguing and enlightening exploration of the Passover Seder, Rabbi Nathan Laufer uncovers the hidden meaning of the Seder’s rituals and customs for everyone interested in or participating in a Seder. He insightfully brings an original, accessible, yet scholarly perspective to understanding the Haggadah text. Unlike other books on the Seder that offer only fragmentary insights into the Seder and the Haggadah, Leading the Passover Journey reveals a unifying theory connecting the fifteen pieces of the Seder and our own contemporary experiencing of the Passover story.

Explaining the background and spiritual meaning of many customs and rituals we may have otherwise thought little about—from kadesh (the first cup of wine) to nirtzah (acceptance)—Rabbi Laufer helps you to develop a deeper understanding and a more passionate appreciation of the Passover Seder experience.

Leading the Passover Journey will transform your family and friends from reluctant bystanders at the Passover Seder who repeatedly ask "When are we going to eat already?" to enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and active participants in our people’s journey toward redemption.

"Over and over, I found myself saying, ‘Wow! How could I have missed that point all these years?’ There is so much new material here, so many innovative and creative interpretations!" —Blu Greenberg, author, How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household

About the Author:

Rabbi Nathan Laufer teaches and lectures across North America on issues of leadership. He is founding director of PELIE: Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education, a new national initiative to improve Jewish supplemental education throughout the United States. He received his leadership educator certification from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and his Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law. He is also an ordained rabbi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1580232116
• ISBN 13: 9781580232111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224