The Women's Seder Sourcebook: Rituals & Readings for Use at the Passover Seder - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580232329 ISBN 13: 9781580232326

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2006

Synopsis

With diverse and robust voices, women are reclaiming their place at the seder table. This complete sourcebook and guide shows you how to do it, too. For the first time, contemporary Jewish women's writings on the Passover seder are gathered in one comprehensive and compelling sourcebook―an unprecedented and powerful resource for those planning a women’s seder and those seeking to infuse their Passover celebration with the creative and courageous voices of Jewish women. Arranged according to the order of the seder, this practical guide gathers the voices of more than one hundred women in readings, personal and creative reflections, commentaries, blessings and ritual suggestions that can be incorporated into your Passover celebration as supplements to or substitutes for traditional passages of the haggadah. It also includes a detailed guide to planning a women’s seder, based on information from successful seder organizers around the world. Whether you are organizing a women’s seder in your community or planning a family seder in your home, this inspiring and accessible resource will help you take an active role in re-creating the educational and spiritual experience of Passover―and in shaping Judaism’s future. Contributors include: Dr. Rachel Adler · Dr. Rebecca T. Alpert · Rabbi Renni S. Altman · Zoe Baird Dr. Evelyn Torton Beck · Susan Berrin · Senator Barbara Boxer · Dr. Esther Broner Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin · Tamara Cohen · Anita Diamant · Dr. Carol Diament Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, PhD · Eve Ensler · Dr. Marcia Falk · Merle Feld Rabbi Susan P. Fendrick · Rabbi Tirzah Firestone · Dr. Ellen Frankel · Nan Fink Gefen Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb · Dr. Susannah Heschel Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar · Rabbi Naamah Kelman · Naomi Klein · Irena Klepfisz Maxine Kumin · Rabbi Noa Rachel Kushner · Rabbi Joy Levitt · Hadassah Lieberman Ruth W. Messinger · Dr. Faye Moskowitz · Joan Nathan · Dr. Alicia Suskin Ostriker Dr. Judith Plaskow · Marge Piercy · Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen · Anne Roiphe Danya Ruttenberg · Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso · The Honorable Jan Schakowsky Rabbi Susan Schnur · Rabbi Susan Silverman · Dr. Ellen M. Umansky Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg · Dr. Chava Weissler · Cantor Lorel Zar-Kessler

About this title

About the Author:

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector first worked together as organizers of Jewish Women at Yale and as leaders of Yale University's beloved and inspiring women’s seder. Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld is currently the associate dean for student life at the Rabbinical School at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts. Tara Mohr is currently an MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, focusing her studies on social entrepreneurship. Catherine Spector is currently a lawyer in Chicago and was, during college, part of the steering committee for Yale’s two national conferences on Jewish women.

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector first worked together as organizers of Jewish Women at Yale and as leaders of Yale University's beloved and inspiring women's seder. Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld is currently the associate dean for student life at the Rabbinical School at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts. Tara Mohr is currently an MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, focusing her studies on social entrepreneurship. Catherine Spector is currently a lawyer in Chicago and was, during college, part of the steering committee for Yale’s two national conferences on Jewish women.

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr and Catherine Spector first worked together as organizers of Jewish Women at Yale and as leaders of Yale University's beloved and inspiring women's seder. Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld is currently the associate dean for student life at the Rabbinical School at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts. Tara Mohr is currently an MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, focusing her studies on social entrepreneurship. Catherine Spector is currently a lawyer in Chicago and was, during college, part of the steering committee for Yale's two national conferences on Jewish women.

From Publishers Weekly:

In 1993, a group of Yale students gathered for an unprecedented event at the university: a women's Passover seder. In the decade since, students have revised and perfected the "Yale Women's Haggadah," a special liturgy for the women's seder. Rather than simply publishing this Haggadah of commentaries and alternative texts, the group (now stretching far beyond the bounds of New Haven) decided to write this sourcebook for planning women's seders. Some of the selections come from unpublished liturgies from campus Hillel groups, individual congregations and Jewish women's organizations, but most were solicited from female rabbis, scholars and other notables such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anne Roiphe, Lynn Gottlieb and Judith Plaskow. The manual closes with a practical appendix on how to plan a women's seder.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1580232329
• ISBN 13: 9781580232326
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Mohr Tara, Spector Catherine, Anisfeld Rabbi Sharon Cohen