List Books » Leading the Passover Journey: The Seder's Meaning Revealed, the Haggadah's Story Retold
Authors: Nathan Laufer
ISBN-13: 9781580233996, ISBN-10: 1580233996
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Date Published: January 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In this 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 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.
A word (or two) about God | ||
1 | Preparing for passover : why we rid ourselves of chametz | 1 |
2 | Understanding the order of the seder | 7 |
3 | Traveling back to sacred time and sacred space : kadesh and u-rechatz | 19 |
4 | From the triumph of life to the kingdom of death : karpas and yachatz | 29 |
5 | The narrative of redemption : maggid | 43 |
6 | Eating the meal of freedom in the house of slavery : from the second cup to barekh | 121 |
7 | Reenacting the saga at the sea : from the third cup through hallel | 135 |
8 | Nirtzah - "acceptance" : the fourth cup | 151 |
9 | The triple helix : what it all means | 165 |