Passover
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As we prepare to begin our reading of the Book of Exodus at a time of war and conflict these two reflections by Mel Scult on Kaplan’s views of might and right seem particularly contemporary. From Mordecai Kaplan: What can be plainer than that the following indicates what the Exodus meant to Israel: “And for…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…
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This webinar with Dr. Marcia Falk, “Mah Nishtanta Ha-Haggadah Ha-Zot: an exploration of my new haggadah, Night of Beginnings” took place on March 13, 2022. Webinar Documents: Chat Log
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The Mordecai M. Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood is proud to have underwritten the production costs of Marcia Falk’s new haggadah, Night of Beginnings. In the essay below—excerpted from the Introduction to that haggadah—Falk presents her goals in writing the haggadah and surveys its unique features. The intention of Night of Beginnings is to do…
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In order to view or download the source sheet for this program, please click here. In order to view or download the lovely Haggadah addition from “Our Common Destiny” that was shared during the program, please click here.
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[Presented with thanks to HebrewBooks.org and to Aharon Varady of the Open Siddur Project.] [pdf-embedder url=”https://kaplancenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hebrewbooks_org_11272.pdf”]