No more boring Seders! One chapter a year
is all you need.
A guide to help you invigorate your Seder,
create lively discussions, and
make personal connections
with the Exodus story today.
For many people, the act of simply reading
the Haggadah no longer fulfills the Passover Seder’s
purpose: to help you feel as if you personally had gone out of
Egypt. Too often, the ritual meal has become predictable,
boring, and uninspiring.
Creating Lively Passover Seders is an innovative, interactive guide to
help encourage fresh perspectives and lively dialogue. This
intriguing Haggadah companion offers thematic discussion
topics, text study ideas, activities, and readings that come
alive in the traditional group setting of the Passover Seder.
Each activity and discussion idea aims to:
• Deepen your understanding of the
Haggadah
• Provide new opportunities for
engaging the themes of the Passover festival, including
interactive readings and bibliodrama
• Develop familiarity with the Exodus
story, as well as the life and times of the people who shaped
the development of the Haggadah
Reliving the Exodus is not about
remembering an event long ago, but about participating in a
conversation that provides hope and strength for the struggle
to make tomorrow a brighter day. With this complete resource,
you can create more meaningful encounters with Jewish values,
traditions, and texts that lead well beyond the Seder itself.
“David Arnow has written the afikomen of
Seder books: An ingenious synthesis of history, legend, law,
and spirituality (un)leavened with practically helpful,
politically important, and psychologically sophisticated
suggestions on how to transform your meal into a true
celebration of asking and learning. This book belongs next to
every seder plate.”
—Rabbi
Lawrence Kushner, Emanu-El Scholar
at Congregation Emanu-El,
San Francisco; author, The Way Into Jewish Mystical Tradition
“This richly informative and
inspiring book is a treasure for all those seeking to create a
Seder that is alive with questions that matter.”
—Rabbi
Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, coeditor, The Women’s Passover Companion
“A wonderful collection of readings,
stories, and activities to enhance your Passover
celebration.”
—Dr. Ron
Wolfson, vice president, University
of Judaism; author, Passover: The
Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration
“What is most enjoyable is the
connection between the ancient and the contemporary, the timely
and timeless quality of our eternal texts which David Arnow has
masterfully managed to bring to our attention. Will serve as a
marvelous companion piece to the Passover Haggadah and can be
referred to year after year.”
—Rabbi
Shlomo Riskin, chancellor, Ohr
Torah Stone Institutions of Israel
“A deeply enriched and enriching
Seder awaits those who use [this] comprehensive sourcebook.
[Its] chapter on women of the Exodus is alone worth the cover
price.”
—Letty
Cottin Pogrebin, author, Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish
in America
David Arnow, PhD, a psychologist by training, is widely recognized
for his innovative work to make the Passover Seder a truly
exciting encounter each year with Judaism’s most central
ideas. He has been deeply involved with many organizations in
the American Jewish community and Israel for the past two
decades and is a respected lecturer, writer, and community
leader.
