The Family Story
Mar 20, 2013 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol | Pesah
I asked what part of the seder you most enjoy; whether any aspect of it bothers you; which piece of the Exodus story, if any, means a lot to you personally; and how, or if, you relate to the seder as a religious ceremony. Here’s what I learned from what you told me.
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For Millennials and Their Families
Apr 10, 2014 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol | Pesah
I gathered six students from JTS’s undergraduate Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies in my office last week to talk about the ways in which family dynamics add meaning—and tension—to family Passover seders. I wanted to find out how these dynamics play out at the seders of my students, and share their insights with you here—millennials and college students, teens and tweens—in the hope that our discussion about the holiday will enrich yours.
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The Four Parents
Mar 27, 2015 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Shabbat Hagadol | Pesah
Let’s think for a moment, inspired by one of the seder’s most famous passages, about the four kinds of parents who are found around the seder table: wise, wicked, innocent, and not knowing how to ask.
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Shabbat Hagadol
Jan 1, 1980
1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel.
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Shabbat Hagadol
Dec 16, 2015
4 Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of yore and in the years of old.
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