A Night of Questions: A Passover Haggadah
- Book Review,
by Joy Levitt (Editor), et al
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
A Night of Questions offers everything found in the traditional Haggadah plus a cornucopia of marvelous marginalia, provocative readings and commentaries, suggestions for embellished rituals, song lyrics, incisive interpretations, historical notesall of it rendered in language that manages to be inclusive and nonsexist without sacrificing lyricism and grace Retire your old Haggadot to the attic; Levitts and Strassfelds Haggadah is a gift to Passover 2000 that may well last through the ages.
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
The older child, and the child in all of us, will be drawn into lively, thoughtful discussion evoked by this Haggadah. By featuring stimulating questions from the Four Children throughout the evening and insightful commentary, including some especially for younger readers, theres plenty of food for thoughtA real contribution to the celebration of Passover!
Book Description
A Night of Questions is a unique four-in-one Haggadah that includes outlines for customizing a Seder for the people present at the table. The four menus include a Seder for young children, a Seder for older children with adults, a Seder for groups of diverse backgrounds (including those who are not Jewish), and a Seder focusing on the role of women. The Haggadah also features special color-coded graphic icons that highlight the different types of readings such as kavanot, which are introductions to the text that set the tone for the text, and readings for children. Readings and songs are drawn from a wide variety of sources, representing the diversity of the Jewish community and the world in which we live. Accompanying the text is compelling new artwork by Jeffrey Schrier, which itself serves as a commentary on the Haggadah liturgy.
About the Author
Joy Levitt is the Senior Program Director of the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and was formerly a rabbi at the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore. She is the editor of From Darkness to Light: A Passover Haggadah, published by Ma'yan, the Jewish Women's Project of the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side and co-editor of A Guide to Everything Jewish in New York. Michael Strassfeld is the co-editor of the Jewish Catalog (Volumes I, II, and III) and the author of The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary. His is the editor of A Passover Haggadah (The Rabbinical Assembly).
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