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... Transform your meal into a true celebration of asking and learning..."
-Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Emanu-El Scholar at Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco; author, The Way Into Jewish Mystical Tradition
David Arnow, Ph.D., a psychologist by training, 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.