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Tag: Exodus From Egypt

0 Holidays Ethics

The ethical imperative is for Israel to win

Jewish Chronicle · 26 Apr

During the last days of Pesach, Jews reflect on the Exodus from Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea, but do not celebrate to empathize with the suffering of the Egyptians.

0 Holidays Music

This Barbie-Inspired Indigo Girls Parody Is More Than Fine

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 18 Apr

Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman's parody song "Four Cups of Wine," based on the Indigo Girls' "Closer to Fine," was a runner-up in Kveller's parody contest.

0 Literature Art

Why is this book different from all others? Inside the most opulent haggadah ever seen

Jewish Chronicle · 17 Apr

Tech entrepreneur Martin Moshal has commissioned an opulent haggadah for his Seder in Sydney, featuring intricate designs with various metals and precious metals, innovative techniques, and black and white illustrations reminiscent of early printing plates.

0 Holidays Israel

Purim and Passover Post-October 7

Carol Ann Schwartz in Hadassah · 11 Mar

The text reflects on the significance of the Jewish calendar as a guide to history, values, and survival, particularly after traumatic events like the war unleashed on October 7, 2023.

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Introducing Tablet’s Passover Haggadah

The Editors in Tablet · 24 Feb 2020

The Tablets Passover Haggadah offers a blend of tradition and modernity for a diverse group at the Seder table.

0 Art Holidays

An Obligation of Sight: Depictions of Suffering in the Haggadah

Ranana Dine in Lehrhaus · 11 Apr 2019

The text discusses the obligation to visually experience the story of the Exodus during Passover, emphasizing the use of illustrations in the Haggadah to help depict the suffering and triumph of the Israelites and Egyptians.

0 History Holidays

Our Family’s Twin Passover Tales: Escaping From Egypt and the Soviet Union

Rivy Poupko Kletenik in Tablet · 14 Apr 2014

The author reflects on the two Passover tales told in their home: the traditional Exodus from Egypt and their family's personal story of escape from Velizh, a town in Stalin's Soviet Union.