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The Living Exodus Haggadah: The
Artscroll Series® Pesach Haggadah Anthology. Includes
Commentary and Anecdotes form Talmudic and Rabbinic
Literature. Edited by Rabbi Moshe Lieber. Overview by
Rabbi Nossun Scherman. Explores the haggadah and its
rituals -- not as a celebration of a historical event
or a remembrance of the glories of the past, but as a
constant reality. In the words of the haggadah, "In
every generation, one is obligated to regard himself
as though he had actually gone out from Egypt."
Includes full Hebrew vowelized text and translation
and Omer counting, Shir Hashirim and Mishnah Pesachim
Hardcover (330 Pages)
The theme of the Haggadah and its
rituals is to keep alive the memory of the Exodus --
not as a celebration of a seminal event in Jewish
history, not as a remembrance of the glories of the
past, and not even as a harbinger of the future
redemption, but as constant reality. In the words of
the Haggadah, “In every generation, one is obliged to
regard himself as though he himself had actually gone
out from Egypt.”
Memories are less than realities.
The Egyptian exile, with its suffering, subjugation,
and dehumanization, was meant to show Israel that it
could not exist without its Maker’s intervention, that
nature was but a tool in the hand of its Wielder, that
Israel’s new nationhood was as much an act of creation
as the ex nihilo creation of heaven and earth. Those
are concepts which must remain with us always, because
they are fundamental to our faith and mission. And
those concepts are the unifying threads of this
exceptional commentary to the Haggadah.
Rabbi Moshe Lieber distinguished himself as an
outstanding thinker and anthologize with his Pirkei
Avos Treasury. In this remarkable work, he continues
where he left off. Skillfully and sensitively, he
weaves together many strands of commentary and spices
them with rich sprinklings of anecdotes and parables.
An Overview by Rabbi Nosson Scherman completes the
package.
True -- there are many, many very fine Haggadah
commentaries to choose from. Equally true -- this new
Haggadah will take its place in the front rank. It is
at once timeless and topical, lofty in its ideas and
down to earth in its presentation, provocative and
interesting, learned and accessible.
This is a work that deserves a place on every family’s
Pesach table. |
