Articles by Josh Ratner
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
How to Fail at a Passover SederBy Josh Ratner My Passover seder was a failure. On the first two nights of Passover (or the first night if you live in Israel), Jews all over the world gather in homes for highly ritualized meals called seders. Dating back approximately 2000 years, the seders combine blessings, rituals, the eating of specific foods, storytelling and singing. As you can imagine, there is a lot of ground to cover. But there is also a surprising amount of choice about which parts to emphasize and which to gloss over. Every year, more and more Haggadot (guidebooks for the seder) are published: some are geared towards children, others to intellectuals and still others to artists. Read more »
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