In Every Generation: The JDC Haggadah
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936068133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is a most welcome addition to liturgical expression in our time and will inspire and instruct countless Jews and others gathered around the seder table for years to come. This JDC Hagaddah demonstrates beautifully through commentary and story how the Joint has translated this mandate into contemporary reality in its services all over the world, in its commitment to a free, vibrant and stable Jewish community and in its threefold mission, of Rescue, Relief and Renewal. A beautiful, eloquent example of renewing our ancient tradition. Through its pictures and captions drawn from the archives of the JDC, this unique edition of this ancient text portrays the variety and breadth of our people and communicates in a powerful and authentic voice the journey from degradation to freedom that th
They both live in New York City. He is a former New York Times reporter and the author of Being Jewish, Living a Year of Kaddish, and The Search for God at Harvard. Goldman is a professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the director of the school’s Scripps Howard Program in Religio
The evocative images and text in this unique Haggadah combine to create a moving account of the Exodus that reaches back through the ages and reminds readers of the timelessness of the Passover story.. Drawing on the vast archives of photographs, letters, and documents—many of them unpublished to this point—of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), this Haggadah highlights the JDC’s work in aiding Jewish individuals in distress around the world. The Haggadah is rich in pictures of the rescue and relief of Jews in times of crisis, from pre-state Israel, through post-Shoah Europe and Soviet Russia, to the deserts of Ethiopia. The foreword and commentary draw parallels between the Exodus story and these modern-day rescues, and historical anecdotes throughout the book feature firsthand accounts by both rescuers and the rescued
"Beautiful Book full of Beautiful Stories" according to A. Zelenka. In Every Generation: The JDC Haggadah takes the traditional format of a Haggadah -- which instructs the reader on the order of the parts of the seder. But this is no ordinary Haggadah. This Haggadah brings to light the miracles that that JDC had helped to actuate throughout its existence. Want to share stories of modern-day miracles with your children and other seder guests? Want to use modern-day images and stories to make the point of the Passover story? You will find that the JDC Haggadah will allow you to do just that and more.. "Five Stars" according to david. Great Haggadah.