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Presents the steps performed in a traditional Passover Seder, plus stories, songs, poetry, and pictures that celebrate the historical significance of this holiday to Jews all over the world. In this rich and fascinating compilation, beloved storyteller Eric A. Kimmel presents every element, from beginning to end, of this ancient holiday through stories, songs, poems, prayers and art. Reflecting three millenniums of Jewish life around the world, the book will not only make this multi layered holiday accessible to people of every background. But it will also make this timeless, ever changing holiday, relevant to today's readers.

Title Wonders and miracles : a Passover companion : illustrated with art spanning three thousand years / written and compiled by Eric A. Kimmel.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher New York : Scholastic Press
Creation Date 2004
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 132) and index.
Content Spirit of the Seder / J. Patrick Lewis -- Night journey -- Maps for the journey -- The Seder plate -- Kadesh: light the candles, say the blessings -- Four cups -- Milk for wine -- Urchatz: wash hands -- Karpas: dip the parsley -- Yachatz: break the middle matzah --Manna -- Afikoman -- Alone in the castle / Rachel Pomerantz -- Making matzah -- Maggid: tell the Passover story -- The Passover guest / Robert Rubinstein -- The four questions -- The original four questions -- Sacrifices at the temple -- A Roman banquet -- A Passover mix-up / Sadie Rose Weilerstein -- A million questions / Linda Kaufman and Carla Silen -- The five rabbis -- Words of wisdom -- The four sons -- God's promise -- The promise / Debbie Friedman -- Family tree: Abraham and his descendants -- Sojourners in Egypt -- The Hebrew midwives: a midrash / Nina Jaffe -- Moses and Pharaoh -- When I went out of Egypt / Grandma Tirzah -- Ten plagues -- How many plagues? A play / Eric A. Kimmel -- Dayenu -- And you shall teach your children / Gershon Levine -- Pesach, Matzah, Maror -- Kadish D'rabanon / Debbie Friedman -- Rachtzah: wash hands and say the blessing -- Motzi matzah: say the blessing, eat the matzah -- Maror: dip the bitter herb -- Korech: make Hillel's sandwich -- Shulchan orech: enjoy the Passover meal -- Favorite Passover recipes -- Tzafun: distribute the afikoman -- I am the afikoman / Debbie Friedman -- Barech: grace after meals -- Elijah's cup -- Eliyahu, ha-Navi -- Elijah the builder / Peninnah Schram -- Miriam's cup -- Miriam's song / Debbie Friedman -- Hallel: sing songs of praise and freedom -- Go down, Moses -- Nishmat Kol Chai (the soul of every living being) -- Nirtzah: the end of the Seder -- Echad Mi Yodeah? -- Chad Gadya -- Hatikvah.
Extent 136 pages : col. ill., facsims
28 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990027672680205171

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