Let My People Go: Insights to Passover and the Haggadah offers an analysis of ancient and modern perspectives on the themes of slavery and freedom. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Cohen provides an original interpretation of the central biblical sources of Passover, with particular focus on the Haggadah and its manifold rituals. Topics discussed include, Why We Were Slaves in Egypt, Is Freedom a Jewish Concept?, The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb, The Four Cups of Wine, The Challenge of the Omer Period, and more. Rabbi Cohen brings to the reader indispensable insights of this festive holiday, while he…mehr
Let My People Go: Insights to Passover and the Haggadah offers an analysis of ancient and modern perspectives on the themes of slavery and freedom. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Cohen provides an original interpretation of the central biblical sources of Passover, with particular focus on the Haggadah and its manifold rituals. Topics discussed include, Why We Were Slaves in Egypt, Is Freedom a Jewish Concept?, The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb, The Four Cups of Wine, The Challenge of the Omer Period, and more. Rabbi Cohen brings to the reader indispensable insights of this festive holiday, while he enriches the celebration of the Seder and enlightens the reading of the Haggadah. Rabbi Cohen currently serves as rabbi of the Stanmore Synagogue in London, England, the largest Orthodox congregation in Europe, and is a past member of the Chief Rabbi's cabinet.
Jeffrey M. Cohen has lectured in Hebrew and biblical studies at the Universities of London and Glasgow. He has written twenty-six books and over two hundred articles on biblical and religious themes. His most recent work is The Book of Psalms: Poetry in Poetry (Wipf & Stock, 2018). Audience responses to his poetic readings at schools and religious and cultural groups have been consistently enthusiastic. He and his wife, Gloria, have four children and fourteen grandchildren.
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Table of Contents Preface Foreword 1. The Fertility of the Early Israelites 2. Why We Were Slaves in Egypt 3. Is Freedom a Jewish Concept? 4. A Nation of Survivors! 5. Searching for the Chametz and the Origin of Pesach 6. The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb 7. Why Moses is Not Mentioned in the Haggadah 8. The Four Cups of Wine 9. Four Sons or One? 10. The Son without Questions 11. Dislodging the Wicked Son's Teeth 12. "Not Just Once, but in Every Generation..." 13. R. Eleazar's Dispute with the Sages 14. A Problem Verse in Dayyenu 15. Rabban Gamaliel Used to Say... 16. The Message of Hillel's Sandwich 17. The Spirit of the Shirah 18. Marital Lessons from Shir Hashirim 19. The Challenge of the Omer Period 20. Lag b'Omer and World Reconciliation Index
Table of Contents Preface Foreword 1. The Fertility of the Early Israelites 2. Why We Were Slaves in Egypt 3. Is Freedom a Jewish Concept? 4. A Nation of Survivors! 5. Searching for the Chametz and the Origin of Pesach 6. The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb 7. Why Moses is Not Mentioned in the Haggadah 8. The Four Cups of Wine 9. Four Sons or One? 10. The Son without Questions 11. Dislodging the Wicked Son's Teeth 12. "Not Just Once, but in Every Generation..." 13. R. Eleazar's Dispute with the Sages 14. A Problem Verse in Dayyenu 15. Rabban Gamaliel Used to Say... 16. The Message of Hillel's Sandwich 17. The Spirit of the Shirah 18. Marital Lessons from Shir Hashirim 19. The Challenge of the Omer Period 20. Lag b'Omer and World Reconciliation Index
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