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Singing Together

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

Singing Together

Maggid - Beginning

Joy & Sadness

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

Joy & Sadness

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayenu - The Importance of Gratitude

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The first thing about “Dayenu”: It is a magnificent song. We have discussed the intimate connection of music and memory, and “Dayenu” demonstrates it. Its words and its lyrics are among the most recognized parts of any Seder. But it is the familiar things, those that we think we know, that often require the most investigation. An initial look at the content of “Dayenu” should arouse curiosity. We sing that if God had split the sea but not led us through...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

The Seventieth Person

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The Haggadah tells us that “with seventy persons, your forefathers descended to Egypt.” Except there is a problem. There are only sixty- nine people, per Genesis 46:26, who descend to Egypt. Who is number seventy? Each participant at the Seder. As we will see, the Haggadah instructs that we are still in the process of emerging from slavery and idolatry, and participation in this great Jewish New Year experience of contemplation and commitment, refreshment, and renewal is one of the key...

-- Four Children

The Wise Son and the Simple Son

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The wise son loves God, he is curious, he has absorbed the Jewish teaching about distinctions, he thinks about these issues in the future. Where does all this lead? He finishes his question by asking his parent what has been commanded to you— not to us! So does he accept the testimonies, decrees, and ordinances or not? The simple son is often portrayed visually in Haggadot and at the Seder discussions generally as stupid. The Hebrew word for simple— as used...

-- Exodus Story

The Seder in Bnei Brak

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The Seder in Bnei Brak

Maggid - Beginning

The Egg on the Seder Plate and the Seventy Facets of Torah

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The Egg on the Seder Plate and the Seventy Facets of Torah

Singing at the Seder - Music and Memory

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

The authors of the Haggadah had only one night in which to distill the entire Jewish corpus of freedom, to imprint the story of the Exodus into the Jewish memory of our children. So much to cover— dozens of topics, hundreds of questions— and the authors of the Haggadah decided to have us sing the table of contents, “Dayenu,” the Four Questions, and others? Similarly, one observing Pesach from afar might think it is a religiously themed cooking show. The Seder...

Introduction to the Haggadah

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

Introduction to the Haggadah

Pesach - The Jewish New Year

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

Pesach, we learn in Exodus 12:2, should occur at “the head of months, the first month of the year.” The Pesach Seder is, therefore, the Jewish New Year celebration. Many people will say, “Stop! Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.” This is a mistake. As Rabbi Meir Soloveichik says, “The most common statement made about this holiday, one which I habitually make as well, is actually incorrect. . . . Rosh Hashanah is known as the ‘Jewish New Year’ ....

Excerpts From The Telling

Excerpts From The Telling

by The Telling By Mark Gerson

A Haggadah supplement with illustrations by Lizzie Sivitz

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