Passover, Second Edition: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration [Paperback]

Ron Wolfson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003 | Series: Art of Jewish Living Series,

Thousands of families have benefited from the information and wise advice in the original edition of this book. This updated edition will help families experience a meaningful holiday though its explanation of the concepts behind Passover ritual and ceremony with step-by-step procedures for observance and preparing the home for the holiday.

Passover, 2nd Edition, provides readers with:

• Easy-to-Follow Format: Using an innovative interview technique, real families describe in vivid words their won experiences with the Passover holiday.

• Easy-to-Read Hebrew Texts: The Haggadah texts are in Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

• An Abundance of Useful Information: A detailed description of the procedures involved in performing Passover rituals is included, along with a section of practical questions and answers. "Innovations" offers imaginative ideas and new customs to enliven seder celebration.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Ron Wolfson offers a second edition of Passover: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration, first published in 1988. Now part of Jewish Lights's The Art of Jewish Living series, it is co-written with Joel Lurie Grishaver (the same team that brought us the series' practical and loving tribute to Hanukkah last year). The book opens with Wolfson's tender (and mouth-wateringly food-oriented) tribute to the seders of his Nebraska childhood and then unfolds with section after section of practical tips for creating memorable-and more spiritually focused-Passover celebrations.
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About the Author

Dr. Ron Wolfson is the William and Freda Fingerhut Assistant Professor of Education, the director of the Whizin Center for the Jewish Future, and vice president of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. He is co-founder of Synagogue 2000, an institute for creating the synagogue of the twenty-first century. This book is part of the Art of Jewish Living series, a project of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs and the University of Judaism. Dr. Wolfson is also the author of Hanukkah, 2nd ed.; Shabbat, 2nd ed.; and A Time to Mourn, A time to Comfort.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing; 2 edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580231748
• ISBN-13: 978-1580231749
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,365,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, I earned my Ph.D. in Education from Washington University in St. Louis and the MA in Jewish Studies from the University of Judaism. I am the Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles, the Co-President of Synagogue 3000, and a member of the Consortium for the Future of the Jewish Family.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A highly accessible, instructional guide, September 19, 2003

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This review is from: Passover, Second Edition: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration (Paperback)

Now in an expanded second edition, Passover is a comprehensive guide by Ron Wolfson (William and Freda Fingherhut Assistant Professor of Education, Director of the Whizin Center for the Jewish Future, and Vice President of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles), to the history and celebration of this Jewish holiday and time for remembrance. From how to prepare traditional Passover food to step-by-step instructions to learning the rituals, prayers, and blessings, to songs and prayers in English and Hebrew with clear transliterations, and much, much more, Passover is both a highly accessible instructional guide and a meditative contemplation regarding the personal meaning Passover has for the many who celebrate it. Passover is a very highly recommended contribution to personal, familial, and community library Judaic Studies reference collections.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for creating your seder, June 25, 2010

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This review is from: Passover, Second Edition: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration (Paperback)

Please don't disregard this as hyperbole, but this book honestly changed my life. We bought it when thinking about hosting our first seder fourteen years ago. Wolfson sets out in a very clear and understandable way the laws of Passover and the structure of the seder along with practical suggestions and sometimes funny stories about other families' observances. After reading the book, I understood for the first time each part of the Seder and how everything fit together, and was also reassured that we could manage to do most of it ourselves. I was empowered by this new knowledge to create our own seder. We've since made and modified our own haggadot, created our own traditions and hosted dozens of seders. Its one of the highlights of our year. We now have a huge collection of haggadot and how-to Passover books, but I always come back to Wolfson's book as my foundation. More importantly, what Wolfson opened up for me that Pesach is that other Jewish laws and traditions can also be understood, made relevant, and be meaningfully observed. That was a life changer. I wholeheartedly recommend the book.