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New American Haggadah Paperback – March 4, 2014

by Jonathan Safran Foer (Author), Nathan Englander (Translator)
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The perfect book for every Passover seder, from editor Jonathan Safran Foer and translator Nathan Englander: this bestselling modern prayer book brilliantly interprets one of our oldest and most sacred stories.



Read each year around the seder table, the Haggadah recounts through prayer, song, and ritual the extraordinary story of Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander the desert for forty years before reaching the Promised Land.

Now, Jonathan Safran Foer has orchestrated a new way of experiencing and understanding one of our oldest, most timeless, and sacred stories, with a new translation of the traditional text by Nathan Englander and provocative commentary by major Jewish writers and thinkers Jeffrey Goldberg, Lemony Snicket, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and Nathaniel Deutsch. Ravishingly designed and illustrated by the acclaimed Israeli artist and calligrapher Oded Ezer, New American Haggadah is an utterly unique and absorbing prayer book, the first of its kind, that brings together some of the preeminent voices of our time.




"The best book of modern religious thought in recent memory." --The Millions






"What makes this haggadah shine is the combination of commentary, design, and illustration." --Financial Times
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"Not since...A Clockwork Orange has the English language been simultaneously mauled and energized with such brilliance and brio."―Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review

"What makes this haggadah shine is the combination of commentary, design, and illustration."―Financial Times

"The best book of modern religious thought in recent memory."



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Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and Eating Animals. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages. Everything Is Illuminated received a National Jewish Book Award and a Guardian First Book Award, and was made into a film by Liev Schreiber. Foer lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the novelist Nicole Krauss, and their children.

Nathan Englander is the author of the novel, The Ministry of Special Cases, the play, The Twenty-Seventh Man, and the story collections For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Rachel Silver.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition (March 4, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316069876
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316069878
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
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    Nathan Englander is the author of the story collections What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank and the internationally bestselling story collection For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, as well as the novel The Ministry of Special Cases (all published by Knopf/Vintage).

    His short fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Post, as well as The O. Henry Prize Stories and numerous editions of The Best American Short Stories.

    Translated into more than a dozen languages, Englander was selected as one of "20 Writers for the 21st Century" by The New Yorker, received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a PEN/Malamud Award, the Bard Fiction Prize, and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. He's been a fellow at the Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and at The American Academy of Berlin. He teaches in the Graduate Writing Program at Hunter College along with Peter Carey and Colum McCann, and, in the summer, he teaches a course for NYU's Writers in Paris program.

    This year, along with the publication of his new collection, Englander's play The Twenty-Seventh Man will premiere at The Public Theater, and his translation New American Haggadah (edited by Jonathan Safran Foer) will be published by Little Brown. He also co-translated Etgar Keret's Suddenly A Knock at the Door forthcoming in March from FSG. He lives in Brooklyn, New York and Madison, Wisconsin.

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    Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the bestseller Everything Is Illuminated, named Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and the winner of numerous awards, including the Guardian First Book Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the New York Public Library Young Lions Prize. Foer was one of Rolling Stone's "People of the Year" and Esquire's "Best and Brightest." Foreign rights to his new novel have already been sold in ten countries. The film of Everything Is Illuminated, directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood, will be released in August 2005. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close has been optioned for film by Scott Rudin Productions in conjunction with Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures. Foer lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
142 global ratings

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Customers say the book design is beautiful and well done with interesting historic annotations. They also appreciate the interesting commentary, inspiring images, and approach. However, opinions are mixed on the writing style, with some finding it great and easy to read, while others say it's wordy and old-fashioned. Additionally, opinions also differ on the value, with customers saying it'd be a well-considered addition to many haggadahs, while other say it isn't worth the financial investment.

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20 customers mention "Book design"15 positive5 negative

Customers find the book design beautiful.

"...While it is beautifully designed, it would not be suitable for use with my own family during our seders since it does not include transliteration of..." Read more

"...having an improved English translation, interesting commentary, inspiring images, and an approach that aided you in remembering that you were a..." Read more

"The discussion pages are great. Design is great. Wish there was some transliteration, though." Read more

"...The layout, artwork and history timeline are attractive and well-integrated in the flow of the story...." Read more

18 customers mention "Plot"14 positive4 negative

Customers find the plot well done, interesting, and creative. They also appreciate the informative sidebar comments and nation readings.

"...before Passover and found it very well written, with some interesting information and food for thought as well as amusing sidebars...." Read more

"This book was heavily marketed as something new and interesting that you had to have for Passover. It was way overhyped...." Read more

"...The timeline feature is creative, well-executed and integrated with the rest of the text, and is sure to provoke conversation...." Read more

"...The time line throughout the haggadah is also interesting for its context and its choices." Read more

13 customers mention "Content"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the content interesting, inspiring, and fun to browse. They also say the sidebar comments are terrific conversation starters for older children, teens, and college students.

"...found it very well written, with some interesting information and food for thought as well as amusing sidebars...." Read more

"...It was sold as having an improved English translation, interesting commentary, inspiring images, and an approach that aided you in remembering that..." Read more

"The discussion pages are great. Design is great. Wish there was some transliteration, though." Read more

"...-executed and integrated with the rest of the text, and is sure to provoke conversation...." Read more

10 customers mention "Supplement"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the supplement wonderful, refreshing, and brilliant. They also say it's a wonderful addition to Passover lore.

"...is an outstanding piece of creativity that is both respectful and refreshing...." Read more

"...The Haggadah looks great, and might be good as a supplement, but I would not recommend it at all as the family Haggadah...." Read more

"...This is a well-considered and worthy new addition to the many haggadahs published previously." Read more

"Absolutely beautiful! A great addition to our library - we have several Haggadahs that we pull pieces from to create our own...." Read more

31 customers mention "Writing style"16 positive15 negative

Customers are mixed about the writing style. Some find the translations and commentary great, thoughtful, and insightful. They also say the authors are great, but the book is hard to follow. However, some readers mention the translation is wordy, old fashioned, and bring nothing new to the seder. They say the small text makes it hard to read for older readers. They feel the language is patriarchal in the extreme, and the commentaries feel labored.

"This is a classic translation that will stand the test of time. It is a translation that honors a text that has inspired for millennia...." Read more

"...use with my own family during our seders since it does not include transliteration of Hebrew--some of us don't read Hebrew and yet the sound of the..." Read more

"...It was way overhyped. It was sold as having an improved English translation, interesting commentary, inspiring images, and an approach that aided..." Read more

"The discussion pages are great. Design is great. Wish there was some transliteration, though." Read more

9 customers mention "Value"4 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the book. Some mention it's well-considered and worthy addition to the many haggadahs, while others say it'll not worth the financial investment.

"...The colors are pretty to look at, but what a waste of several sheets of paper...." Read more

"...All in all I felt this was a worthy effort and I'm happy to have it. I'll likely reread it before next Passover." Read more

"...References to God as "King" are extremely limiting, unnecessary and unhelpful...." Read more

"...The timeline feature is creative, well-executed and integrated with the rest of the text, and is sure to provoke conversation...." Read more

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Deb Oestreicher
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully designed and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2012
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I read this before Passover and found it very well written, with some interesting information and food for thought as well as amusing sidebars. While it is beautifully designed, it would not be suitable for use with my own family during our seders since it does not include transliteration of Hebrew--some of us don't read Hebrew and yet the sound of the Hebrew words is important to us. Still, I found myself interrupting the seder with a few tidbits I'd picked up from this volume--both as launching points for discussion and factual clarification. I noticed that some readers were upset that gender wasn't addressed (or "corrected") in the translation; this didn't trouble me, perhaps because I grew up with it. I enjoyed the frequent commentary from four perspectives and the running timeline of Jewish history. All in all I felt this was a worthy effort and I'm happy to have it. I'll likely reread it before next Passover.
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B-ART
5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical and moving translation
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012
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This is a classic translation that will stand the test of time. It is a translation that honors a text that has inspired for millennia. It does not cave into current sociological and political trends but is true to its source. The translation itself is lyrical and majestic. We ordered one dozen copies from Amazon and are looking forward to using it at our Seders this year.
My only quibble is that the printing is not the highest quality and a nicer Deluxe edition that matches the quality of the text would be lovely
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bob
3.0 out of 5 stars Overhyped
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2012
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This book was heavily marketed as something new and interesting that you had to have for Passover. It was way overhyped. It was sold as having an improved English translation, interesting commentary, inspiring images, and an approach that aided you in remembering that you were a slave in Egypt. It accomplished 0.0 of those things.

The translation is not better than what I've seen out there.
The added commentary is sort of night school philosophy 101 style. I enjoyed it, but that's more of a strike against me.
The imagery is just not that inspiring. It's different Hebrew fonts throughout history. The idea is that Jews have been around long enough to develop different fonts. It's cute.
It is `traditionally' sexist, as others have pointed out, but beyond that it promised to be moving, poetic, and relatable to the 21st century American and it just plain wasn't. The English text was sort of discombobulated. I must be doing it wrong, but when you read it straight through it does not form a coherent whole, it just sounds like a bunch of prayers strung together. Sometimes the same prayer said in a different way. That's what made me mad enough to write this review. When you heard Foer talking about it, he made it sound like he was revising the Haggadah as a sort of play, where we at the dinner table would all become actors who experienced what it was like to live in Egypt. That idea really spoke to me, because Passover as a kid was when I learned about Jewish history, and making us at the table a part of it sounded like an amazing experience that I wanted to try. I just didn't get that reading the book.
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M. Ren
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful addition to supplement your regular seder
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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The discussion pages are great. Design is great. Wish there was some transliteration, though.
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W Sobchak
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait to use it at the Seder
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2012
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Just got my copy today, and I can't wait to use it at my Seder. The Haggadah is a far more literal translation most are accustomed to, and I feel this Haggadah will be a great counterpoint to the other Haggadot at the table. To those commenting on the sexism of this translation, I believe Englander had no choice as he was not going to alter the original Hebrew text as is commonly done in Reform and Conservative Siddurim.

The timeline feature is creative, well-executed and integrated with the rest of the text, and is sure to provoke conversation. My only qualm, to echo a different reviewer, is the book should be printed on higher quality paper to better stand the test of years of use.
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking, beautiful and refreshing
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2012
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This is an outstanding piece of creativity that is both respectful and refreshing. The commentary is meaningful in the contemporary American context and provoked engaged discussion during a Seder that had long lost its interest to most of the younger generation. The layout, artwork and history timeline are attractive and well-integrated in the flow of the story. I look forward to next Passover for the next opportunity share the book with the family.
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BruceE
5.0 out of 5 stars Destiny and Fate
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2012
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Last week we took delivery of the Foer/Englander Haggadah; my wife and I have been reading it all week long in preparation for the two seders which we host for family and friends.

During our process of changing dishes and augering boxes, I found an old newspaper I used to wrap Passover dishes many years earlier. It was the NY Times from April 2nd, 1999 and in front of me was the book review for Mr. Englander's book--'For the Relief of Unbearable Urges', one of his first.

I took this as a sign that this review was waiting for me, all these 13 years to re-discover and read along with his co-authored Haggadah.

Was this fate? Destiny? Coincidence? Or, was it just one of those things that happen that can change the course of one's mindset?

I don't know. But I do recommend both of these works to all who seek a different and indeed refreshing perspective on things.
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Léah
5.0 out of 5 stars New insights
Reviewed in France on May 5, 2016
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I loved the commentaries. Learned, subtle, advancing new interpretations and showing the modern and universal message of the Haggadah. Some were outright hilarious. A refreshing reading of this ancient story
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Toronto lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2013
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Wonderful text and graphics. Interesting commentaries and poetry. Definitely a "must" for families seeking alternatives to traditional Haggadahs. Creative and thought-provoking.
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Gerald Steinmetz
5.0 out of 5 stars Nächstes Jahr in Jerusalem
Reviewed in Germany on June 1, 2012
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Die Haggada ist eine Sammlung von Gebeten, Liedern, Geschichten rund um den Auszug der Israeliten aus Ägypten und Handlungsanweisungen für den Sederabend, dem Auftakt des Pessachfestes, an dem im Kreis der Familie oder Gemeinde an den Auszug aus Ägypten erinnert wird.
Hier haben sich einige der herausragenden jüdischen Intellektuellen Amerikas zusammengetan, um eine gleichermaßen moderne wie traditionelle Haggada herauszugeben. Jonathan Safran Foer hat die Texte zusammengestellt und von Nathan Englander stammt die neue Übersetzung der Texte in die englische Sprache. Diese liturgischen Texte werden ergänzt durch eine Zeitschiene, die von Mia Sara Bruch zusammengestellt wurde und durch kritische und geistreiche Kommentare, die von Nathaniel Deutsch, Jeffrey Goldberg, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein und Lemony Snicket beigesteuert wurden und die immer wieder in den Text der Haggada eingestreut sind.
Von besonderem Reiz ist die Gestaltung dieses Buches. Oded Ezer ist einer der führenden Typografen unserer Zeit. Er hat die Seiten mit Mut zu viel freiem Raum zwischen den hebräischen und englischen Texten gestaltet. Oded Ezer füllt diese Flächen mit hervorragenden Interpretationen der hebräischen Schriftzeichen, die ein optischer Genuss sind. Im Kopf der Seiten findet der Leser dieses Buches eine Zeitleiste, die mit der ersten schriftlichen Erwähnung der Juden vor dreitausend Jahren beginnt und bis in unsere Tage einen chronologischen Abriss bemerkenswerter Ereignisse zusammenstellt, die mit dem Pessachfest verbunden sind. Ezers typografische Gestaltung folgt dieser Chronologie und zeichnet die Schrift in ihrem jeweiligen zeitlichen Kontext nach.
Auch für alle, die mit den religiösen Traditionen im Judentum und dem Pessachfest nicht vertraut sind, ist diese Haggada ein wundervolles Buch mit hohem ästhetischem Anspruch -' ebenso literarisch wie gestalterisch.
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Guy Schockaert Design
5.0 out of 5 stars Haggadah
Reviewed in France on September 30, 2012
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Voilà une édition ou texte sacré, création typo et graphique sont portés au sommet, ou le plaisir de l’œil et de l’esprit se rejoignent.
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Lorne Abramson
4.0 out of 5 stars nice graphics
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2016
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