{"product_id":"night-of-beginnings-9780827615519","title":"Night of Beginnings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNight of Beginnings is a groundbreaking new haggadah for the Passover seder from acclaimed poet, translator, and liturgist Marcia Falk, beautifully designed and illustrated with original color drawings by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With orig­i­nal bless­ings and read­ings, gen­der-inclu­sive trans­la­tions, and text-inspired illus­tra­tions, Mar­cia Falk’s \u003ci\u003eNight of Begin­nings \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an inno­v­a­tive adap­ta­tion of the Passover Haggadah . . . [that] encour­ages read­ers to break free from the tra­di­tion­al Hag­gadah text and explore retelling the Passover sto­ry in a bold new way.\"—Jewish Book Council\u003cbr\u003e\"By me, Jewish patriarchal prayer is obsolete, even criminal, so the nagging feminist question remains: How can we throw out the bathwater but keep the baby? . . . Marcia Falk's \u003ci\u003eHaggadah\u003c\/i\u003e brings us . . . life-saving steps in the right direction: She retains some of the original patriarchal conceits, jettisons others, and, most effectively, makes the Haggadah personal and very accessible to those with little formal Jewish background. It is also a physically gorgeous book, spare and breathing on the page, and illustrated with Falk's own balletic drawings of spring flora. Her annotated retelling of the first 15 chapters of the Book of Exodus in itself makes \u003ci\u003eNight of Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e worth buying. Falk remediates the perennial problem of the traditional Haggadah—that it weirdly doesn't actually tell the biblical story of Hebrew enslavement and liberation—and she gives us all we need in order to conduct our own terrific seders, helping us both remember the originary telling, and also instilling it with freshness, April'itude, and relevance.\"—\u003ci\u003eLilith\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNight of Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [by] Marcia Falk, liturgist and poet extraordinaire, fashioner of nonhierarchical and non-patriarchal blessings and prayers . . . can serve rabbis as a haggadah for their congregations or their own family seders. . . . Especially her Maggid with commentary is also a great text for adult education classes and study groups to prepare for the holiday or to address topics such as Jewish feminism, women in the Bible, and social justice. . . . We [spiritual leaders] might even employ Falk's haggadah for periodic inspiration and meditation on the larger themes she has elucidated. Certainly, the \u003ci\u003eb'rakhot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekavanot\u003c\/i\u003e, poems, psalms, songs, and commentary from this work can each serve to stimulate our heart and our soul.\"—\u003ci\u003eCCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A substantial work, worthy of close attention. . . . Falk's poems, interpretations and selections of additional material can enrich your Seder tremendously.\"—\u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Admirers of poet Marcia Falk's bold and evocative feminist rewriting of Jewish liturgy have long hoped she would produce a work they could read at the Seder table. Their wish is now a reality, with the recent publication of Falk's \u003ci\u003eNight of Beginnings: A Passover Haggadah\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eTimes of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bold . . . elegant, and eloquent. . . . With the publication of this Haggadah, the North American Jewish community is getting its best chance yet of being exposed to Falk's innovative and deeply thoughtful approach to liturgy. . . . Falk is a wonderful poet and wordsmith in both Hebrew and English . . . the holiday ritual that she has set forth for us to celebrate is . . . described in . . . wonderfully rich and memorable words. . . . The excellent commentary . . . must satisfy those of us who want to talk about enslavement and liberation in non-theological terms.\"—Herbert Levine, \u003ci\u003eTikkun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I genuinely love this new haggadah\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eIt speaks to me very deeply. It is beautiful not only in its colorful design, which is superb, but in its theology as well as in its profound liturgical innovations. It has already helped me to begin to prepare for \u003ci\u003ePesach\u003c\/i\u003e this year with some new meaning. I will definitely bring it with me to my \u003ci\u003eseder\u003c\/i\u003e this year.\"—Rabbi Ron Kronish, \u003ci\u003eTimes of Israel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The acclaimed poet, liturgist and Judaic scholar [Marcia Falk] skillfully traverses that delicate balance between modern perspective and traditional views, inviting readers to explore centuries-old seder night customs as well as her own fresh reflections on hymns, psalms and Passover motifs.\"—Leah F. Finkelshteyn, \u003ci\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When a Haggadah is written by a founding mother of feminist Judaism, as poet and author Marcia Falk is described, the reader can rest assured a fresh view of Jewish worship complete with beauty, artistic creativity, and love will fill the Seder. This Haggadah brings radical new blessings that turn from the traditional patriarchal-themed Seder, affording those who delve into it a revolutionary meditative direction for prayer.\"—Michael R. Mantell, \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Jewish World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Read this [article] with care, since I'm writing about something that promises to enhance the arrival of the Pesach Seder this year. . . . [and] deserves to live in the homes of many of our Jewish households soon. . . . A brand-new Passover Haggadah, a substantial and beautiful volume.\"—\u003ci\u003eTexas Jewish Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003cbr\u003e Notes for the Reader\u003cbr\u003e Transliterations xxi\u003cbr\u003e Proper Names xxii\u003cbr\u003e Translations and Adaptations xxii\u003cbr\u003e Tinted Pages xxiii\u003cbr\u003e פתיחת החג\u003cbr\u003e OPENING THE FESTIVAL\u003cbr\u003e Hadlakat Nerot Ḥag Hapésaḥ: Lighting the Pesach Candles 2\u003cbr\u003e The Journey: Lighting the Way (Kavanah) 7\u003cbr\u003e Birkat Haz’man: Blessing of Time and Renewal (Sheheḥeyánu) 8\u003cbr\u003e Change: The Flow of Life (Kavanah) 11\u003cbr\u003e Birkat Habat, Birkat Haben: Blessing the Children 12\u003cbr\u003e תחילת הסדר\u003cbr\u003e BEGINNING THE SEDER\u003cbr\u003e The Seder Plate 17\u003cbr\u003e The Seder Table 18\u003cbr\u003e Kadesh Urḥatz: Order of the Night\u003cbr\u003e Kadesh: Sanctification (Kiddush)\u003cbr\u003e Birkat P’ri Hagéfen, K’dushat Hayom:\u003cbr\u003e Fruit of the Vine, Hallowing the Day (First Cup) 22\u003cbr\u003e Fruit of the Vine (Kavanah) 27\u003cbr\u003e Urḥatz: Washing\u003cbr\u003e Washing the Hands 29\u003cbr\u003e Karpas: Spring Greens\u003cbr\u003e T’vilat Karpas Va’akhilato:\u003cbr\u003e Dipping and Eating the Spring Greens 30\u003cbr\u003e Spring: The Birth of the Year (Kavanah) 33\u003cbr\u003e Shirey Aviv Mim’gilat Shir Hashirim:\u003cbr\u003e Spring Poems from the Song of Songs 35\u003cbr\u003e Yáḥatz: Breaking\u003cbr\u003e Breaking the Matzah, Hiding the Afikoman 45\u003cbr\u003e Brokenness and Wholeness (Kavanah) 47\u003cbr\u003e לקראת המגיד\u003cbr\u003e BEFORE THE MAGGID:\u003cbr\u003e PREPARING TO LISTEN\u003cbr\u003e Arba Hakushyot: The Four Questions 51\u003cbr\u003e The Four Children 54\u003cbr\u003e Sh’faḥot Va’avadim Hayínu: Once We Were Slaves 59\u003cbr\u003e Ha Laḥma Anya: This Is the Bread of Affliction 63\u003cbr\u003e Open Door (Kavanah) 66\u003cbr\u003e Freedom and the Lives of Others (Kavanah) 68\u003cbr\u003e B’khol Dor Vador: In Every Generation 71\u003cbr\u003e Telling Oneself into the Story 75\u003cbr\u003e ד\u003cbr\u003e MAGGID: THE TELLING\u003cbr\u003e Presentation of the Text 79\u003cbr\u003e Overview and Themes 80\u003cbr\u003e One: Enslavement in Egypt 82\u003cbr\u003e Two: Miriam and the Women 82\u003cbr\u003e Three: Moshe’s Calling 85\u003cbr\u003e Four: Moshe, God, and Pharaoh—Confrontations 89\u003cbr\u003e Five: Exodus from Egypt 93\u003cbr\u003e Six: Miriam the Prophetess 98\u003cbr\u003e Maggid: The Telling, Abbreviated 100\u003cbr\u003e אחרי המגיד\u003cbr\u003e AFTER THE MAGGID:\u003cbr\u003e CELEBRATING THE STORY\u003cbr\u003e Kos Miryam: Miriam’s Cup 106\u003cbr\u003e Dayénu: It Would Have Been Enough 108\u003cbr\u003e Nonetheless 111\u003cbr\u003e What Is Enough? (Kavanah) 113\u003cbr\u003e Birkat P’ri Hagéfen: Fruit of the Vine (Second Cup) 114\u003cbr\u003e Hallel 1, T’hilot Ḥadashot: New Poems of Praise 117\u003cbr\u003e Song of Joy 118\u003cbr\u003e The Feast 119\u003cbr\u003e Nishmat Kol Ḥay: The Breath of All Life 120\u003cbr\u003e Hal’lu, Yif’at Tevel: Hal’lu, Beauty of the World\u003cbr\u003e ג\u003cbr\u003e THE FESTIVAL MEAL\u003cbr\u003e Roḥtzah: Washing\u003cbr\u003e Washing the Hands 126\u003cbr\u003e Motzi’ah\/Matzah: Unleavened Bread\u003cbr\u003e Birkat Haléḥem, Akhilat Matzah:\u003cbr\u003e Blessing before the Meal, Blessing for Eating Matzah 128\u003cbr\u003e Maror: Bitter Herb\u003cbr\u003e T’vilat Maror Va’akhilato: Dipping and Eating the Bitter Herb 130\u003cbr\u003e Sweet and Salt, Bitter and Sweet 133\u003cbr\u003e Korekh: Sandwich\u003cbr\u003e Eating the “Hillel Sandwich” 134\u003cbr\u003e Shulḥan Orekh: Setting the Table\u003cbr\u003e The Meal Is Served 135\u003cbr\u003e Tzafun: Hidden\u003cbr\u003e Eating the Afikoman 137\u003cbr\u003e Concealment and Revealment (Kavanah) 139\u003cbr\u003e Barekh: Blessing\u003cbr\u003e Birkat Hamazon: Blessing after the Meal 140\u003cbr\u003e Birkat P’ri Hagéfen: Fruit of the Vine (Third Cup) 142\u003cbr\u003e סיום\u003cbr\u003e CONCLUDING THE SEDER\u003cbr\u003e Kos Eliyáhu: Elijah’s Cup 146\u003cbr\u003e Who Was Elijah? (Kavanah) 148\u003cbr\u003e The Promise of Elijah\u003cbr\u003e Hallel 2, Mizmorey T’hilim: Psalms 153\u003cbr\u003e B’tzet Yisra’el: When Israel Went Forth 154\u003cbr\u003e Mah-l’kha Hayam: O Sea, What Alarms You 156\u003cbr\u003e Y’varekh et-Bet Yisra’el: May the House of Israel Be Blessed 158\u003cbr\u003e Hal’lu et-Adonay: Praise God, All You Nations 160\u003cbr\u003e Min-Hametzar Karáti Yah: In Distress, I Called Out 162\u003cbr\u003e Kol Rinah Vishu’ah: The Voice of Rejoicing 162\u003cbr\u003e Pitḥu-li Sha’arey-tzédek: Open the Gates of Justice 162\u003cbr\u003e Od’kha Ki Anitáni: I Give Thanks 164\u003cbr\u003e Birkat P’ri Hagéfen: Fruit of the Vine (Fourth Cup) 166\u003cbr\u003e Nirtzah: Fulfillment of the Seder\u003cbr\u003e Birkat Hagéfen Ufiryah: Blessing of Fruitfulness 168\u003cbr\u003e שירים\u003cbr\u003e SONGS\u003cbr\u003e About the Songs 175\u003cbr\u003e Ḥad Gadya: One Little Kid 176\u003cbr\u003e Eḥad Mi Yodé’a?: Who Knows One? 188\u003cbr\u003e Adir Hu: Mighty Is God 190\u003cbr\u003e Karev Yom: Bring Near the Day 192\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406206574935,"sku":"9780827615519","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/night-of-beginnings-9780827615519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}