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Haggadah Min HaMeitzar - A Seder Journey to Liberation: A Traditional and Radical Haggadah in Four Voices

Gabriella Spitzer

Haggadah Min HaMeitzar is liturgically traditional, visually beautiful, ideologically progressive, and discursively provocative. It uses a complete traditional text and translation, paired with original commentary and art, thought-provoking quotations, and discussion prompts. The art functions as a form of commentary and provides another layer to discuss.

The commentary focuses on four voices, corresponding to the four names of Passover:

Chag HaCheirut/Festival of Freedom: a progressive voice prompting discussion on the meanings of liberation and oppression in the Exodus story and today.

Chag HaAviv/Springtime Festival: an environmental voice making connections between the Passover seder, ecology, and regrowth and regeneration.

Chag HaPesach/Passover: a meta-commentary about how we tell our stories, the voices that get shared and the voices that do not get shared enough.

Chag HaMaztot/Matzah Festival: a voice about embodiment and the tangible and sensory aspects of the seder.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Ben Yehuda Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 14th, 2023
  • Pages: 138
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.69in - 7.44in - 0.38in - 0.76lb
  • EAN: 9781953829467
  • Categories: Judaism - Rituals & PracticeJudaism - Sacred WritingsHolidays - Jewish

Praise for this book

"Delightful and wonderful!"

-Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author, On Repentance And Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World


"A very fine addition to the floppy paperback, progressive, heavy-on-the-commentary haggadah subgenre."

-David A.M. Wilensky, J: The Jewish News of Northern California