{"product_id":"night-of-beginnings-a-passover-haggadah-9780827615519","title":"Night of Beginnings: A Passover Haggadah","description":"\u003ci\u003eNight of Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unlike both traditional and new haggadahs, which do not contain a full recounting of the biblical story, \u003ci\u003eNight of Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e presents the Exodus narrative in its entirety, providing a direct connection to the ancient origins of the holiday. This retelling highlights the actions of its female characters, including Moshe's sister, Miriam; Pharaoh's daughter, who adopts the baby Moshe; and the midwives Shifrah and Pu'ah, who save the Hebrew male infants. Falk's revolutionary new blessings, in Hebrew and English, replace the traditional, patriarchal seder blessings, and her \u003ci\u003ekavanot\u003c\/i\u003e--meditative directions for prayer--introduce a genre new to the seder ritual. Poems, psalms, and songs are arranged to give structural coherence to the haggadah. A new commentary raises interpretive questions and invites us to bring personal reflections into the discussion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like the author's widely acclaimed previous prayer books, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Days Between\u003c\/i\u003e, Falk's poetic blessings for the seder envision the divine as a Greater Whole of which we are an inseparable part. The inclusive language of Falk's blessings makes room for women to find and use their voices more full-throatedly than they were able to do with the male-centered prayers inherited from the early rabbis. Men, too, will encounter here a spiritually moving and thought-provoking experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcia Falk \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, translator, liturgist, and artist known widely for her groundbreaking prayer books \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Days Between\u003c\/i\u003e, which re-create Hebrew and English prayer from an inclusive, nonpatriarchal perspective. Falk is also the creator of a volume combining her art and poetry, \u003ci\u003eInner East: Illuminated Poems and Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books of poetry and translation, including a now-classic translation of the Song of Songs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613363736850,"sku":"9780827615519","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2c7ac0d-22ab-4656-bb6d-d3c3e112f85a.jpg?v=1732397563","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/night-of-beginnings-a-passover-haggadah-9780827615519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}