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In Every Generation: The JDC Haggadah
by Ari L. Goldman and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

A traditional Haggadah, rich in pictures of the rescue and relief of Jews in times of crisis – from pre-state Israel to post-Shoah Europe to Soviet Russia to the deserts of Ethiopia – portrays the age-old Passover story through modern-day images of deliverance and social responsibility in action.

"The Rabbis in the Mishna – quoted by the Hagaddah – mandated that ‘in every generation each person should view himself/herself as if he/she just came out of Egypt.’ This JDC Hagaddah demonstrates beautifully through commentary and story how the Joint has translated this mandate into contemporary reality in its services all over the world, in its commitment to a free, vibrant and stable Jewish community and in its threefold mission, of Rescue, Relief and Renewal."
–Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

Haggadah for Passover with Commentary from the Shiurim of Rav Soloveitchik
by Rabbi Yosef Adler

This Passover Haggadah compiles the Rav’s commentary from pre-Pesach shiurim into an accessible resource for pre-Pesach studies and an insightful accompaniment to the Pesach Seder.

Studies on the Haggadah from the Teachings of Nechama Leibowitz
by Yitshak Reiner and Shmuel Peerless

"Before her death in 1997, Nechama Leibowitz was perhaps the best-known Bible teacher in Israel, if not the world. Her terse essays on the Five Books of Moses, always followed by questions for the reader to unravel, drew on the classic rabbinic commentators as well as modern trends in literary criticism and linguistics. She was no liberal, but she invited a wide-open discussion of text across religious and ideological boundaries and remained throughout her life a role model for Jewish educators, especially women."
-Andrew Silow-Carroll, Forward

"Urim Publications has scored a hit with this latest Haggadah.... Little did I know that the late Ms. Nechama Leibowitz was one of Israel’s most popular and respected teachers of Jewish theology. Two of her students have compiled this classic haggadah based on her Torah study sheets (Gilyonot). The seder is supposed to be a symposium for eating and active learning, so the format of this Haggadah is a winner, because it consists of Ms. Leibowitz’s (1905-1997) probing questions and answers, that will force the seder participants to learn, to draw conclusions independently."
-Larry Mark, MyJewishBooks.com

The Holistic Haggadah
by Michael Kagan

"...creative, unusual and reflect[s] thinking out of the box."
-Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, Jewish Media Review

"How is this night different from all other nights?" is the traditional Passover question. But Kagan (who describes himself as an "ortho-practicing, but unorthodox, Jew") wants seder participants to look beyond the obvious and ask themselves a different question: "How will this night change me?" Using the Exodus story as an allegory of an individual's spiritual slavery and redemption, Kagan advocates a holistic approach to Judaism that merges the worlds of action, emotion, intellect and spirit. Readers are asked to reflect upon what is keeping them enslaved in their "inner Mitzraim" (Egypt). Kagan spiritualizes the various elements of Passover observance; burning the hametz (leavened bread), for example, symbolizes a willingness to let go of attachments and anything that puffs us up."
-Publishers Weekly

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Rejoice in Your Festivals
Penetrating Insights into Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot
by Rabbi Zvi Dov Kanotopsky

“I've gone through the entire book, cover to cover, and it is fantastic. The derashos are beautiful, many brilliant. Someone who appreciates the art of the derashah will enjoy this book even more because the author was an unquestionable master.... Put this on the must-read list.”
–Rabbi Gil Student, Hirhurim Blog

"I strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoys probing the inner meaning of the holidays."
-Stephen J. Savitsky, Jewish Action

Rabbi Soloveitchik on Pesach
by Rabbi David Shapiro and Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

Comprises in-depth studies of Passover time from Rabbi Soloveitchik.

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Rebirth of Israel Haggadah
by David Harel

"Illegal immigrant ships, Theodor Herzl, the Biluim – these are just a few of the modern historical phenomena that are colorfully interwoven with traditional texts in David Harel's awesome and unique Pessah Haggadah."
-Jerusalem Post

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Exodus and Emancipation
Biblical and African-American Slavery
by Kenneth Chelst

"Exodus and Emancipation is filled with page after page of stunning and illuminating insights."
-Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Nehama Leibowitz
Teacher and Bible Scholar
by Yael Unterman

* 2009 National Jewish Book Award finalist winner

in the category of Modern Jewish Thought and Experience


"The Midrash states that teachers go straight to heaven because they have more than their fair share of hell on earth. But this is one of the few times I disagree with the Sages, because I think that teachers have more than their fair share of heaven on earth!"
–Professor Nehama Leibowitz

Redeeming Relevance in the Book of Exodus
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by Rabbi Francis Nataf

"Rabbi Francis Nataf has once again provided us with penetrating studies about the reality of human existence in the Torah and the great message and relevance of the Biblical stories in our day-to-day life....In his own unique style, [he] engages us with the words of the Divine text and the great Biblical figures…human beings who try to live in the presence of God."
–Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Quest for Authenticity
The Thought of Reb Simhah Bunim
by Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosen

"If anyone wants to know what has gone wrong with Orthodoxy today you only need to read “The Quest For Authenticity
The Thought of Reb Simcha Bunim” published by Urim. In it he describes the “court” of Peshischa in Poland under its leading eighteenth and nineteenth century charismatic leaders, Yehudi, Simcha Bunim and Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, charismatic, fiercely honest individuals who were opposed to conformity. Sadly the rest of the Hassidic world closed ranks against them. The movement was suppressed by the miracle working, rebbe worshipping, hereditary, reactionary, pseudo mystical Hassidism that now dominates much of Judaism. They didn't much like Simcha Bunim either because he had trained as a chemist, supported himself, had travelled, spoke many languages and, crime of crimes, wore normal western dress...."
–Rabbi Jeremy Rosen

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The Path of Torah
The Introduction to Ha'amek She'elah
by Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (The Netziv)
Translated into English and annotated by Rabbi Elchanan Greenman

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Shabbat, The Right Way
Resolving Halachic Dilemmas
by Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen

Gold from the Land of Israel
A New Light on the Weekly Torah Portion From the Writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison

"In these succinct and clearly-written essays, Rabbi Morrison has succeeded in expounding on major themes from Rav Kook’s thought."
-Rabbi Yehoshua Magnes

"Rabbi Morrison has done a remarkable job in presenting the teachings of Rav Kook – a giant of twentieth century Jewish thought – in a clear and approachable fashion."
-Rabbi David Samson

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