The Jewish Theological Seminary – Parashat Aharei Mot / Shabbat Hagadol
Friends: Our Passover haggadah talks about the Four Son/Four Children, each with a different style of question to ask, each with a different response. This text can be a challenging one, as it appears to address a child’s challenging questions with a dismissive or angry tone. I want to recommend the following piece by Rabbi Arnold Eisen about how different generations can connect — or fail to connect – at the Passover seder. Rabbi Miriam introduced this piece on Shabbat, and I’m sending the link along to everyone. Eisen asks questions like: Who are the Four Parents that correspond to the Four Children? Perhaps the Wise Parent is the one who always invites further questions and discussion; the Wicked Parent, one who has no patience for doubt or disagreement; the Simple Parent, the one who thinks the text of the Haggadah is meaningful without further exploration; and the final parent, Who Does Not Know How To Ask, has no idea where to begin to bridge the gap between generations.
Or perhaps you have a different take! At any rate, I highly recommend the following article, and hope that it, and the other resources I have sent out this year, make for a thought-provoking and rich Passover!
The Jewish Theological Seminary – Parashat Aharei Mot / Shabbat Hagadol.
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