A Sephardic Passover Haggadah: With Translation and Commentary (English, Ladino and Hebrew Edition)

ISBN: 0881251453

Author: Angel, Marc D.

Condition: Used

This unique Sephardic Haggadah will be valued by Sephardim and Ashkenazim alike. Rabbi Angel provides a new,readable translation of the classic haggadah text. Added to it are some selections in Judeo-Spanish as well as the popular Bendigamosblessing after meals. This special edition of the Haggadah includes a running commentary, drawn from the teachings of Sephardic sages through out the generations, with insights from such Sephardic luminaries as Rabbis Moses Maimonides, Yitzhak Abravanel, Hayyim Y. D. Azulai, Benzion Uziel, Hayyim David Halevy and many others, ancient and modern. The haggadah also includes a number of Sephardic customs which will enrich anyones Passover Seder. Rabbi Marc D. Angel is rabbi of the historic Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Eichanan Theological Seminary and his doctorate from Yeshiva University. He is the author of four books: The Jews of Rhodes, La America: The Sephardic Experience in the United States, The Rhythms ofJewish Living and The Orphaned Adult: Confronting the Death of a Parent and has published numerous articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.