Haggadah, Jewish Life, Theology, Women & Judaism, Women's Studies 

The complete sourcebook for creating your own women's seder. The Women's Seder Sourcebook provides the tools you need to bring women's voices to your Passover celebration, create a women's seder of your own, and share in the unique perspectives that contemporary Jewish women are bringing to our evolving understanding of this holiday. Organized according to the order of the seder, this comprehensive collection includes: * Accessible and inspiring introductions to each part of the seder * Overviews of how different aspects of the Passover ritual have been reinterpreted in a feminist context * Readings, commentaries, blessings, and rituals from more than one hundred women, to serve as supplements to or substitutes for traditional passages of the haggadah * Women's writings that can be incorporated into the family seder to bring new, thought-provoking voices to the table This practical guide also includes discussion questions, texts, and exercises for further study, to help you transform the planning process for your women's or family seder into a Jewish learning experience. Contributors include: Dr. Rachel Adler Rabbi Renni S. Altman Dr. Rebecca T. Alpert Zoe Baird Dr. Evelyn Torton Beck Susan Berrin Senator Barbara Boxer Dr. Esther Broner Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin Tamara Cohen Anita Diamant Dr. Carol Diament Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Ph.D. Eve Ensler Dr. Marcia Falk Merle Feld Rabbi Susan P. Fendrick Rabbi Tirzah Firestone Dr. Ellen Frankel Nan Fink Gefen Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb Dr. Susannah Heschel Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar Rabbi Naamah Kelman Naomi Klein Irena Klepfisz Maxine Kumin Rabbi Noa Rachel Kushner Rabbi Joy Levitt Hadassah Lieberman Ruth W. Messinger Dr. Faye Moskowitz Dr. Alicia Suskin Ostriker Dr. Judith Plaskow Marge Piercy Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen Anne Roiphe Danya Ruttenberg Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso The Honorable Jan Schakowsky Rabbi Susan Schnur Rabbi Susan Silverman Dr. Ellen M. Umansky Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg Dr. Chava Weissler Cantor Lorel Zar-Kessler Also Available: The Women's Passover Companion: Women's Reflections on the Festival of Freedom 6 x 9, 352 pp., Hardcover, ISBN 1-58023-128-4 The companion volume to The Women's Seder Sourcebook. Offers an in-depth examination of the roots and meanings of women's seders, and an exploration of the themes of Exodus and exile as they relate to women's lives today. - from Amzon