A Passover Haggadah
Go Forth and Learn
By by Rabbi David Silber with Rachel Furst
Hebrew and English haggadah text with new commentary and essays
Read the new review of A Passover Haggadah from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
Read the Yehudah Mirsky piece in Jewish Ideas Daily which features A Passover Haggadah
Read the feature on this book at MyJewishLearning.com
Read a review of this book in a haggadah "wrap-up" in The Jewish Journal
"Perhaps my favorite of the new batch is Rabbi David Silber’s "A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn." ... for those with a serious Jewish background, or serious intellectual curiosity, [A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn" is a goldmine. —Jay Michaelson, The Forward. Read the entire review at The Forward.com
“…this Haggadah is groundbreaking in its presentation of new, creative, peshat-based approaches to the traditional text of the Seder.” -- The Lookstein Center
“Rabbi Silber’s midrashic method is deeply knowledgeable but never freighted with excessive reference ... This is a haggadah to study, slowly turning over the literary links that allow one part of the Tanakh to talk to another.”--Jewish Book World
“The essays, when taken together with Rabbi David Silber’s gifted writings, will surely further help enhance one’s appreciation of the holiness and historic importance of this sacred time of year.” --The Jewish Eye
“Under the expert and artistic hand of Rabbi Silber, A Passover Haggadah yields meanings beyond what even the informed reader imagines. The commentary, like the haggadah itself, is gripping on the first reading, and even more rewarding on subsequent ones.” — Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, and author of Why Faith Matters.
“With remarkable creativity, sensitivity, and ear for nuance, Rabbi David Silber illuminates the Haggadah text, Seder practices, and the larger biblical and rabbinic contexts in which these are rooted. This volume will help create a Seder full of meaning, poignancy, and enthusiasm.” -- —David Shatz, professor of philosophy, Yeshiva University
“Silber’s genius is close reading of texts, bringing together a keen literary sensibility and a deep familiarity with biblical and rabbinic sources.” — Dr. Ellen Frankel, JPS Editor Emerita
“Clear, engaging and accessible, yet sophisticated and insightful… Rabbi Silber offers us a rich and meaningful plate of ideas and concepts for our seder table.”— Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Chair, Departments of Bible and Jewish Thought, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
“Silber’s scholarship is solid and accessible, and will appeal to a range of Jewishly literate readers seeking to better understand and appreciate the richness of the Haggadah text.” —Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Worship Specialist, Union for Reform Judaism
Rabbi Silber has given us two books in one: the Haggadah itself, in English and Hebrew, with his seder commentary and a collection of essays that provide close readings of the classic biblical and rabbinic texts that inform Seder-night ritual and narration. Both parts work beautifully together to illuminate the central themes of Passover: peoplehood, Covenant, our relationship to ritual, God’s presence in history, and other important issues that resonate with us all.
Just as midrash attempts to bridge the gap between ancient text and contemporary meaning, Rabbi Silber’s Haggadah provides new sources of insight that deepen the Passover experience for today’s readers.
About Rabbi David Silber
Rabbi David Silber is the founder and dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, New York City. A popular, nationally known lecturer on Bible, Silber is a recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award, for excellence in innovative Jewish education.
