About the Contributors
Rabbi Eliezer Barany , MS High School Rebbi at Posnack Jewish Day School and Azrieli doctoral fellow at Azrieli. My family and I make the exodus story real by asking questions and gleaning new insights each year. By learning more about the magical experience of the exodus and gaining a greater understanding of the role Hashem plays in the world, we can relate to the praises of the evening on a personal level. Wendy Devorah Gerson , EdD Preschool Director at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Far Rockaway, NY and Azrieli doctoral graduate. My family and I make the exodus story real by having company for Shabbos meals. We enjoy each other’s company discussing parsha, relaxing and singing Shabbos songs, as free people! Moshe Krakowski , PhD Professor and Doctoral Program Director, Azrieli Graduate School My family and I make the Exodus story real by having a Pesach Seder . We eat marror to remind us of the bitter times and Matzoh to remind us of the lechem oni and how we left Egypt in haste. Most importantly, we make the Exodus real by having parents tell their children what happened in Egypt, turning regular history into family history.
Rona Milch Novick , PhD Dean, Azrieli Graduate School, Raine & Stanley Silverstein Chair in Ethics. I make the experience of slavery and redemption real at the seder by allowing myself to get emotional. My voice always cracks when I read B’chol dor v’dor , and I get teary-eyed. The emotion is genuine, and we feel it together at the seder table.
Rabbi Jordan Soffer , MA Head of School at Striar Hebrew Academy in Sharon, MA; Rabbinical Mentor for DSLTI, and doctoral candidate at Azrieli Graduate School. My family and I make the exodus story feel real by asking many questions throughout the seder, and inviting all guests to imagine themselves as present throughout the night. Moshe Sokolow , PhD Associate Dean, and Fanya Heller Gottesfeld Chair, Azrieli Graduate School I make the exodus come alive by recalling the several times I have visited Egypt and looking at photos taken there.
Elana Riback Rand Doctoral Fellow at Azrieli Graduate School.
My family and I make the exodus story real by having the children present all of their Pesach projects from school. They enthusiastically talk about the story while expressing their creativity. Rabbi Mordechai Schiffman , PsyD Assistant Professor, Azrieli Graduate School My family and I make the exodus story real by taking a moment to close our eyes and think what it would be if we were together expe- riencing the story
Illustrator
Ann D. Koffsky , Author and illustrator of UNDER THE SEA SEDER (Apples and Honey Press). My family and I make the Exodus story real by imagining (and joking!) about how the ancient story would play out if it happened today. Complete with Tweets by Pharaoh.
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ON THIS NIGHT WE ARE ALL TEACHERS
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