Leon Fenster's new Haggadah: A Living Tapestry
A Haggadah Unlike Any Other
This new Haggadah, seven years in the making, is a wildly ambitious work, bursting with delights and ideas to discover year after year.
Why is this Haggadah different?
On all other nights, a Haggadah is something to read. Why is this one an adventure?
Because every page is a world of surprises. Cities, journeys and moments from Jewish history spill across the spreads, and the Passover story is told from a new angle each time you turn the page. From a pyramid of matzah boxes from around the world, to Dayeinu as a Broadway play, to a Seder as painted by famous artists.
Why do the grown-ups talk into the night?
Because every detail of the illustration and every sentence of the commentary is designed to spark discussion, and a lot of humour. This is a Haggadah crafted to bring everyone around the table together.
It also has a full English translation alongside the Hebrew, and whatever is usually sung is transliterated, so everyone can sing together.
Why do the children stay at the table?
Because they're hunting. Astronauts holding a Seder in orbit. The Golem sitting down to dinner. Einstein walking through the parted sea. Every page is packed with things to spot, and delights to discover, and someone always finds something nobody else saw.
Why will you open it again next year?
Because, like the best Jewish texts, the artwork is bursting with so many details and meanings that you will still be discovering new things in your tenth year exploring it.
We think you'll quickly see why it took Leon seven years to complete, and why it will keep giving back for many more!
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Seder tables real and imagined, each with a story to tell on the next page…
Leon Fenster's Haggadah: A Living Tapestry
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Leon talks about the Haggadah at festivals, communities and events: talks and tours
Leon’s first, The Beijing Haggadah (2020): JTA · The Forward