Product Overview
Written by Dr. Chinitz, the commentary of the Chinitz Zion Haggadah transforms Passover into the premier Zionist holiday on the Jewish calendar. The Passover Seder, when we experience our redemption from slavery by God’s hand to become a nation, is the prime time to focus on the very close relationship between modern Israel and biblical times, when God took us out of Egypt to bring us to the Promised Land. The first section of the commentary focuses on how our traditional Haggadah, born in the diaspora, would have been different had it been written today. Many commentaries relating the lessons of the traditional Haggadah to the lessons of modern Israel are included. The very tenets of modern Israel are being challenged, especially by our youth. The last 30 pages of the book are 13 essays explaining the very basics of defending Israel, and include essays regarding antisemitism, Palestinian refugee camps, Jewish refugees, the West Bank/Judea and Samaria, Gaza, limits of criticism of Israel, the two state solution, definitions of right, centrist, liberal and progressive Jews, and many more. The essays outline the basic facts, so that no discussion is based on emotions. The essays encourage serious, respectful debate. By reading and studying this Haggadah, the seder leader can best teach (a prime seder commandment) a love for Israel to all present.
A moving afterword regarding the Gaza war concludes the Haggadah.
