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A Family Haggadah II Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 2010
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Features commentary and discussion questions for preteens through adult, and a full birkat hamazon (blessing after the meal).
- Reading age8 - 11 years
- Print length64 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 5
- Dimensions6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
- PublisherKar-Ben Publishing ®
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2010
- ISBN-100761352112
- ISBN-13978-0761352112
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Kar-Ben is the largest publisher of exclusively Jewish-themed children’s books in the world. Subjects include fiction and nonfiction for preschool through middle school, including Jewish holiday books, life-cycle stories, Bible tales, folktales, stories about Israel, and Jewish history, reflecting the rich cultural diversity of today's Jewish family
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Many families traditionally serve hardboiled eggs at the beginning of the meal, perhaps because they are a symbol of spring and renewal. They also remind us of the brave Jewish midwives who refused to carry out Pharaoh’s order to kill male babies, and thus assured Jewish survival.
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Katherine Janus Kahn studied Fine Arts at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem and at the University of Iowa. She has illustrated many children's books including Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series. She lives in Wheaton, Maryland.
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- Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ®; 0 edition (January 1, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 64 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0761352112
- ISBN-13 : 978-0761352112
- Reading age : 8 - 11 years
- Grade level : 3 - 5
- Item Weight : 4.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #733,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #171 in Children's Jewish Holiday Books
- #185 in Children's Judaism Books (Books)
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Customers find the book easy to read and follow, with simple wording and illustrations. They find the information engaging and relevant, describing it as the best Haggadah ever used. The book is considered family-friendly, with beautiful illustrations and color. It's short and concise, providing great value for money.
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Customers find the book easy to read and follow with clear, simple wording. It's accessible for all ages, making it a fun Seder experience.
"It’s accessible, complete, and makes for a fun Seder!" Read more
"...our non-Jewish friends who seemed at ease with a simpler, easy-to-read Haggadah. A pretty good job." Read more
"...The books are pretty, content is easy to follow, nice pictures and the perfect length service for our family." Read more
"...Everything is in here, just in a simple, brief format. You can skip sections if you want, and read what you want...." Read more
Customers find the book informative and suitable for today's seder readings. They say it has some extra commentary and a few minhagim that are helpful. The questions make the Seder more meaningful, making it a success.
"we loved these family friendly books. had a great sedar." Read more
"We enjoyed this Haggadah because it is relevant to our lives today, pulling in the young adults with questions about how Passover relates to our..." Read more
"In no uncertain words......these Haggadahs are AMAZING!!!! Our Seder was wonderful because of them. Our age range was from 10 to 60...." Read more
"This was easy to read and naviagate. We liked the thought-provoking questions which made our Seder much more meaningful...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book. They find it easy to follow and entertaining for children. The book makes for a fun Seder, keeping everyone happy.
"It’s accessible, complete, and makes for a fun Seder!" Read more
"...Everyone commented how interesting and fun they made our Seder. Everyone spontaneously participated and loved doing so!" Read more
"...that is easily interactive with the kids and keeps them as entertained as any Haggadah I've seen." Read more
"...The children were happy, the adults were happy and the pace didn't feel frantic. Just the right amount of Hebrew. I have to buy more next year." Read more
Customers find the book family-friendly. They say it's a good compromise between kids and adults, and is accessible for busy families. The children are happy and the pace doesn't feel too fast.
"we loved these family friendly books. had a great sedar." Read more
"...circumstances I thought these would be short precise and easy fir the kids. Thinking the adults were the happiest with the abbreviated Seder lol...." Read more
"...In that way it is very accessible for families with busy schedules...." Read more
"...or even Conservative Jews that want something that is easily interactive with the kids and keeps them as entertained as any Haggadah I've seen." Read more
Customers enjoy the illustrations. They find the illustrations beautiful and lovely, with wonderful colors. The illustrations are easy to follow and enjoyed by both kids and adults.
"...The pictures are beautiful, too." Read more
"...The books are pretty, content is easy to follow, nice pictures and the perfect length service for our family." Read more
"Simple, easy to follow book. Nice pictures. I like that it includes a brief story of Passover...." Read more
"...I like that it has tastefully colorful graphics but would have prefered even larger print; however, I think it will do the job." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's length. They find it short but nicely illustrated, not overly conservative, and simple, with a brief format that serves their family well.
"...content is easy to follow, nice pictures and the perfect length service for our family." Read more
"...Everything is in here, just in a simple, brief format. You can skip sections if you want, and read what you want...." Read more
"...It’s a short Haggadah meaning your service won’t be long." Read more
"lovely haggadah, i bought at the last minute right before passover. short but nicely illustrated, not overly conservative or reform- very nice i..." Read more
Customers appreciate the translation quality of the book. They mention it has transliterations for everything recited in Hebrew, including blessings. The illustrations are great, and the book covers Hebrew from historical to literal and symbolical aspects.
"...provided as much or as little Hebrew as you wished, with transliterations for the blessings. A good thing...." Read more
"...Just the right amount of Hebrew. I have to buy more next year." Read more
"This book covers the hebrew, the historical, the literal, and the symbolical in ways that will keep everyone's interest in a not-too-long seder event..." Read more
"...everything recited in hebrew has transliterations. purchased 100 copies for our temple." Read more
Customers find the book a good value for money. It helps complete the Pesach experience.
"...These are also cost effective that I was able to purchase 10 books without breaking the bank. Looking forward to using them for Passover." Read more
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"Illustrations are great, translations are great, price is great, loved it...." Read more
"Great price; helps to complete the Pesach experience...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021we loved these family friendly books. had a great sedar.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013We enjoyed this Haggadah because it is relevant to our lives today, pulling in the young adults with questions about how Passover relates to our lives and with suggestions for varied meanings of the Passover symbols. For example, after reading through the page about the Four Sons, we were asked if we had different opinions about what that represented than was written in the book. Passover is about freedom, so I chose this Haggadah because the typical Haggadahs seemed stuck in the old patterns that didn't engage us or stimulate our minds. This Haggadah helps everyone to participate willingly and eagerly in the Seder. The pictures are beautiful, too.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023It’s accessible, complete, and makes for a fun Seder!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2012I used these haggadahs for a seder of 10 people, eight of whom were not Jewish. So I was looking for a version that was not too heavy on Hebrew. This haggadah provided as much or as little Hebrew as you wished, with transliterations for the blessings. A good thing. But for the large number of goyim at our seder, I would have liked a more complete telling of the story. This version provided bits of the story in relation to each blessing but it was not cohesive enough to really put together the whole history. Rather, the story was chopped up and hard to follow. My only real complaint/confusion is that this Haggadah had quite a different history and makeup for the Hillel sandwich. I must confess that my participation in organized Judaism is limited so maybe the story has changed. But I had not heard of a Hillel sandwich without charoset! In this book, it said that "...Rabbi Hillel would eat a sandwich made of the Pesach (lamb offering), matzah, and maror. Now we do not bring sacrifices to the Temple, so our sandwich is made only with matzah and maror." We instructed our friends to add charoset because this was our upbringing. Fortunately in Reformed Judaism, you can stray a bit from the service. And I must say that this is a Haggadah for Reformed Jews. In the end, we enjoyed the service, including our non-Jewish friends who seemed at ease with a simpler, easy-to-read Haggadah. A pretty good job.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020Due to covid19 we did a virtual Seder this year. Because of the extenuating circumstances I thought these would be short precise and easy fir the kids. Thinking the adults were the happiest with the abbreviated Seder lol. Would recommend for whomever has needs of a shortened version of the Seder.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021We bought it this year for our family and it was a huge success. Our Hebrew speaking kids could decide which language they wanted to read and our English speaking son went for the ‘easy’ English version. We all enjoyed this Seder more than any other year due to this addition to our table. Highly recommended.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016In no uncertain words......these Haggadahs are AMAZING!!!! Our Seder was wonderful because of them. Our age range was from 10 to 60. Everyone commented how interesting and fun they made our Seder. Everyone spontaneously participated and loved doing so!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018Fantastic ~ I bought these as an upgrade to the ones we've been using that my kids made in Sunday school 10 years ago....time for an updated sedar for young teenagers. The books are pretty, content is easy to follow, nice pictures and the perfect length service for our family.
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- Bron R.Reviewed in Australia on May 1, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
Clear and thorough
- MikeL28Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy one and see if you like it as much as we did! Recommended for Reform families...
A really nice Haggadah; finally bought 12 and we all read from the same book, breaking a family tradition that goes back to 1890. Everyone loved it, for clarity, explanations, transliterations etc without detracting from the Story. Very suitable for families with mixed Hebrew capabilities. Now if they just added a CD with all the tunes - would be unbeatable.
- AmuelaReviewed in Canada on April 25, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars very easy to follow
I have several different Haggadahs and by far this is the best for me.
It's easy to follow and even tells you "when" to eat or drink the next food/drink.
Some Haggadah don't tell you "when".
I do highly recommend this book.
I also like the art/graphics and the lay out.
- Mrs. Elizabeth S. GallowayReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Very useful
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2012
1.0 out of 5 stars Danger... A haggadah (for families) that brings Bergen-Belsen into your Seder
I bought this book alongside its sister book, edition 1 'for families with young children'. On the plus side, this has more Hebrew than edition 1, but again whole sections are presented only in English which makes it hard for kids at a Seder wheretheadults are doing a fair amount in Hebrew.
These 2 books are overly modern and make it harder, not easier, to run a Seder with kids. I ran a Seder with kids aged 7,5 and 2. Here,s why I wish I had not bought either book.
1. Both books insert far too many modernisms right into the heart of the text. I have nothing against progress and innovation, but this is a text that hasn't changed for 2000 years, and where many guests will be using their own versions of the Haggadah. So it's pointless and disruptive to add a tradition or a prayer into the heart of the narrative, as the kids reading this book will be confused as to why, for instance, everyone else thinks the Seder has finished after 4 cups of wine when this book asks you to sing Hatikvah and drink a 5th. Nice Idea. Nice innovation. Worthy of a footnote but not inclusion into the text itself.
2. The 2 books don't work together. They focus in, and skip out, different parts of the Seder. My 7 year old reading this would be unable to communicate with her brother, aged 5, reading edition 1, as to where they are in the service and what comes next.
3. BIG WARNING. This book stupidly, thoughtlessly, and totally inappropriately, introduces the Holocaust to the Seder table. As an example of a modernism introduced for benign reasons but with bad consequences, you cannot get much better than this.
Essentially, midway through the Seder, there is a page with a huge cartoon of skinny people wearing striped pyjamas. The action suggested underneath is 'to pause to reflect on the Holocaust'. There is a pretty dull quote from a rabbi at Bergen-Belsen.
Let's get one thing straight. My family lost people in the Holocaust. And as a father of 3, living in a Europe where the Germans are Meant to be a friendly, modern nation, I really struggle with how to educate my kids on the notion of the systematic murder of people like them, by our new allies and partners, all happening in the lifetime of their grandparents. But the Seder is the WRONG place to have this conversation.
I would not mind if it were presented as a footnote, so that people who wanted to pause and consider theHolocaust coud do so. But the damn cartoon makes it impossible that bright, interested children will not stop to ask questions.
Given that most people don't examine a Haggadah properly before Seder Night, this left me as a parent totally unprepared and genuinely shocked. Maybe it's less shocking for an American audience, but my advice for aEuropean family would be: Stay well clear of this book.
4. That is not to mention other modern innovations presented as fact (Miriam's cup, an Orange on the Seder plate, etc) which have no place in a 'traditional' Seder. I would also question if they have a place in a 'modern' Seder, as surely if you are seeking modern metaphors with which to engage progressive minded people you would encourage individuals to create their own, rather than importing someone else's guff. But that is a different question altogether.
Hag Sameach everyone..... But avoid this book at all costs.