God didn't design the Seder to put your kids to sleep.
Instead, the Seder is an experience your family should love, treasure
and remember.
Have you ever wondered that there might be something more to Passover,
the Seder, and the Haggadah - something that just might hold the secrets
to living the life of joy and meaning that you were intended to?
In The Telling, Mark Gerson, host of The Rabbi's Husband podcast and
renowned Jewish philanthropist, shows us how to make the Seder the most
engaging, inspiring, and important night of the Jewish year. By using
this book, you'll be able to:
- Lead the Seder with wisdom, confidence and fun that guests will
remember
- Make the Haggadah burst alive with insight for our opportunities,
questions and challenges
- Show Gentile friends the richness of the Jewish tradition
- Instill a lasting love of Judaism within your children
- Bring your family closer together and closer to God
The Telling will enable you to see what the Haggadah really is: The
Greatest Hits of Jewish Thought. This understanding will enable you to
provide your guests with the most interesting, insightful, and
practically helpful night of the year - with teachings and lessons that
will continue to brighten in the year to come.
What leaders are saying about The Telling
"In The Telling, Mark Gerson brilliantly illuminates some of the big
questions from the Haggadah whose answers can define what constitutes a
meaningful life. By showing how the Haggadah enables its readers to
deploy ancient Jewish wisdom to help answer the most contemporary
questions, this book will help your Pesach to be what it can be: a
life-guiding event, every year, for anyone who learns enough to give it
the opportunity." (Senator Joseph Lieberman)
"Once a year, shortly before Pesach (emphatically not Passover!), Mark
Gerson steps out of his role as a world-class entrepreneur and becomes a
teacher of Torah - or more precisely, of the Haggadah. Those sessions
have become legendary, and this book helps explain why. Here is Gerson's
inimitable voice - passionate, erudite and most of all deeply in love
with Jewish wisdom. Read this book to understand why the Haggadah has
endured as a seminal Jewish text and why it remains no less relevant
today than when it was first written." (Yossi Klein Halevi, author of
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor and Like Dreamers)
"The Telling is the perfect introduction for those desiring to explore
this aspect of Jewish life. This book is full of knowledge and
thought-provoking questions and answers to the many mysteries that
surround this sacred Jewish holiday." (Gordon Robertson, CEO, The
Christian Broadcasting Network)
"Just when I thought I knew everything about the Haggadah, I opened up
Mark's book, and sure enough, I found myself thinking differently,
questioning, and wrestling with big new ideas. I am excited to bring
these ideas forward to my family's Seder and meaningful conversations
all year round." (Sarah Waxman, founder, At the Well)
"As believers, there is so much we can gain from the story of the Exodus
Passover, when God brought the children of Israel out of bondage by His
mighty hand. With the powerful book The Telling by Mark Gerson, you
will learn from a Hebrew perspective many hidden aspects of the Passover
story that will bless your life. Get ready to encounter the God of the
miraculous like you never have before!" (Pastor Judy Shaw, Judy Shaw
Ministries)
