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A Family Haggadah I, 2nd Edition Kindle Edition

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

With just the right blend of text and commentary, the popular A Family Haggadah, with new full-color art, is the haggadah of choice for families with young children to use at their Passover seders. Hebrew prayers and songs include English translations and transliterations.

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About the Author

Dr. Shoshana Silberman is a consultant at the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education in Philadelphia. She is the author of The Family Haggadah I, II and board book, and The Whole Megillah (Almost!), and other Jewish content books for children and parents.

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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NAH2R7D
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kar-Ben Publishing ®; 2nd edition (January 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 16069 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
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Customers find the book easy to read and suitable for families with young children. It includes them well and keeps them engaged during the seder. Many describe it as a good read for Passover, especially for families with young children and short attention spans.

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Customers find the book suitable for families with young children. They say it's written for kids with short attention spans, and includes them well. The book is straightforward and can be useful for adults as well.

"...got through the first part of the seder in an hour, and the kids were engaged and active...." Read more

"...This is not a traditional haggadah, but does meet the needs of families that have children with short attention spans...." Read more

"...for children, but as with other fine children's' books, can be useful for adults also. Layout, text and illustrations are delightful." Read more

"Comfortable, straight forward, includes the children well." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and understand. They say it's a good Passover read for families with plenty of reading material and activities for the Seder table.

"...everything it ought to and made for a well balanced Seder, plenty to read and learn but also plenty to sing and enjoy!" Read more

"...of young children and antsy adults at our seder table, so this haggadah was perfect!..." Read more

"I like this because it was a good Passover read for my family and myself. I highly recommend." Read more

"Fine book - written for children, but as with other fine children's' books, can be useful for adults also...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015
    We used this Haggadah at a Seder where people ranged from age 2-68, everyone (including those with a more traditional seder typically) felt that this Haggadah covered everything it ought to and made for a well balanced Seder, plenty to read and learn but also plenty to sing and enjoy!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013
    We have lots of young children and antsy adults at our seder table, so this haggadah was perfect! It has all the stuff you want - ha lachma anya, vehi sheamda, dayenu, hallel in HEBREW, not English like in so many children's haggadot, but the story of Passover is condensed and understandable. We got through the first part of the seder in an hour, and the kids were engaged and active. I am buying six more and this will be my official haggadah until the kids are grown (and maybe even then, too!).
    9 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018
    I like this because it was a good Passover read for my family and myself. I highly recommend.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017
    Based on the descriptions, I was hoping this haggadah would still have the traditional haggadah components in addition to the family focused sections. This is not a traditional haggadah, but does meet the needs of families that have children with short attention spans. I was not unhappy with the book, but hoped for a little more when ordering.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015
    Fine book - written for children, but as with other fine children's' books, can be useful for adults also. Layout, text and illustrations are delightful.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013
    Better than I expected for it's intended purpose. This book was recommended and I'm glad I purchased the book. The price was great too.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
    I was looking for a nice haggadah for the 2nd seder that I could use to liven things up and make the 2nd seder more "young kid friendly." This seder was ok for that purpose, not great. I thought it could have done a better job storytelling (there is some of that, just not a lot). I'm going to keep looking for that perfect, 2nd seder haggadah!
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2019
    Comfortable, straight forward, includes the children well.
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    2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly useless over-modern claptrap, with some cute activities
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2012
    I bought this book as it promised to be a Haggadah for families with small children. I have kids aged 7, 5, and 2. They go to a UK Reform Jewish school so do lots of work ahead of Pesach.

    There were elements of that promise that were fulfilled. The book does contain some really cute, age appropriate activities. For instance, when discussing the Four Sons, the book suggests asking 'when have you been wise, silly, wicked, etc?'. When discussing the Seder, it suggests asking 'what other things have an Order to them? What would happen to your school day if the order got messed up?'.

    These cute bits make this book just about worthwhile buying One copy of, to act as a guide to anyone preparing to lead a Seder with young kids.

    But here's the rub. This Haggadah cannot be used by young children to follow a Seder that is happening in real time. Here are my key complaints / warnings.

    1. There is very little Hebrew. So any Seder which is read in Hebrew will leave the kids massively lost. My kids can follow Hebrew, and certainly would like to try tone grown up enough to follow word by word even if the meaning was incomprehensible.

    2. This edition cuts out whole chunks of the Seder both in English and, as above, in Hebrew. Thi therefore just doesn't work with any other Haggadot. It adds confusion (kids will naturally ask 'what page / section are we on?' and it means more faffage whilst editions are compared, distracting parents from following the Seder too.

    3. This also applies to the other book in this set of Sederim - part II, ''a Haggadah for families of all ages'. The books don't align. They skip different elements, pause to reflect at different points, and altogether miss what would be a great opportunity, ie to be a set of Haggadot that together allow children small and large to learn at the table together with grown ups.

    4. I'm guessing it's clear that I am quite traditional. So I did not appreciate the many, many modernists in this book. The editor seems to have confused her desire to compile a family friendly Haggadah with her desire to make social statements on issues like gender equality. Putting an Orange on the Seder plate is not for me. Raising a glass of water to acknowledge Miriam's role... Ditto.

    Worse still is that some of these innovations are footnoted and refer not to long lost minority traditions (ie authentic but not mainstream) but to ideas shared with the editor by guests at her own Sederim. She's taken an individual's fun metaphor and inserted it into the heart of the Haggadah implying that this is what must be done.

    It's particularly bonkers as the editor acknowledges at the start that the Seder has been followed in more or less the same format for 2000 years. So she clearly knows the value of tradition. I have nothing against innovation but for God's sake, literally, don't confuse a bit of fun with the essential running of a Seder. Especially in a book targeted at very young children.

    Why should I have to interrupt the Seder to tell my daughter that the Orange on the Seder plate is something we don't do, asthe story of Pesach is universal, not gender specific? It is interruptive, disruptive, and not at all helpful in encouraging small children to take part which is what the book promises to do.

    So, some cute bits, but the rest is over modern claptrap. Nuff said.

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