Pesach for the Rest of Us: Making the Passover Seder Your Own

by Marge Piercy

Book Overview

Every year, poet and novelist Marge Piercy creates her own Passover seder with a group of family and friends. Babies have been born and grown up, friends have moved or divorced, but the principals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805242422
• ISBN13: 9780805242423
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Offbeat pesach musings

As a fan of Marge Piercy's writings, I was curious about this new endeavor. I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it was and the memories it evoked for me. Our Passover seders always include new poetry (many of them from her previous poetry books)and readings, and my attitude about Pesach mirrors hers, "whatever works, do it". I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my niece. Her recipes were an added feature and the macaroons came out great.

very personal, very interesting, and useful

Jewish tradition and feminism collide in this book. I found the tension fascinating. There are a lot of personal stories, a lot of recipes done the way I cook ("add a little of this, or, if you don't like it, add a little of that.") There were a few new poems, but the ones I liked best are already in The Art of Blessing the Day. I didn't always agree with her, but she always provided food for thought. At my seder, I found myself citing this book several times. Plus I cooked a tsimmes from one of her recipes, and it was quite good. This is far from being a haggadah; just commentary on the various sections of the seder and a lot of interesting stories and recipes.

Make Passover even more meaningful this year

I really appreciate this book. It is respectful of tradition but it also helps to infuse the holiday with personal relevance, which is what it's all about anyway. I love the poems, the prayers, the recipes and wonderful stories that add such richness. Pick and choose what's meaningful to you and "pass over" the rest!

Thought-provoking!

A must-read before Pesach for the traditionalist or modern Jew alike. A very easy book to read packed with information and advice. The recipes look great too!