Have you ever wondered why running a seder is so hard? Or what activities will work for small children at a seder? Or how to find shortcuts through the haggadah? This book will help! LEADER'S GUIDE to The Family Participation Haggadah: A Different Night by Noam Zion & David Dishon Softcover, B&W, 9.5x8.75, 96 pages.

A treasure chest: a book of essays and activities about the seder and Passover ù essays that help you understand what you are doing running a seder. Several of the sections ù in particular, "Great Seders and Exoduses of the Past," ù also make excellent readings or discussion starters at the seder itself.

FEATURES . . . practical advice on planning and preparing a participatory seder shortcuts through the seder ù how to choose the right mix of traditional and innovative elements for a customized seder, whether long or short background essays like Prof. Nahum Sarna's selection on Egyptian slavery, and Rabbi David Hartman's on storytelling and family education resources for the advanced seder leader ù a symposium about the four children, the four questions in depth, famous quotes on slavery and freedom ù to trigger a discussion at the seder table short memoirs on great seders and exoduses of the past (Ethiopia, Russia, Marranos, and more) role playing for adults (by Peter Pitzele) and games for young children