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Why is allowing 100,000 people to go down a narrow staircase different from an 8-year-old fixing his kite with chewing gum?
About thirty years ago, I heard a story about an expert Israeli tech team that was hired by the American Army to do maintenance on a complex and perhaps secret computerized installation. The army sat down with the team and gave them the Maintenance Manual. It was, of course, complicated and intricate, but it boiled down to:
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Hakol Bseder Haggadah (Courtesy of Bari Mitzmann/JTA)
Bari Mitzmann, a Jewish blogger with a sizable Instagram following, for the second year has spearheaded a joint Haggadah project she calls “HaKol B’Seder” in Hebrew it can mean either “everything in the Seder” or “it’s all good.”
Her thorough Haggadah and broader guide to the holiday weaves in an array of female voices ranging from chefs to moms to therapists who either talk about how a specific part of the Seder resonates with them or provide tips on how to fruitfully get through the Passover season. It’s aimed at those feeling overwhelmed by the COVID pandemic, all of the preparations that a Seder entails, the pressure to intellectualize the holiday’s themes or all of the above.