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NEWS
The Midrash Shmuel Haggadah (Hard-cover, 285 pp.)
Compiled by the students of Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel,
Jerusalem
Reviewed by Y. Shaw
This year's newest addition to the outstanding English
haggodos is the Midrash Shmuel Haggadah. This
Haggadah, with original insights, commentaries, and
explanations, was produced by the students of Yeshivas
Midrash Shmuel in Jerusalem. Its professional appearance and
layout, including original illustrations, make it a most
appealing addition to the Pesach table. The commentaries are
concise and to the point, and the text of the Haggadah
itself is set off in large letters and is easy to read.
While many other Haggodos provide a homogeneous style
of commentary, the Midrash Shmuel Haggadah is eclectic.
From halachic insights to words of mussar, from clear
analyses of Talmudic topics to insights of the great
Chassidic masters, the writings contributed by over 100
students of the Yeshiva contain something for every reader.
The central feature of the Midrash Shmuel Haggadah is
the foreword by the rosh yeshiva, HaRav Binyomin Moskovits,
published in both Hebrew and in English. In this enthralling
essay, HaRav Moskovits asks forty basic questions on one
passage of the Haggadah, and he proposes a single,
unifying answer for all of them. His answer contains profound
lessons for Pesach and a profound outlook on life for all
times. This phenomenal essay is a must-read for anyone
seeking to enhance his understanding and appreciation of
Pesach, and is worth far more than the price of the book
itself.
In Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel, students from around the world
enjoy HaRav Moskovits' clear and methodical approach to
analyzing the gemora and the close attention that the
staff gives to their personal development. Indeed, their
growth in learning and in yir'as Shomayim is reflected
in their writings in the Midrash Shmuel Haggadah.
The sefer can be purchased directly from Yeshivas
Midrash Shmuel (972-2-643-3597).
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