Why is this night different from all other nights?
Every year
when families gather for the Passover holiday, the youngest child poses
that question as part of the poetic Four Questions near the start of the
Seder. The answers are no less than the story of a people bound in
slavery, their suffering in a foreign land, and their ultimate
liberation - the story of Passover.
Here the Four Questions are
presented in breathtakingly luminous paintings by Ori Sherman. Whimsical
animals parade through a unique format that can be read straight
through in English or turned upside down to focus on the delicate Hebrew
calligraphy and ingenious split-frame pictures. Each side of the Seder
table can see its own variation of the richly colored scenes as
elephants eat matzoh, monkeys dip herbs into water, and lions recline in
newfound freedom. Author Lynne Sharon Schwartz answers the questions
with refreshing clarity, providing insight into the symbols and rituals
of the holiday.
Experience a glorious art book, a beautiful gift
for the kids who find the afikomen, and a wonderful way to experience
Passover and its unique celebration of freedom.
