Description: Where are you going for Seder? Each spring, this question connects our families and reinforces our traditions. In No Seder Without You, the author deftly turns her witty childhood memories into a charming reminder to our children and grandchildren that, without them, there is no Seder. Fully illustrated with 20 black-and-white line drawings.
Brief description: Joan Goldstein Parker grew up in New York City, where the question, "Where are you going for Seder?" was always answered the same way: at her home, where three or four generations of extended family read the Haggadah and shared the meal together each year. Because it is so family-centric, the Passover Seder is her favorite Jewish tradition. Joan has been in the publishing business all of her working life. After holding executive positions in several multinational firms, she founded her own literary agency. She and her husband live in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. No Seder Without You is her first book.
Review Quotes:
"Readers of all ages will...delight in this heartfelt account...I highly recommend it." --Rabbi Ron Isaacs
"This beautifully illustrated book touched my soul...I can't wait to share it with my grandchildren [and to] gather them around me, as the author does, in a football huddle, to tell them 'There's No Seder Without You.'" --Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff
"...a trip down memory lane, but with a refreshing and imiportant twist...carries the spirit of Passover from one generation to the next."--Rabbi Michael P. Singer
"...a beautiful tribute to the role children play in the Passover ritual." --Rabbi Allen Juda
"...a sweet book..." --Rabbi Manes Kogan
A portion of the money received for every copy sold of No Seder Without You s going to the Yiddish Book Center (1021 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002; www.yiddishbookcenter.org).