Excerpt from Nisan Rosh Chodesh Guide
Nisan begins at sundown on March 25th, 2009.
The first of Nisan is one of the four Jewish new years. It is really “the” new year, although we generally consider Rosh Hashanah to be the Jewish new year. Rosh Chodesh Nisan is the new year of Kings, which seems very appropriate considering it’s spring in much of the world and kings play big part in the story of Passover. Jewish kings are decended from the tribe of Judah, which is the tribe associated with the month of Nisan.
There is another “king” we will be honoring this Pesach - the sun! Don’t worry, I’m not talking about sun worship here. But the sun is the “king” of the lights in the sky.
“And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.” (Genesis 1:16)
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Holy cow, it’s been 5 years. This version has the most extensive edits I’ve made to the haggadah since the original edition.
To celebrate, I’m selling it for only $5 this year! That’s right — it’s crazy - usually it’s $18!
I want to thank everyone who has purchased it in the past and encourage everyone who hasn’t to do so — so $5 for 5th anniversary edition!
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And remember this is the only haggadah I charge for. There are several other seasonal haggadot available for free.
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The coyote, a common symbol of the Trickster, on the left and the full moon on the right. This village in in for a heck of a night. (The Last Purim by Mark Shectman)
Ahh….Purim. Let’s invite the trickster in and see what havock s/he can wreak! We think of Purim as the light-hearted, silly holiday, but the trickster sometimes has her own plans. The month of Adar is the month associated with the Kesilah, the Fool, in the Kohenet model. Generally, I think of the Kesilah as the light-hearted clown who’s sacred play helps us to break out our normal way of thinking. There is also the trickster element, which is a bit more mischievous and dangerous than the fool.
I think the Trickster what is what’s at play in our current economic situation in the United States, and much of the rest of the world. The Trickster has taken the entire world we know and turned it upside down. The foundations of our economy have been entirely shaken — and the Trickster is waiting to see if we’ll ask the right questions here. The Trickster knows that our economy has been based on a joke. How can our entire way of life be built around buying things we really don’t need, can’t really afford, and are so low quality that we’ll have to replace them in a couple of years? What an amazing joke has been played on us all.
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