Holidays

Over the years, mo-ed deedani was like an extended drop-in/ playdate/meet-and-greet, whether in my parents’ living room, my aunts’ or uncles’ living rooms, a huge synagogue social hall in Forest Hills, Queens, or outside, on the lawn of a park in Manhasset, New York.

For North African Jews, it’s a night when we turn over our homes from Passover to Mimouna, a joyous family and community-oriented cultural celebration that’s all about blessings, smiles and sweets.

“Trying to be free from what?” I ask myself, in my yearly meditation on freedom.

The Haggadah contains an endless number of narrative threads, all of which will be present when the Jewish people sit down for the holiday this week.

These days, there’s a Haggadah for everyone. Here are some to consider.