The Blessing of Bibhilu
A book\’s opening chapter is crucial to setting the mood and aura for the remainder of the book\’s journey. Likewise, the opening scene of a film usually helps set the tone for what will ensue.
The Passover seder is both a reader\’s experience and a moviegoer\’s. We sit around the table and read the haggadah, and we also witness a host of rituals. But how does the seder leader creatively capture an audience and draw it into the experience from the beginning?