*Can Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox Rabbis Agree on Anything?*
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Contact: Linda F. Radke, President Five Star Publications, Inc. Phone: (480) 940-8182 Email: i...@fivestarpublications.com *HI-RES PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST* *NEW HAGGADAH LESSENS TEMPTATION TO PASS OVER SEDER* *CHANDLER, AZ (February, 2014)* - Modern Jewish families that shy away from participating in the annual Passover Seder due to its typical two-to-three hour ceremony will cheer Cass and Nellie Foster's *Sixty-Minute Seder: Preserving the Essence of the Passover Haggadah*. No more finding your self on page 18 and being asked to turn to page 25 thanks to the reduction of the commentary rarely read at the Seder table. "*We are indebted to Cass and Nellie Foster for taking the bold step of creating a revolutionary Haggadah...that will stimulate discussion, inspire interest and educate Jews with a range of backgrounds will find the Sixty-Minute Seder a perfect script for the Pesach dram*a." *Rabbi Jerome M. Epstein,* *CEO/Executive Vice President Emeritus and Chief Israel Affairs Officer, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism* "*Cass and Nellie Foster have done an amazing job of sifting the essence of the Passover ritual from the embellishments of time. Each section is explained clearly, with the appropriate blessings in Hebrew and transliteration. The outstanding glossary of terms make it possible for a newcomer to understand the background of the symbols and rituals without adding long readings to the text. The symbols are explained in a manner accessible to Jews and non-Jews alike... Best of all, Nellie's family recipes make it possible for anyone to create a Splendid Seder Meal*." *-Rabbi Judith HaLevy,* *Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue *(Reconstructionist) "*A Seder in an hour? To a traditional rabbi, it sounds like heresy! But you now hold an opportunity to discover a truth about this long-standing ritual that is often obscured by the focus on form over substance... Cass and Nellie Foster have distilled it to its essence. And I dare you - maybe double dare you - not to be captivated by the opportunities they present." **Rabbi Jack Moline of Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia* (Conservative) "*With more than 3,500 Haggadahs in print and no two having the same content, revisiting the Haggadah is not unheard of**,*" says *Linda F. Radke, president of Five Star Publications, Inc., *the parent company of Six Points Press, which published the Foster's book. "*Though pared down to only one hour, this Haggadah still has it all, from planning to preparation to the actual presentation of the Seder*." "*You have created a Sixty-Minute Seder for seniors! We love your book.*" *- **Rabbi Leo Fettman, co-author of SHOAH: Journey from the Ashes.* (Orthodox) *"Bravo for creating the Sixty-Minute Seder... (It) will bring the joy of a Passover Seder to those longing for rich Jewish ritual but lacking experience... Includes singing traditional songs, and introducing new ones to popular melodies*.* I highly recommend it.*" *Rabbi Bonnie Cohen, Comunitat Jueva ATID de Catalunya, Spain* (Reform) *"Creating such a Haggadah is no simple undertaking and you are to be congratulated for making the traditional Haggadah more accessible*." -- *Rabbi Michael Boyden of Kehilat Yonatan just north of Tel Aviv, Israel* (Reform) " '*Dayenu' - yes, one CAN have enough, one can have much more than enough, and it is important to concentrate on the basics...This is what the Sixty-Minute Seder sets out to do and it succeeds!" *--*Rabbi Dr. Walter Rothschild. Rabbi of 'Or Chadasch' Liberal Jewish Community, Vienna, Austria and State Rabbi of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Liberal)* Now available:* Sixty-Minute Seder: Preserving the Essence of the Passover Haggadah*, (ISBN: 978-1-58985-260-0, $12.95 softbound; 978-1-58985-261-7 eBook) is a Five Star Publications, Inc. product distributed by Ingram, Baker & Taylor and Midpoint Trade Books. The book will soon be available at major bookstores, BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com and FiveStarPublications.com. Please visit us at www.SixtyMinuteSeder.com<http://www.sixtyminuteseder.com/> ### "*Many candles can be kindled from one candle without diminishing it*." -The Midrash
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