The Chazon Yaakov Haggadah

RABBI JACK TAUBER (1916-1991) served as a pulpit rabbi for nearly half a century, including 43 years as the spiritual leader of the Avenue Z Jewish Center in Brooklyn, New York. As a youth and young man, he was active in the Revisionist youth movements, particularly the Betar Zionist movement. He served as personal secretary to Ze’ev Jabotinsky, leader of the Revisionist movement in the United States in 1940, and was active in the campaign for a Jewish army and the rescue of European Jewry, serving as director of immigration for the Vaad Hatzalah, bringing holocaust survivors to the United States. He was part of the Irgun’s diplomatic corps in the United States, participating in the clandestine supply of weapons to Israel. Rabbi Tauber dedicated his life to the promulgation of Orthodox Jewish values and the preservation of the integrity of the land of Israel. He was the author of “Chazon Yaakov,” a commentary on Maimonides’ Laws of the Study of Torah, and his sermons on the books of Genesis and Exodus have been published in “Yalkut Ya’akov” and “Divrei Ya’akov.” He wrote an educational text on Zionism for the Revisionist movement, which has been republished as “A History of Zionism.” This Haggadah is based upon Rabbi Tauber’s sermons, published writings and seminars about Pesach, including instructions to his congregants on preparing for Pesach and the Seder. It is a unique study guide for the modern Jew, presenting the exodus from Egypt as part of continuum of Jewish history, as Rabbi Tauber demonstrates that the God of Israel continues to guide and care for His people, especially in today’s turbulent times. Pesach seders that incorporate Rabbi Tauber’s teachings will lead the participants to new understandings, and inspire them throughout the year.