1001 Questions and Answers On Pesach by Jeffrey M. Cohen

How is this book different from all other books? In 1,001 Questions and Answers on Pesach. Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen presents the first comprehensive volume of its kind to provide as much information as possible on every aspect of the festival of Pesach. This veritable encyclopedia of Pesach features easily digestible information on the history of the festival, its talmudic and halakhic sources and prescriptions, its liturgy and commentaries on the Haggadah, the practicalities of preparing for the festival, the do’s and don'ts of festival observance, and the unique customs of exotic Jewish communities around the world.

Table of Contents
Section	Description	Page
.	Foreword by Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks	ix
.	Preface	xiii
I	Historical Background	1
II	Rabbinic Expositions on the Slavery, the Plagues, and the Exodus	24
III	The Lead-in to Pesach: The Special Sabbaths	36
IV	Cleaning, “Kashering,” and Preparing the Kitchen	41
V	The Prohibition of Chametz	48
VI	Searching for and Annulling the Chametz	57
VII	Selling of the Chametz	61
VIII	Fast of the Firstborn	65
IX	Preparing the Seder for Adults and Children	68
X	Symbolism of the Seder Ritual	71
XI	When Erev Pesach Falls on a Shabbat	77
XII	Shabbat and Yom Toy Prohibitions: Cooking from One Day to the Next—Eiruv Tavshilin	81
XIII	History of the Published Haggadah	85
XIV	Commentary on the Seder and the Haggadah	93
XV	The Omer and the Sefirah	175
XVI	The Festival Services	189
XVII	Festival of Songs: The Shirah and Shir Ha -Shi rim	233
XVIII	Bereavement at Pesach Time — A Selection of Regulations	266
XIX	The Second-Day Diaspora Yom Toy	271
XX	Jewish Life in Egypt down the Ages	274
XXI	Pesach Customs from around the World	283
XXII	Seder Quiz Questions and Activities for the Younger Generations	320
.	References	339
.	Index	347