While the Haggadah is a holy rememberance of Passover night complete with a ceremonial Seder (dinner) that includes many prayers, ritual handwashing and symbolic foods to commemorate God’s liberation of the Jewish people from Pharoah and their exodus from Egypt through his servants Moses and his brother Aaron, when Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel and Adam Mansbach are sitting around the table a solemn ritual is anything but. I laughed so much and bit my lip a time or two wondering if I should have (Oy! The guilt!) but this is such a hilarious book, I hope God is o.k. with it because these guys are a riot. There ought to be a contest to win a Passover Seder with these guys. It was like listening to a “roast” of the Seder ritual. I learned so much about the symbolic foods served, the prayers said, the songs sung, why there is much handwashing and 4 cups of wine. The comedians noted that the wine makes all the foods served palatable. These guys have so much fun and tell so many stories offering unique takes on the ceremony and bitter hebs, lamb shankbone etc. you will crack up laughing. They aren’t just humorous they are primetime Comedy Central funny. I enjoyed both the lessons learned about a cultural religious event I really didn’t know enough about as well as the riotous hilarity these guys introduce to the topic. It was like sitting around the table with my brothers and family constantly cracking jokes or making humorous observations about something our elders hold to be solemn though you can tell there is a smile tugging at their lips even as they shush us. LOVED IT!
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