We are currently under construction, or as they call it across the pond: “Refurbishment.”
If you think about it, that makes a lot more sense, doesn’t it?
Anyway, to give you SOMEthing for your visit, let’s talk about our co-founder’s haggadot, shall we?
First up, The Emoji Haggadah:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1602803463
And the crazy amount of press he got for it:
Interviews:
https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/the-haggadah-symbolically-speaking/
https://www.jewishlinknj.com/features/28592-first-ever-emoji-haggadah-heralds-a-symbolic-pesach
https://view.flipdocs.com/?PID=1000741#20
https://www.vosizneias.com/320373/2019/04/03/passaic-nj-first-ever-emoji-hagada-hits-store-shelves/
The Rise of the D.I.Y. Haggadah
Reviews, Essays, and Name-Drops:
https://forward.com/schmooze/422071/a-new-haggadah-tells-passover-story-in-emojis-entirely/
https://forward.com/culture/421819/the-best-new-haggadot-and-the-best-of-all-time/
https://www.isjl.org/mar19-haggadot.html
https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/books/book-reviews/new-haggadah-suggestions/2019/04/15/
https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/kultur/bitte-laecheln/
http://www.kolemunah.net/lampert-library/best-books-2019-2/
https://blogs.brandeis.edu/freshideasfromhbi/customize-your-seder-and-raise-a-glass-to-mrs-cowen/
https://www.c-j-c.org/news/arts.aspx?id=449672
Then he went and published The Festivus Haggadah:
He got a nice shout-out it for it here, along with The Emoji Haggadah:
https://www.eater.com/2020/4/7/21192942/maxwell-house-haggadah-history-passover-seder
Then got a nice blurb for it alongside a spate of Seinfeld haggadot:
This got him thinking what the deal was with all these Seinfeld haggadot, so he wrote about it:
https://jewishlink.news/features/42710-what-is-the-deal-with-all-these-seinfeld-haggadot
It was then mentioned as being a part of haggadah history!:
He even got it mentioned in the official Festivus Wiki page!:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus
And THEN he went and published The Coronavirus Haggadah and for some reason, released it for free:
https://tinyurl.com/CoronavirusHaggadah
But also released paid print and ebook version whose proceeds go to all those in the trenches:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/martin-bodek/the-coronavirus-haggadah/paperback/product-24486572.html
http://www.lulu.com/shop/martin-bodek/the-coronavirus-haggadah/ebook/product-24486799.html
And he went and got himself some good press for this one too!:
https://view.flipdocs.com/?PID=1000741#80
https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/elijahs-quarantined-in-this-haggadah/
And what is this? Another haggadah? Yes indeed! Which brings Mr. Bodek to #4, tying him with the comedy writer Dave Cowen, with no end in sight to either of their creative output. We present to you, The Shakespeare Haggadah:
https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Haggadah-Elevate-Your-Seder/dp/1637586221/
The media coverage converged immediately. First we have this brilliant article by Deena Yellin, which spidered everywhere:
The author then appeared on the New York Shakespeare group’s Instagram Live Show. His segment starts at the 51:00 mark:
Next, the first print review appeared in the Long Island Jewish World, then picked up by The Manhattan Sentinel and Intermountain Jewish News. Go to page 23:
The JTA declared that this offering would brighten your Passover. We agree:
“The World’s Greatest Expert on Haggadot” gave lots of love to The World’s Most Prolific Haggadah Writer, plus a marvelous suggestion which might work:
Here’s a sterling, thorough, erudite review from the Orthodox Union, so firstly, it’s 100% kosher for passover, and secondly, the reviewer really appreciated the book:
Unsolicited article, so not every fact is super-perfect, but thankful for the ink:
https://nj1015.com/this-nj-author-just-saved-your-next-seder-by-engaging-the-kids/?
This writer captures the nuts, bolts, and joy of this writing process:
https://jewishlink.news/features/50467-introducing-the-shakespeare-haggadah
Cindy Grosz had the author on her Passover-themed radio show:
Here is the YouTube version of the interview. The author’s segment starts at the 25:00 mark:
This obsessive collector makes it clear that the author’s wares are an essential part of any haggadah collection:
A glowing review here, and another “Most Original Haggadah Award” trophy!:
This name-drop declared The Shakespeare Haggadah “unlikely.” We’ll take it:
https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-704181
They love the book in Italy!:
https://moked.it/blog/2022/04/19/lhaggadah-di-shakespeare/
Now where were we? Ah yes, while we still have your attention, TheKnish.com has a lively presence here:
https://www.facebook.com/Theknishcom-383079135160649/
We’ll be back.
We promise.
Before you leave, have a taste:
