E.M. BRONER AND NAOMI NIMROD: THE WRITING OF THE WOMEN'S HAGGADAH
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The day after The Haifa Seder, Naomi Nimrod called Esther Broner. They decided to write their own service.
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Despite their work schedules and family demands, they met daily.
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They worked in the study of Naomi Nimrod's late father, a learned cantor. They "expected thunder and lightning to come through the roof and crack the walls of the library." |
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Esther Broner writes of their challenge: "...we were uncomfortable with the information we were excavating about the extent of the ancient misogyny.
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We were uncomfortable with each decision: What to retain and what to restate? How to keep bitterness and anger from overwhelming us? Where to place the traditional stories and yet insert new characters?"
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