The Seder and the Story: "The Passover Meal"

In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik turns to Moritz Daniel Oppenheim’s "The Passover Meal." Rabbi Soloveichik uncovers several layers of meaning in the painting: it is simultaneously a traditional seder, a hinted romance, and the larger story of the Jewish people. He also explores how Passover evokes the biblical metaphor of God’s marriage to Israel—as is depicted in the Song of Songs—as well as the symbolism of the Passover charoset, and the enduring power of Jewish love and faith.