KEN ROYAL is a management consultant and writer. His articles have been published in the Gallup Management Journal, Investor's Business Daily, The Orange County Register, and The Detroit News. He is also the co-author of one Haggadah, which not only celebrates his heritage but also the values of family and freedom he cherishes. Ken lives in Southern California and Michigan with his wife and two children. LAUREN ROYAL decided to become a writer at the age of eight, after winning a ""Why My Mother is the Greatest"" essay contest and having her entry published in a major newspaper. Seeing her words in print was a thrill! But everyone told her it's too hard for novelists to get published, so after college she spent fourteen years as the CEO of her own jewelry store chain before writing her first book. A mistake? Maybe...but her first heroine, Amethyst, was a jeweler, so at least she took advantage of that wise old saying, ""Write what you know."" And she learned a good lesson: Don't let other people tell you what you can or can't do! Lauren writes humorous historical romance mostly set in England and Scotland in the 17th and 19th centuries (Restoration and Regency periods). She's been oh-so-lucky to see her books hit bestseller lists all over the world, including the New York Times and USA Today lists, making her second career a real dream come true. She lives in Southern California with her family and a constantly shedding cat, and she still thinks her mother is the greatest!
"""This combines all the favorite and traditional aspects of your grandpa's Haggadah while serving the needs of Jews in America today who want a modern explanation. Everyone contributes and there is no confusion at all about what the order is, what part is next, no frantic turning pages back and forth, stage whispering of ""what page are we on?"" and it has finally quashed the heckling from the Seder table crowd. You'll love this as our family did."" ""We had a very ""mixed"" group at our Passover seder this year, ranging from extremely religious to extremely nonreligious, together with devout guests from other religions, and I feel like this book made for an enjoyable and accessible Seder experience for everybody involved."" ""I was pleased that the updates on concern for minorities was handled well, and the broader philosophies were not ""preachy"" but rather are thought-provoking and appropriate. The traditional Hebrew prayers are in there, and a comprehensive story of the Exodus is most informative to even those who go through it every year."" ""Just finished a Seder guided by the New American Haggadah. We had a group of 23 participants. Everyone got involved in a story that is a cornerstone of the Jewish faith. It is a great read for today's insightful and intelligent Jewish family who has a rational understanding of Jewish history."""