Meged, Aharon. Hagadat Ha’atzma’ut

Issued on behalf of the Israel Defense Forces and based upon the style of the traditional Passover Hagadah, this scarce, original text innovates a service for Israel’s Independence Day. However, the tensions inherent in manipulating new liturgical forms, resulted in controversy, and the State’s religious authorities demanded the withdrawal of this publication and for all copies to be surpressed. Also objectionable apparantly, was the self-glorification of the might of the Israeli military and the rejection of heavenly benefit, Viz: “Lo al yedei malach velo al yedei saraf... ki im al yedei Tzahal...”