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Haggadah

American  
[huh-gah-duh, hah-gah-dah, hah-gaw-duh] / həˈgɑ də, hɑ gɑˈdɑ, hɑˈgɔ də /

noun

Haggadoth, plural Haggadot, plural Haggados, plural Haggadas plural
  1. a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.

  2. Aggadah.


Haggadah British  
/ həˈɡædɪk, haɡaˈdaː, -ɡɔˈdɔ, -ˈɡɑː-, həˈɡɑːdə /

noun

    1. a book containing the order of service of the traditional Passover meal

    2. the narrative of the Exodus from Egypt that constitutes the main part of that service See also Seder

  1. another word for Aggadah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Haggadah

From Hebrew; see origin at Aggadah

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His colleagues at JTS denounced him for the 1941 publication of his amended Passover Haggadah.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Still, after the clamor died down, Kaplan’s accessible Haggadah became an example for many subsequent versions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Noam Zion, the author of the new Haggadah, has donated 6,000 copies to families impacted by the war.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

Years ago, Albert wrote a Haggadah centering on five Seder tables at different points in history, including pogrom-era Russia, where she had thought that her grandmother was born.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2022

“That is why the Haggadah will be printed in two languages—Hebrew and Spanish—with commentaries by the rabbis. Even though the king and queen expelled us, they cannot take our language from us.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Ruth Langer, a professor of Jewish Studies at Boston College, said Haggadot have never been stagnant, at least in the modern era.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2022

“In the contemporary period you have people printing traditional Haggadot but adding additional materials that they like,” she said.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2022

As with all Haggadot, this one gives instructions for the order of the ritual retelling of the Exodus story, from slavery to freedom.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2018

Why is this Haggadah different from traditional Haggadot?

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2011

Many Haggadot not found in our existing collections are quoted by the authors of the Middle Ages.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

He may not read the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Halachoth, or the Haggadoth, excepting such portions as he is not in the habit of reading, such he may then read.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

And "the whole stay of water" means men skillful in the Haggadoth, who draw out the heart of man like water by means of a pretty story or legend, etc.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

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