Haggada
Passover story book
The Haggada is the Jewish text recited during the Passover Seder, telling the story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt.
It includes prayers, blessings, songs, and rituals that guide participants through the ceremonial meal: We use my grandmother's Haggada every year.
Also spelled Haggadah.
Plural: Haggadot or Haggadoth.
Passover ceremonial dinner
- PesachJewish spring liberation festival
- MidrashRabbinic biblical commentary tradition
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
Hebrew · Exodus · Moses · Pharaoh · Egypt · plagues · matzah · charoset
Recounting events aloud
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- liberationRelease from constraint
- slaveryOwnership of people
- freedomAbsence of constraint
Red Sea · wilderness · miracles · plagues · parting · firstborn · oppression · redemption
Formal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- observanceKeeping of customs
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- KiddushPost-worship refreshment gathering
handwashing · dipping · reclining · four cups · bitter herbs · unleavened bread · salt water · shankbone
Custom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
preservation · continuity · diaspora · community · family · gathering · transmission · identity
Seder
Passover ceremonial dinner
- PesachJewish spring liberation festival
- MidrashRabbinic biblical commentary tradition
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
Talmud · Hebrew · Exodus · Moses · Pharaoh · Egypt · plagues · matzah · charoset · Kiddush
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- liberationRelease from constraint
- slaveryOwnership of people
freedom · Red Sea · wilderness · miracles · plagues · parting · firstborn · oppression · redemption · journey
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- observanceKeeping of customs
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
Kiddush · handwashing · dipping · reclining · four cups · bitter herbs · unleavened bread · salt water · shankbone · egg
tradition
Custom passed through generations
customs · preservation · continuity · diaspora · community · family · gathering · transmission · identity · collective memory
HaggadaHalakha
Formal Jewish legal system
Talmud · Mishnah · legal codes · mitzvot · jurisprudence