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JPS Commentary on the Haggadah: Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Passover haggadah enjoys an unrivaled place in Jewish culture, both religious and secular. And of all the classic Jewish books, the Haggadah is the one most “alive” today. Jews continue to rewrite, revise, and add to its text, recasting it so that it remains relevant to their lives. In this volume in the JPS Commentary collection, Joseph Tabory, one of the world’s leading authorities on the...

The evening in which the paschal meal is eaten and the haggadah is recited is called the night of the “seder,” meaning “order,” because the various actions and recitations comprising it must be performed according to a prescribed sequence. The Passover haggadah is the text that is read during the evening, and it contains texts to be read during each part of the celebration and, usually, instructions for performance of the ritual. Thus the text should not be
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