variants
or less commonly Haggada
plural Haggadahs or Haggadot also Haggadas or Haggadoth
hə-ˈgä-ˌdōt 
hä-,
-ˈgȯ-,
-ˌdōth
1
: aggadah
2
: the book of readings for the seder service
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Around the middle of the morning on the eve of Passover, a supply train arrived at camp with seven barrels of matzos, two copies of the Haggadah (a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder) and prayer books.
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Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Passages from the Haggadah, a formal Hebrew text, is also read during Seder, which retells the salvation and redemption of the ancient Israelites.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
While this section of the Haggadah is associated with youngsters, might the children referred to here include people of all ages?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
The Haggadah The Haggadah is the Passover book that everyone follows along with at dinner as the leader reclines.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
Other highlights include the reciting of the Haggadah (a detailed liturgy that describes the story of the Exodus), drinking four cups of wine or grape juice in celebration of freedom, and eating bitter herbs as a reminder of the bitter enslavement of the Israelites.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 Mar. 2023
Lane Turner/Globe Staff The 16 kindergarteners spent weeks customizing their personal Haggadah, the story that is recited during a Seder, in preparation for the event, Clevenger said.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
Passover seders are steeped in rich, vibrant traditions that include reading aloud from the Haggadah and searching for the afikomen.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Apr. 2023
But to the admiral, the Haggadah was like the NATOPS.
—Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Passages from the Haggadah, a formal Hebrew text, is also read during Seder, which retells the salvation and redemption of the ancient Israelites.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2024
While this section of the Haggadah is associated with youngsters, might the children referred to here include people of all ages?
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
The Haggadah The Haggadah is the Passover book that everyone follows along with at dinner as the leader reclines.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 17 Sep. 2023
Other highlights include the reciting of the Haggadah (a detailed liturgy that describes the story of the Exodus), drinking four cups of wine or grape juice in celebration of freedom, and eating bitter herbs as a reminder of the bitter enslavement of the Israelites.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 Mar. 2023
Lane Turner/Globe Staff The 16 kindergarteners spent weeks customizing their personal Haggadah, the story that is recited during a Seder, in preparation for the event, Clevenger said.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
Passover seders are steeped in rich, vibrant traditions that include reading aloud from the Haggadah and searching for the afikomen.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Apr. 2023
But to the admiral, the Haggadah was like the NATOPS.
—Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
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