What is Haggadah?הגדה
The Haggadah is the text recited at the Pesach seder, setting out the order of the evening and the retelling of the Exodus from Egypt.
Also written: Hagada, Haggadot, Haggados, Hagaddah
The core text is fixed, but Haggadah editions are the most varied category in Jewish publishing: illustrated, annotated, scholarly, children's, and commentary editions from virtually every school of thought. Many households own several and use a different one each year.
This variety makes the Haggadah an unusually active collecting category, and older or artistically significant editions can carry value well beyond their utility. Demand concentrates heavily in the weeks before Pesach.
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Related terms
- Siddur — A siddur is a Jewish prayer book containing the daily and Shabbos liturgy, arranged in the order the prayers are recited.
- Machzor — A machzor is a festival prayer book, containing the liturgy for a specific holiday — most commonly Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or the three pilgrimage festivals.
- Shabbos and Yom Tov — Shabbos and Yom Tov seforim cover the laws, customs, and thought surrounding the Sabbath and the Jewish festivals, from practical halacha to holiday-specific commentary.