JPS commentary on the Haggadah : historical introduction, translation, and commentary / Joseph Tabory ; foreword by David Stern
- Author
- Tabory, Joseph
- Additional Titles
- Jewish Publication Society commentary on the Haggadah
- Published
- Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, [2008]
- Copyright Date
- ©2008
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 154 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Stern, David, 1949- and Jewish Publication Society
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- Includes the text of the Haggadah in English and Hebrew.
- Contents
- Foreword by David Stern; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Haggadah and Its Ritual; The Sources; From the Bible to the Mishnah; From the Mishnah until the Modern Seder; An Overview of the Seder and Its History; Food at the Seder; Haroset; The Hagigah Sacrifice; The Timing of the Meal; Matzah, Maror, and Karpas; The Food's Symbolic Significance; The Afikoman; Structure and Symmetry; The Order of the Evening; Sanctifying the Day (Kaddesh); Washing the Hands (Urechatz); Dipping the Greens/Vegetable (Karpas); The Breaking of the Matzah (Yahatz); The Story of the Redemption (Maggid). and After the Meal (Tzafun, Barekh)The After-Dinner Songs (Hallel, Nirtzah); The Structure of the After-Dinner Songs; The Additional Songs in the Ashkenazic Tradition; Additional Songs in Other Traditions; The Passover Haggadah and Commentary; A Note about the Translation; Preparing for the Seder; The Passover Seder; Bibliography.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780827609631 (electronic bk.)
0827609639 (electronic bk.)
9780827608580
0827608586 - Related Titles
- Haggadah. English
הגדה של פסח. פילדלפיה - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140).
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