Haggadah

Thanksgiving needs its own Haggadah - opinion

We cannot ignore the violence and ill will that sits at the heart of our Thanksgiving story, but we should not forget the idealism and vision of mutual care that sits at its heart as well.

"The First Thanksgiving, 1621," by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930)
Proceeds of Sarajevo Haggadah to be donated to Palestine, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces.

'Sarajevo Haggadah' proceeds to be donated to Palestinian causes, announces Bosnian museum

 MOTHERS ATTEND a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

True freedom this Passover means bringing the hostages home - opinion

 'Moses and Aaron speak before Pharaoh,' by Benjamin West.

Passover: The message of empathy in the Haggadah


In new Passover children’s books, a bespectacled lion reads the Haggadah

Other titles feature lighthearted humorous stories and a lively interactive family Hagaddah with tips for this COVID-19 era, when many Seder guests may be joining remotely.

"The Four Questions"

In praise of Jerusalem

To understand Jerusalem, you must look at it with eyes of love.

MUNICIPALITY WORKERS place a lion statue by artist Mark Greiner, donated by a group of evangelical leaders to the city of Jerusalem, at the capital’s Bloomfield Park on May 5.

Why is this Passover different from all others?

For the past few weeks as the Passover holiday inched toward us, preparations for the commemoration and celebration of the holiday have given rise to growing angst.

Passover plate from France

Entering a fascinating new world: The Koren Youth Haggada

Never forget why we are free. Rose speaks to all of us, saying we “are a part of that chain (the Passover traditions), linking hands with your parents.”

Entering a fascinating new world: The Koren Youth Haggada

Richard Codor’s Joyous Haggadah: The Illuminated Story of Passover

On this Passover, the holiday’s meaning will be the same, and yet the form will be quite different from any we have ever celebrated before.

Richard Codor’s Joyous Haggadah: The Illuminated Story of Passover

Tu Bishvat's Haggadah: A celebration of fruits and trees of the Holy Land

The celebration of Tu Bishvat is seen in Israel as a symbolic return to the world of nature, and of rootedness in a specific place, the ancestral soil.

A page from the Haggadah titled ‘Advice From a Tree’

Rivlin makes ‘official request’ for Sarajevo Haggada

President Rivlin received diplomatic credentials from the new ambassadors of the UK, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Equatorial Guinea and Bulgaria.

President Rivlin with Ambassador Dusko Kovacevic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

A graphic Haggadah

“The vast majority of secular Jews in Israel attend a Seder every year, as do a huge percentage of Diaspora Jews who maintain none of our traditions.”

An illustration from the Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel

The Seder’s ultimate question

Some customs are about reliving the experience, both of slavery and redemption.

Lodz 1936: ‘The Family at the Seder’ from The Szyk Haggadah

1952 'Korean War Haggadah' acquired by National Library of Israel

The 32-page volume was produced by two Jewish chaplains. One of them referred to their endeavor as “Operation Matzo”.

The Korean War Haggadah