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Tabory, Joseph.

JPS commentary on the Haggadah : historical introduction, translation, and commentary / Jewish Publication Society commentary on the Haggadah Joseph Tabory ; foreword by David Stern. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xix, 154 pages) : illustrations - JPS Commentary . - JPS Bible commentary. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140).

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). 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.


Includes the text of the Haggadah in English and Hebrew.

ISBN: 9780827609631 0827609639

Source: 768A8DD4-2F59-47C2-B9B3-863A34B2FAA6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA818455 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Haggadah.
Haggadah
Pessach-Haggada

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Haggadot--Texts.
Sefer--Liturgy--Texts.
Judaism--Liturgy--Texts.
Haggadot--Textes.
Judaïsme--Liturgie--Textes.
RELIGION--Judaism--Rituals & Practice.
Haggadot
Judaism--Liturgy

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Englisch.
Hebräisch.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Texts

LC Class. No.: BM674.79 / J69 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 296.4/5371