Passover haggadah

Passover haggadah
small booklet containing prayers and Biblical passages related to the holiday of Passover (used during the Passover Seder)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • HAGGADAH, PASSOVER — (Heb. הַגָּדָה; telling ), a set form of benedictions, prayers, midrashic comments and psalms recited at the seder ritual on the eve of passover .   INTRODUCTION The Haggadah is based on the seder service prescribed by the Mishnah (Pes. 10),… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • PASSOVER — (Heb. פֶּסַח, Pesah), a spring festival, beginning on the 15th day of Nisan, lasting seven days in Israel and eight in the Diaspora. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. The first and seventh days (the first two and last two in the Diaspora)… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Passover Seder — Table set for the Passover Seder. The Passover Seder (Hebrew: סֵדֶר‎ [ˈsedeʁ], order, arrangement ; Yiddish: Seyder) is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted on the evenings of the 14th… …   Wikipedia

  • Passover songs — are songs traditionally associated with the end of the seder, the festive meal associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. ongs of the main part of the SederWhile most songs are in the second half after dinner, Ma Nishtanah and Dayenu are… …   Wikipedia

  • Passover — • Great Jewish holiday Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passover     Pasch or Passover     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Passover — This article is about the Jewish holiday. For other uses, see Passover (disambiguation). Passover Seder plate with symbolic foods Official name Hebrew: פסח (Pesach) Obs …   Wikipedia

  • Haggadah of Pesach — The Haggadah ( he. הגדה) is a Jewish religious text that sets out the order of the Passover Seder. Haggadah, meaning telling, is a fulfillment of the scriptural commandment to each Jew to tell your son about the Jewish liberation from slavery in… …   Wikipedia

  • Haggadah — haggadic /heuh gad ik, gah dik/, haggadical, adj. /heuh gah deuh/; Seph. Heb. /hah gah dah /; Ashk. Heb. /hah gaw deuh/, n., pl. Seph. Heb. Haggadoth, Haggadot / dawt /, Ashk. Heb. Haggados / dohs/, Eng. Haggadas. 1. a book containing the liturgy …   Universalium

  • Passover — /pas oh veuhr, pahs /, n. 1. Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is… …   Universalium

  • Passover Seder Plate — The Passover Seder Plate Hebrew: ke ara (קערה) is a special plate containing symbolic foods used by Jews during the Passover Seder. Each of the six items arranged on the plate has special significance to the retelling of the story of the Exodus… …   Wikipedia

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