Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Traditional Jewish literature, especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud.
- noun The book containing the story of the Exodus and the ritual of the Seder, read at the Passover Seder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Jewish ritual for the first two nights of Passover.
- noun A legend, anecdote, or saying in the Talmud illustrative of the law.
- noun [capitalized] A free exposition and illustration of the Hebrew Scriptures; one of the two classes of rabbinical Biblical interpretation forming the Midrash.
- noun Also written haggada, agada, agadah.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Judaism A text that sets forth the order of the
Passover seder . - proper noun Alternative form of
Aggadah .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The personalized Haggadah -- the Hebrew word means "telling" or "narrative" -- recounts the biblical Exodus story and instructs families to relate it to their children as though they were along on the journey.
Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?) admin 2010
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The next seder did indeed take place in the White House - on the second night of the holiday, after the president had delivered a greeting in which he called the Haggadah "among the most powerful stories of suffering and redemption in human history."
San Francisco Sentinel The San Francisco Sentinel 2010
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This isn't your grandfather's Haggadah, is what I'm trying to say.
Boing Boing 2009
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The basic dramatic story remains the same from year to year, as told in what is called the Haggadah.
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The basic dramatic story remains the same from year to year, as told in what is called the Haggadah.
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We Jews have a book called the Haggadah, which guides us through a traditional Seder, so we'll be developing a special Haggadah for a Passover Seder for the 99%.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: Create A Passover Seder Or Easter Gathering For The 99% Rabbi Michael Lerner 2012
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We Jews have a book called the Haggadah, which guides us through a traditional Seder, so we'll be developing a special Haggadah for a Passover Seder for the 99%.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: Create A Passover Seder Or Easter Gathering For The 99% Rabbi Michael Lerner 2012
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We Jews have a book called the Haggadah, which guides us through a traditional Seder, so we'll be developing a special Haggadah for a Passover Seder for the 99%.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: Create A Passover Seder Or Easter Gathering For The 99% Rabbi Michael Lerner 2012
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We Jews have a book called the Haggadah, which guides us through a traditional Seder, so we'll be developing a special Haggadah for a Passover Seder for the 99%.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: Create A Passover Seder Or Easter Gathering For The 99% Rabbi Michael Lerner 2012
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We Jews have a book called the Haggadah, which guides us through a traditional Seder, so we'll be developing a special Haggadah for a Passover Seder for the 99%.
Rabbi Michael Lerner: Create A Passover Seder Or Easter Gathering For The 99% Rabbi Michael Lerner 2012
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