JPS Commentary on the Haggadah : Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary.

Intro -- 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) -- The Structure -- Questions and Answers―Paschal Foods -- The Story: From Lowliness to Glory -- The Midrash -- The Other Maggid Texts That Are in Common Use -- The Passover of the Sages -- The Four Children -- The Plagues at the Sea -- The List of Thanksgiving (Dayenu) -- The Other Maggid Texts That Are Specific to Certain Communities -- Mah Chbar -- Utkol -- I Am the Lord -- He Gave Us Their Money -- Emunim Arkhu Shevah -- The Psalms before the Meal -- The Blessing over Wine: The Blessing of Redemption -- The Rituals of the Meal -- Before the Meal (Rahtzah, Motzi, Matzah, Maror, Korekh) -- The Meal (Shulchan Orekh) -- 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.

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