Some Resources for Acquiring or Crea ng Haggadot
Online Resources for Haggadot haggadot.com This is the most comprehensive online source. The website includes many different complete Haggadot. as well as Haggadah sec ons and supplements, all available for download and prin ng. It also allows you to create your own version, mixing in material from the site and text or pictures of your own. Download and print copies when done. If your personal prac ce includes using electronics during the seder, audio and video clips can also be embedded. A word to the wise: The huge number of op ons may feel overwhelming to some. We suggest selec ng a “featured” Haggadah and making your own modifica ons, rather than star ng from scratch. You might consider the Comedy Seder, the Jews Around the World Haggadah, the HIAS Haggadah or the Inclusion Haggadah. Or you might opt to use selec ons from different versions to supplement your regular Haggadah (Maxwell House or otherwise). torahtots.com An abbreviated Haggadah for families with small children, which includes all of the seder steps. Elsewhere on the Torah Tots Pesach sec on you can find coloring pages, puzzles, and games. Free Haggadah from MezuzahStore.com A rela vely short, easy-to-read Haggadah for downloading, without illustra ons (so it prints quickly and without using a lot of ink). JFNA Free Haggadah Jewish Federa ons of North America provide a free, downloadable Haggadah intended for use by non-Hebrew speakers. Blessings are wri en in Hebrew and in translitera on, but the rest of the text is in English. Feast of Freedom Haggadah The Rabbinical Assembly has made its Feast of Freedom Haggadah available for download at no cost to members of Conserva ve synagogues. Each page has full tradi onal text in the center in Hebrew and English, with commentary on the outer margins. The Two-Minute Haggadah For the impa ent guests at your seder, here’s a fun version by Michael Rubiner. About that Orange on the Seder Plate While legend has it that Jewish scholar and feminist Susannah Heschel, daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel z’l, came up with this idea to foster awareness of the need to count women in a minyan, she actually suggested placing an orange on a seder plate to emphasize the need for inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals. Details in this ar cle from the Jewish Women’s Archive.
Page 1 of 2 Buying a Haggadah Most bookstores—online and in person—have a variety of Haggadot to choose from. Paperback copies with tradi onal text in English and Hebrew can be found for $3.00 apiece. While it helps to be able to flip through the pages and see what appeals to you, in Covid Time, Amazon is a good alterna ve, with hundreds of Haggadot, many available for next-day delivery. (And if you purchase via Amazon Smile, you can designate BI as your favored charitable organiza on!) Borrowing a Haggadah BI has some of copies of Noam Zion and David Dishon’s The Family Par cipa on Haggadah to lend. This fun and thought-provoking version has interes ng discussion prompts and great illustra ons along with a complete tradi onal text in Hebrew and English. Contact the BI Office to make arrangements. And, of course, there’s always The Maxwell House Haggadah. Available for free at Stop & Shop and other grocery store chains.
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