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Hagada

Hagada

9.9
Stories and moral teachings in Jewish religious books, not religious law
  • noun
  • /hɑːˈɡɑːdə/
  • Specialized
: Hagadá
  • The Hagada is read during the Passover Seder.

Examples

  • Unlike Halacha, which prescribes legal rules, the Hagada focuses on folklore and ethics.

  • The rabbi often included stories from the Hagada in his sermons to illustrate moral lessons.

  • Scholars study the Hagada to understand the cultural and spiritual life of ancient Jewish communities.

  • Many families have their own version of the Hagada.

  • The rabbi often included stories from the Hagada in his sermons to illustrate moral lessons.

  • Scholars study the Hagada to understand the cultural and spiritual life of ancient Jewish communities.

  • Unlike Halacha, which prescribes legal rules, the Hagada focuses on folklore and ethics.

Synonyms

Haggadah
vsHagada
  • Specialized
6 9.9

A Jewish book of stories, prayers, and teachings read at the Passover meal

is another transliteration used for the identical non-legal Talmudic material
Haggada
vsHagada
  • Specialized
9.9

A part of Jewish religious writings that tells stories and moral teachings in the Talmud

is a spelling variant used for the same rabbinical texts

Surface Forms

Hagada singular
Hagadas plural

Etymology

Hagada comes from the Hebrew verb le-hagid, which means 'to tell' or 'to say'. So Hagada literally means 'telling' and is the part of Jewish writings made of stories and moral lessons rather than rules.