Haggadah

Hag·ga·dah

also Hag·ga·da

noun

pl. Hag·ga·doth, Judaism

Traditional Jewish literature, especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud. Also called Aggadah .
The book containing the story of the Exodus and the ritual of the Seder, read at the Passover Seder.

Origin of Haggadah

Hebrew haggādâ narration, telling from higgîd to narrate, tell ngd

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The Haggadah gives the most extravagant descriptions of the glory of Adam before his fall.
(Rabbi) Ishmael, is a useful source for old Haggadah (especially on the narrative portions of Exodus), and is interesting for its variant readings of the Canonical Massoretic text.
(f) Shir (" song ") R., or (after the opening words) Aggadath Hazith, a late compilation of haggadah on Canticles, illustrating the allegorical interpretation of the book in reference to the relation between God and Israel (so already in the exegesis of R.

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