The Haggadah

A fascinating exploration of the Hei Lachma Anya passage weaved together with many central Pesach themes.

A beautiful exploration of the 15 steps of the Pesach Seder in their spiritual dimension—going beyond the simple meaning.

An audio class that takes a deeper look into the Haggadah, with explanations and insights that will enlighten your Seder.

Maggid is the step of the Seder where we retell the story of the Exodus with the words of the Haggadah; learn some beautiful interpretations on maggid.

The meaning of Haggadah and its history.

Learn more about the blessings read after the Seder meal

Discover the meaning behind the "Nishmat" prayer read in the Hagaddah

The Hagaddah relates that if G-d brought us to Mount Sinai and didn’t give us the Torah "Dayanu" -- "we would have been satisfied".

A detailed overview of the Passover haggadah sewn together with keen insights and timely life messages (this class is an introduction and also covers the seder plate).

A detailed overview of the Passover haggadah sewn together with keen insights and timely life messages (this class covers from "kadesh" till the "four questions").

A detailed overview of the Passover haggadah sewn together with keen insights and timely life messages (this class covers from "avadim hayinu" till the "four sons").

This class raises a number of disturbing difficulties with the opening paragraph of the Haggadah. The astounding answers provide new insight into the meaning of freedom and a new appreciation of Passover.

Study the Haggadah, the central text of the Passover Seder, line-by-line with explanations and commentary.

Get a taste of the myriad of insights found in the Passover Haggadah authored by the Rebbe.

In 1946 the Rebbe published a new commentary to the Haggadah under the title Haggadah for Passover with Collected Customs and Reasons. In his review of this work, Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, lauded it as “a wondrous Haggadah, with few comparable to it,” noting its encyclopedic scope and its concision, as well as the original insights and explanations that the Rebbe offers. To study the Rebbe’s Haggadah is to open a broad gateway to the laws, practices, liturgy, symbolism, and history of the seder. Join Rabbi Isser Zalman Weisberg on an in-depth journey of scholarship and discovery.

A selection of short and beautiful explanations on the Haggadah from a wide variety of classic commentaries.

Timely rules, regulations, and traditional observances related to the Jewish holidays and special times on our unique calendar. This series endeavors to trace customs back to their early sources, probe the philosophical jurisprudence associated therein and uncover the mystical perspective laden within.