Haggadah

The Haggadah (Hebrew הגדה, verbal noun from the root word נגד; German " tell ", " report " ) is in the religious life of the Jewish narrative and guide to action for the seder on Erev Pesach, the eve of the feast of the liberation of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. This Haggadah is a book sometimes Pictured, from which is read and sung together at the feast with the family. It is written partly in Aramaic, partly in Hebrew (now usually with translation and explanations in the local language ) and describes the described in the Book of Exodus processes: the exile in Egypt and the exodus to freedom. There are also traditional rabbinic embellishments and interpretations of this story. Many traditional songs accompany the feast, which is part of the Seder. The traditional closing of the Haggadah is the song Chad Gadja.

The term Haggadah is not to be confused with Aggadah, which narrative or homiletic texts from the Talmud are meant.

One of the oldest preserved, verfertigten in Germany Haggadah ( plural form, Hebrew הגדות ) is the so -called bird's head Haggadah.