The Annotated Passover Haggadah

The Annotated Passover Haggadah presented here is unique both in substance and appeal. The story is well-known and often repeated having been translated elaborated neutered abbreviated truncated and all but exfoliated over the many centuries. Nevertheless the current volume makes an important contribution since while preserving both the traditional Hebrew text along with an equally traditional English translation it provides important analytical philosophical and theological perspectives on the seminal event of Jewish consciousness and self-awareness. This Haggadah is intended notwithstanding its scholarly rigor for practical use in family and congregational settings for those who wish during this all-important night to delve ever deeply into the Passover narrative to go beyond the mere repetition of an annual ritual into a more richly rewarding and profound experience. Its overall theme is a celebration not only of the deliverance from Egypt but of the widely disparate ways in which the Passover is observed by sundry traditions worldwide. Going beyond the normative observance of the Passover Seder this Haggadah breaks new ground in referencing the increasing interest among Christians and Messianic Jews in observing the Exodus from Egypt. It underscores via a small cadre of the worlds most renowned Jewish scholars the sanctified memory of this mighty deliverance which remains forever emblazoned in the Jewish soul.