Challenge: Help Me Find an Intriguing Hagaddah

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    streekgeek
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    I’m looking for a new Hagaddah. I’ve been using the same one for the past 4 years and I feel it’s time for something new.

    I’m looking for something that’s somewhat of an easy read, like not long essays and questions on top of questions. Something straightforward, an easy read, but still intriguing.

    Any leads?

    #1495464
    馃崼Syag Lchochma
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    Not sure what you are into but I love Dr Abraham Twerski’s hagaddah. He brings in a lot of stories and examples from his work about what it means to be a slave (to alcohol and addictions) and what it means to be free. If you like his books you will love it for sure.

    #1495466
    TheFakeMaven
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    Try R’ Aryeh Kaplans Haggadah.

    #1495468
    BaltimoreMaven
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    Rav Weinberg ZTZ”L from Ner Israel allegedly said it’s a Mitzvah d’Oraisa to buy a new Haggodah yearly as it is mekayem v’higadita l’vincha. We have a large collection – you are looking only for English or also easy Hebrew? Dubno Maggid mishaps? Stories?

    #1495648
    yichusdik
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    Best I’ve used in a long time is the Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Hagaddah. Includes both commentary on the text and stand alone essays.

    #1495655
    ywcomment2
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    The March of Centuries by R’ Beinish Ginsburg (publ. Feldheim). AMAZING … just AMAZING!!!

    #1495657
    CTRebbe
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    unfortunately, the majority of haggadahs have nothing to do with the mitzva of vehigadita levincha. Many are just a collection of stuff very loosely related to the text. The Lekach tov haggadah (I think its only in Hebrew) has the best focus on the real theme of the evening-imparting emunah lessons to our children through the experience of Yitzias mitzrayim. I wish someone like Rabbi David Ashear would make a haggadah incorporating his lessons into lessons from yitziat mitzrayim.

    #1495726
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Rabbi Joseph Elias – The Haggadah from Artscroll is in great detail in English.

    #1495767
    Toi
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    Davka in english?

    #1495781
    streekgeek
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    Thanks everyone! Writing this all down and will (hopefully) make it to a Judaica store by Pesach and narrow it down to one or two new ones.

    Syag – From all the suggestions here, that sounds the most intriguing to me. Right up my alley 馃槈 I’ll look in to it

    Baltimore Maven and Toi – Hebrew is a bit rusty. Been some time since I’ve done some in depth learning. I’ll stick to English.

    CTRebbe – My oldest is two and half. No chiyuv yet of vehigadita levincha as far as I know… I love the idea of a R’ Ashear hagadda.

    Any further suggestions still welcome.

    Thanks all

    #1496178
    Leyzer
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    streekgeek said: “My oldest is two and half. No chiyuv yet of vehigadita levincha as far as I know”

    Sorry mate but the Halacha is that even if you would be alone the chiyuv applies…..

    #1496326
    Reb Eliezer
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    The reason that 讜讛讙讚转 诇讘谞讱 applies to yourself alone also, because when you express yourself, you strengthen your own belief as well.

    #1497428
    streekgeek
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    Really? Never thought about this mitzvah much.

    So, besides for reading through the Hagadda on Seder night, there is more that I should be doing?

    #1497439
    The little I know
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    Baltimore Maven:

    This quote from Rav Weinberg ZT”L is not his own line. It is quoted from Reb Naftoli of Ropschitz. He was known to say quite interesting and sharp witticisms. The reasoning he shared for this was that the 讘谉 专砖注 of last year has now become the 讘谉 讞讻诐, so a new haggadah is needed. If you can relate to the concept of 讛转拽讟谞讜转 讛讚讜专讜转, this should make sense to you.

    Assuming that one covers the entire peirush in this year’s haggadah, one should need a new one next year to add to the database of pirushim. This also assumes near perfect memory.

    #1497525
    Reb Eliezer
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    It says 讻诇 讛诪专讘讛 诇住驻专 讘讬爪讬讗转 诪爪专讬诐 whoever increases this story telling about Yetzias Mitzraim, 讛专讬 讝讛 诪砖讜讘讞 he himself becomes praiseworthy.

    #1499556
    CTRebbe
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    BTW-2 and a half is an awesome time to fulfill the mitzvah of vehigadita lebincha. It is before the kid comes back from school with tons of sheets and tries to fulfill “vehigadita leavicha”. You explain & sit with your child (it can be on the couch or in bed) and as if you are telling a bedtime story and just tell the story with all of its amazing lessons. It might be your best opportunity so don’t lose it!

    #1501894
    Chortkov
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    #1501922
    etzhar
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    Have been using my Maharal Hagadda for nearly 50 years. Its hard going but worth it.

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