The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/haggadah/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Haggadah | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/haggadah/ 32 32 IDF removes clip of Passover song slammed as ‘medley of contempt’ for women in military https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-removes-clip-of-passover-song-slammed-as-medley-of-contempt-for-women-in-military/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:58:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3799550 Tune featured in army rabbinate's Haggadah celebrates reservist's wife who loads groceries as her husband loads artillery; IDF says its publication did not follow guidelines

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]]> How an upstart rabbi was excommunicated over his prayer book for a ‘new US Judaism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-upstart-rabbi-was-excommunicated-over-his-haggadah-for-a-new-us-judaism/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:53:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3794103 Mordecai Kaplan's vision of a unified, reconstructed religion for American Jews was plagued by backlash but launched a new denomination. Now he's the subject of a new biography

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]]> Daily Briefing April 2: Picassos and other veiled masterpieces in Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-april-2-picassos-and-other-veiled-masterpieces-in-iran/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:27:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791898&preview=true&preview_id=3791898 Archaeology and religions reporter Rossella Tercatin reports on art collection amassed by Queen Farah Pahlavi and a Passover Haggadah that examines influence of Egyptian culture

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]]> For Passover, an interactive map brings the haggadah down to earth https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-passover-an-interactive-map-brings-the-haggadah-down-to-earth/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:34:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3792755 Product management expert Alon Gildoni and Weizmann Institute professor Ron Milo turn a seder table question into an interactive tool that traces the Exodus story across real-world locations

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]]> How the Exodus story subverts pharaonic texts to mock ancient Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-exodus-story-subverts-pharaonic-texts-to-mock-ancient-egypt/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:32:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791004 According to Bar-Ilan University's Joshua Berman, who curated the new hagaddah ‘Echoes of Egypt,' the biblical narrative 'culturally appropriates' facets of Egyptian culture -- by design

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]]> Iconic gold-encrusted Haggadah goes on display in Jerusalem for the first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/iconic-gold-encrusted-haggadah-goes-on-display-in-jerusalem-for-the-first-time/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:04:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3523256 Original manuscript of the renowned Passover text created by artist David Moss is exhibited at the National Library of Israel

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]]> Dara Horn’s gonzo, time-traveling children’s Passover book wants people to love living Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/dara-horns-gonzo-time-traveling-childrens-passover-book-wants-people-to-love-living-jews/ Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:46:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3518251 The author of bestseller 'People Love Dead Jews' takes readers to the seder tables of historically iconic Jews such as Sigmund Freud in 'One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe'

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]]> Hostages’ families yearn and mourn in new Passover Haggadahs https://www.timesofisrael.com/hostages-families-yearn-and-mourn-in-new-passover-haggadahs/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:03:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3516585 'I have to hold onto something that gives me hope,' says hostage Nimrod Cohen's mother, who illustrated a children's Haggadah

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]]> Museum of the Bible unveils newly dated ‘oldest Jewish book’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/museum-of-the-bible-unveils-newly-dated-oldest-jewish-book/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:44:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3383128 Museum says 5-inch by 5-inch codex, including prayers, poems and Haggadah, is relic from Jewish minority in 8th century Afghanistan

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]]> It’s About Time: 104 dimensions of time during Passover - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/its-about-time-104-dimensions-of-time-during-passover/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:50:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3273275 Passover: Integrating our past, present, and future – and wondering about a Creator who transcends time itself.

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]]> ‘In every generation:’ Haggadah supplements put October 7 reckoning on Seder plate https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-every-generation-haggadah-supplements-put-october-7-reckoning-on-seder-plate/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:39:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3274023 Additions to traditional tract allow holiday celebrants to grapple with trauma of terror and ongoing hostage crisis casting shadow on festival of freedom

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]]> For many Israelis this Passover, celebrating the Festival of Freedom feels impossible https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-many-israelis-this-passover-celebrating-the-festival-of-freedom-feels-impossible/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:21:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3272853 The first major holiday since the devastating Oct. 7 massacre will be marked by some with an empty seat at the seder table in honor of the many hostages still held in Gaza

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]]> In Haggadah supplement, UK rabbi calls Israeli politicians war criminals https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/masorti-rabbi-brands-israeli-politicians-war-criminals-in-justice-oriented-haggadah-supplement/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:37:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3272894 Lara Haft Yom-Tov's essay forms part of 'justice-oriented Haggadah' attacking Israel's conduct in the war against Hamas in Gaza, UK Jewish News reports

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]]> Inside 10 new Haggadahs for 2024: US and Israel take their places at the Seder table https://www.timesofisrael.com/inside-10-new-haggadahs-for-2024-us-and-israel-take-their-places-at-the-seder-table/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:04:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3264810 As Jews around the world celebrate the first Passover since Oct. 7, some of these Seder guides touch on politics, while others feature humor, history and Hollywood stars

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]]> Jewish mother writes Taylor Swift-themed Haggadah book for Passover https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-mother-writes-taylor-swift-themed-haggadah-book-for-passover/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:12:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3266007 Author Na’ama Ben-David says idea for 'Unofficial Taylor Swift Haggadah' came from daughter who noted parallels between Book of Exodus and pop star's lyrics

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