Want to know how to lead a seder? Can’t find the perfect Haggadah? We can help! Enhance your Passover with our Haggada supplement, seder videos, a variety of Haggadas for the entire family, and more!
PAS Haggadah
For those with young learners at your seder tables, PAS has created a Haggadah for Young Families. Designed to grow with you from year to year, this Haggadah features contemporary compositions commissioned by the PAS Music Center, as well as familiar melodies. You can read the Haggadah online or listen to it.
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Exploring Judaism
When it comes to Passover, there can be a lot to do, plan, and reflect upon. Check out these resources from Exploring Judaism to help guide you through the holiday.
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Haggaddah Recommendations
We have provided links to the haggadot for your convenience, but we are not affiliated with or endorsing Amazon. These books should be available through any bookseller you would like to purchase from.
The Promise of the Land
Recommended by Rabbi Witkovsky
This haggadah reframes the story of Passover through the understanding that we are and always have been connected to the land we are on. In its pages, you will rediscover the ecological roots of this and other holidays, as well as the profound lessons Judaism teaches about our responsibility to the planet.
The Feast of Freedom
Courtesy of the Rabbinical Assembly
We will use this haggadah, available as a PDF, throughout all our Passover programming. Clear instructions and explanations take the reader step by step through the seder rituals. The text encourages the active participation of everyone at the seder table.
Dayenu! A Passover Haggadah for Families and Children
Recommended by Jamie Diamond
Created by early childhood educator and award-winning composer Carol Boyd Leon, Dayenu! A Passover Haggadah for Families and Children is a joyous telling of the Passover story the whole family can enjoy.
Graphic Novel Haggadah
Recommended by Allen Paisner
Conceived and written by acclaimed Batman comics creator and Jewish cartoonist Jordan B. Gorf Gorfinkel, and illustrated in gorgeous color by Israeli artist Erez Zadok, this haggadah integrates a brand-new, modern translation into fun, sophisticated sequential art that brings the epic story to life.
Human Rights Haggadah
Recommended by Marga Hirsch
The Passover story touches on every aspect of human rights, from the bitter oppression of slavery to the moral dilemmas that arise when fighting for even a cause as justified as freedom. This haggadah makes Passover relevant to the most pressing political and religious dilemmas we face today.
The Kveller Haggadah: A Seder for Curious Kids (and Their Grownups)
Recommended by Marga Hirsch
The Passover seder shouldn’t feel like a long to-do list — it’s an adventure! From the Jewish parenting site Kveller.com, this haggadah is designed to guide families through an epic journey from slavery to freedom and to promote curiosity, even when there are no easy answers.
New American Haggadah
Recommended by Rabbi Philp
Author Jonathan Safran Foer has orchestrated a new way of experiencing and understanding one of our oldest, most timeless, and most sacred stories. This new translation of the traditional text by Nathan Englander has provocative commentary by major Jewish writers and thinkers Jeffrey Goldberg, Lemony Snicket, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and Nathaniel Deutsch.
A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices
Recommended by Marga Hirsch
A full traditional haggadah with a contemporary Israeli accent, this haggadah has commentaries not only from scholars and rabbis, mostly late 20th century, but also from novelists, poets, political leaders, and others. This book is for the family that wants to enhance their seder by bringing in ideas that will make the evening rich, thought-provoking, and fun for all.
Tablet Magazine’s Passover Haggadah
Recommended by Marga Hirsch
Both proudly traditional and blazingly modern, this haggadah is a perfect blueprint for remembering the past, living in the present, and imagining the future. Here you’ll find the entirety of the Seder text for those who don’t want to miss a thing – including Hebrew, English, and a newly developed transliteration that makes the Hebrew surprisingly accessible.
The (Unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah
Recommended by Rabbi Savenor
This book is the perfect companion for participants both young and old at the Seder table. Enchant your guests with lessons from the magical realms of Hogwarts and Jewish tradition. Foster conversation with student responses to seder questions and learn the ultimate lesson: Holiness can be found everywhere if you know where to look.
In Every Generation: A PJ Library Haggadah (free download)
Recommended by Josh Rosenberg
Full of beautiful illustrations, songs, and thought-provoking questions, this Haggadah serves as one of the most effective haggadot which children of all ages can access in their own way. With just the right balance of traditional content and modern additions, this haggadah should bring some extra joy of freedom to your seder this year!