1. Ephod Bad by Rabbi Benjamin
David Rabinowitz 2007 *
http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/Ephod
bad.pdf
| Ephod Bad published in
1872. Rabbi Benjamin David Rabinowitz was a well known rabbi
in the great city of Warsaw, and is described as "a famous
preacher," and "a basket full of sacred books." Other than the date
of his death in 1885, little is known about him. It is not
even clear from his commentary whether he was a proponent of
Hasidism or a member of the mitnagdim, the opponents of the
Hasidim. In describing the wise child, he says that the
hacham is "one of the Hasidim who believe
that everything comes from God." This, however, does not mean that
he identified himself as a Hasidic Jew. The word, hasid, may
have a more generic meaning here: one who believes in divine
providence. In addition to this, the fact that he quotes the Vilna
Gaon, a staunch opponent of the Hasidic movement, suggests that he
was not a Hasidic Jew. Unlike many Hasidic commentaries, the
Ephod Bad does not contain the ideas and sources which are
commonly found in other Hasidic works. Rabbi Rabinowitz's interests
appear to be much loftier and philosophical. If there is a
single idea around which his commentary focuses, it is the idea of
Hashgaha, divine providence. Rabbi Louis Jacobs, of
blessed memory, defines this term in the following way: |
2. Naftali Seva Ratzon By Rabbi Naftali Hertz
Ginzburg 2008 *
http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/Naftali
Seva Ratzon.pdf
| Naftali Seva Ratzon is the
learned commentary on the Haggadah by Rabbi Naftali Hertz
Ginzburg. The title of this commentary, is taken from a verse
(Deuteronomy 33:23) in which Moses blesses the tribe of Naftali:
"Oh, Naftali, sated with favor and full of God's blessings,
take possession on the west and south." Naftali Seva
Ratzon was originally the title of Rabbi Ginzburg's commentary
on the Five Books of Moses, the five Megillot, the
Haggadah and the Birkat HaMazon. It was published
around the year 1708, and republished about twenty years later.
Apparently Rabbi Ginzburg wrote other material on the
Haggadah that was left out of his commentary. This material
was gathered by Rabbi Moshe Lipschitz of Warsaw along with the
material already published in the commentary; it was then published
as a separate Haggadah under the same name. The work is
unified by two things: by the type of learning that it presents and
by the structure of his argumentation.
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3. Eliyahu by Rabbi Eliyahu ben Harush 2009
**
http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/KOSFINALver2.pdf
| Kos Eliyahu, the Cup of Elijah is a
commentary on the Haggadah by a nineteenth century Moroccan scholar
by the name of Rabbi Eliyahu ben Harush. The author offers a closer
of the Haggadah text which produces some surprising results. The
author often points out slight variants in the text as well as
superfluous expressions from which he draws new meanings. The
material in this commentary was collected and edited by his grandson
in 1938. The grandson includes a biography of his grandfather in the
preface to the Haggadah. |
4. Around the Table - A User-Friendly Haggadah by Rabbi Mark
Greenspan 2006 *
http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/Around_the_Seder_TableFINAL2.pdf
| This is an original work by Rabbi Mark Greenspan.
It is an attempt to make the text of the Haggadah more
accessible for families and groups who have a limited knowledge of
Hebrew. It is written in the form of a script to encourage the
participation of all those who are present at the
Seder. |
5. The Ha-ha Haggadah, An original
commentary by Rabbi Mark Greenspan 2006 *
http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/HA_HA_HAGGADAH.pdf
| One doesn't have to be overly serious to be serious
about the Seder. Some of the past Passover humor often
reveals deep meanings in the text of the Passover Seder. This
commentary attempts to use some of the familiar and not so familiar
Passover humor in commenting on the Haggadah. It also
combines both the traditional text and the text of the "Around the
Table" Haggadah for those who wish to have both texts in
front of them. |
6. An alternative reading for
part of the Maggid *. - The central part of the Passover Seder is
called "Magid," the telling. Beginning with the words, "Avadim Hayyinu -
We were Slaves..." it extends to the meal.- http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/magid.pdf
7.A special reading for those who
wish to add a fifth cup of wine *. -THE FIFTH CUP - IN THANKFULNESS
FOR ISRAEL (To be recited after drinking the fourth cup of wine
at the conclusion of the Seder.) - http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/THE
FIFTH CUP.pdf
8.
A reading for the Holocuast
to be read when we open the door for Elijah *. - THE FIFTH CHILD -THE
ONE WHO CANNOT ASK(To be recited before opening the door for
Elijah) http://www.oceansidejewishcenter.org/Haggadah/THE FIFTH
CHILD.pdf
Please
feel free to download these Haggadot. "Hard"
copies of older Haggadot are
available for *$10 each. **The 2009 Haggadah is now available
for $18 **. Prices include shipping and handling. If you wish
to order copies, please contact Rabbi Greenspan at Haravmark@optonline.net
(*="$10) (**=$18) |