Foreword by David Stern; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Haggadah and Its Ritual; The Sources; From the Bible to the Mishnah; From the Mishnah until the Modern Seder; An Overview of the Seder and Its History; Food at the Seder; Haroset; The Hagigah Sacrifice; The Timing of the Meal; Matzah, Maror, and Karpas; The Food's Symbolic Significance; The Afikoman; Structure and Symmetry; The Order of the Evening; Sanctifying the Day (Kaddesh); Washing the Hands (Urechatz); Dipping the Greens/Vegetable (Karpas); The Breaking of the Matzah (Yahatz); The Story of the Redemption (Maggid)
After the Meal (Tzafun, Barekh)The After-Dinner Songs (Hallel, Nirtzah); The Structure of the After-Dinner Songs; The Additional Songs in the Ashkenazic Tradition; Additional Songs in Other Traditions; The Passover Haggadah and Commentary; A Note about the Translation; Preparing for the Seder; The Passover Seder; Bibliography
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140)
Notes
Includes the text of the Haggadah in English and Hebrew
