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Rabbi Riskin's Pesach Haggadah in Hebrew

The purpose of Rabbi Riskin's Hebrew Haggadah is not to provide a running commentary of the Hebrew text. Nor does it dwell upon the historic and halachic aspects of the Seder ritual.

What makes this Haggadah unique is that Rabbi Riskin uses the Haggadah as a source for discussing and elaborating upon a score of themes that are basic to Judaism. In this work, the Haggadah becomes a gateway to a deeper understanding of Jewish thought and ritual. Such fundamental concepts as freedom, Messianism, particularism vs. universalism, and others are shown to be intrinsic to the Haggadah.

The oral rather than the literary genesis of this Haggadah allows for a personal tough. This Haggadah speaks directly to the reader, as if he or she were sitting at Rabbi Riskin's own Seder.

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