Haggadot are texts that relay the proper order, operation, and meaning of the yearly Seder. These texts would be read during the Seder festival to remind those participating of the liberation of God’s people from servitude in Egypt. Reading from the book during the Seder both allows for the Seder to be performed in a (relatively) uniform way across Jewish households and fulfills the commandment to relay the story of God’s saving His people from Egyptian slavery to the next generation.
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