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Your Roadmap Through the Haggadah: Making Sense of Maggid

Our main job at the Seder is to tell the story of the Exodus—but the Haggadah, the very guide meant to help us, can often feel surprisingly confusing. Discover why we read this text and transform maggid from that part you rush through to get to the food into the most insightful highlight of the evening.

Your Roadmap Through the Haggadah: Making Sense of Maggid

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