From the Mishnah to Maggid: Case Studies in the Development of the Haggadah (Part 3)
This week's topic: Why is the Seder So Disorderly?
For a ritual that means “order,” the Seder is remarkably disorganized. The Haggadah does not tell a coherent version of Exodus story and is missing significant parts of the tale. Yet maybe this is a feature, not a bug. We will explore several different approaches to understanding the mystery of the Haggadah’s organization.
Please note that this class is taking place at 1:00 PM Eastern time, 7:00 PM Israel time due to the time change
Meet the speaker
Yosef Lindell
Yosef Lindell is a lawyer, writer, and teacher living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has a JD from NYU School of Law and an MA in Jewish history from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. For the last four years, he was an editor of the Lehrhaus, an online forum for Jewish thought, and now serves on its consulting editorial board. Yosef’s writing spans several genres, including science fiction, but primarily focuses on Jewish history and thought. He has published more than…