From the Mishnah to Maggid: Case Studies in the Development of the Haggadah (Part 5)
This week's topic: Is Nirtzah Really a Step of the Seder?
The Seder ends when we drink the fourth cup of wine. But then there’s another “step,” Nirtzah, which is a curious collection of songs. We will explore this final, enigmatic section of the Haggadah and weigh in on whether the Seder really has steps at all.
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…