Maggid - Part III of the Passover Story
Rabbinic Texts
The traditional Haggadah does not directly tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Instead, the traditional Haggadah refers to Rabbinic texts. Through these texts, we learn indirectly about the Exodus.
The 10 Plagues
The Haggadah lists the plagues suffered by Pharaoh and the Egyptians. As each plague is read out loud, we spill a drop of wine from our glass. This practice may have originated in an ancient belief that doing so would ward off evil. Another explanation for this practice is that our joy should decrease as a result of the suffering of others.
The ten plagues are: blood, frogs, pests, beasts, cattle disease, boils, hail, locust, darkness, slaying of the first-born.
Dayenu
Dayanu is the song that concludes the narration of the Passover story. The song praises the miracles that God bestowed on the Jewish People, from the time of their liberation as slaves in Egypt to the construction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
The traditional Haggadah does not directly tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Instead, the traditional Haggadah refers to Rabbinic texts. Through these texts, we learn indirectly about the Exodus.
The 10 Plagues
The Haggadah lists the plagues suffered by Pharaoh and the Egyptians. As each plague is read out loud, we spill a drop of wine from our glass. This practice may have originated in an ancient belief that doing so would ward off evil. Another explanation for this practice is that our joy should decrease as a result of the suffering of others.
The ten plagues are: blood, frogs, pests, beasts, cattle disease, boils, hail, locust, darkness, slaying of the first-born.
Dayenu
Dayanu is the song that concludes the narration of the Passover story. The song praises the miracles that God bestowed on the Jewish People, from the time of their liberation as slaves in Egypt to the construction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
