Why a Family Haggadah?

Source: Jonathan Safran Foer

All my life, my parents have hosted the Seder on the first night of Passover. As our family expanded and as our definition of family expanded, we moved the ritual dinner from our dining room to our more spacious, mildewed basement. At each setting was a Haggadah that my parents had assembled by photocopying favorite passages from other Haggadot and, when the Foers finally got Internet access, by printing online sources. Why is this night different from all others? Because on this night copyright doesn’t apply.


haggadah Section: Introduction