The Baal Shem Tov, or Besht —  the founder of Chasidism — 
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven. 
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?" 
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!" 
(from a letter written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents) 

Haggadah of the Inner ~ 2024 edition
DOC file | PDF file | Zoom-ready 2021 Power Point Haggadah.

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The Haggadah of the Inner Seder reveals the deep structure of the seder. It includes commentaries that explain not just what things mean but how the seder works as a spiritual technology. The Power Point version includes much of the Inner Seder commentaries but is trimmer and includes beautiful haggadah material by Sarah Benor from the Jewish Language Project. The Zoom haggadah was revised for 2021. The PDF Haggadah of the Inner Seder has been updated for 2024, with reflections on the war. In the Haggadah of the Inner Seder, you'll find signposts and cues indicating where important transformations of the seder's symbols take place, helping you to follow the process of liberation through story and ritual. And you'll learn about different customs from different communities. (In the Power Point version, you'll learn even more about different customs and communities.) You can download a 20-page Word DOC file or a PDF file. And here's the link for the 2021 Zoom seder in Power Point or PDF.

The Haggadah of the Inner Seder is a great resource for understanding in detail every part of the traditional seder, including how to do each part of the ritual. It works well as a leader's guide or study guide to supplement other haggadot you may have. This year's version has new commentaries and questions related to what is happening in Israel and Gaza, and much of it has been set in a bigger typeface, which I'm sure will be helpful. (The new comments have not been incorporated into the Zoom version.)

You can also download a 3-page supplement with just neohasid's commentary from Haggadah of the Inner Seder. This is from the 2021 edition, including pandemic-related commentaries. The current 2024 edition commentaries will be in one doc to download soon.

The Haggadah of the Inner Seder can work as your main haggadah, but it's main purpose is to help you understanding the deep structure of the haggadah to give you more tools to create and lead your own seder. You can also learn more about the seder's deep structure here.

(Get the Omer Counter app, Omer widgets, and other Pesach and Omer resources here ~ including prayers for the Earth for Earth Day!) The Haggadah of the Inner Seder also includes: Torah quotes about taking care of refugees Earth-centered kavvanot and prayers An abbreviated but halakhically complete Birkat Hamazon full Hallel (transliteration only) more midrash Commentaries related to peace and Israel The Haggadah is 19 pages long (plus cover) Haggadah of the Inner Seder does not include all the fun songs like Chad Gadya - but the songs are in the Zoom haggadah! Download the Haggadah of the Inner Seder DOC file | PDF file Download the 2021 Zoom Seder Power Point | PDF file The PDF is about 15 MB and make take a few moments to download/display. Another Haggadah that goes deeply into the process of the haggadah, which you can order from Amazon, is Michael Kagan's "Holistic Haggadah". Ellen Bernstein's environmentally aware haggadah, "The Promise of the Land", is also invaluable.

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