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Excerpt from Seder Hagadah: Home-Service for Passover Eve
Believing that the demand for a new English version of the Hagadah has existed for some time I herewith take pleasure in presenting such aversion. It is my fervent hope that this little book will be helpful in dignifying the service which should be conducted in every Jewish home on Passover eve. I have retained the matter of the old Hagadah, known to most of us, and have not subjected it to revision, for the reason, that the charm of the Hagadah is intimately linked to its old form. The translation of the component parts of the Hagadah is not always literal. In many instances I have given not only free renderings, but also treated passages figuratively.
The English text of the Psalms is that of the English version of the Polychrome Bible. I have selected it with the permission of its editor, Prof. Paul Haupt, on account of its metrical rendering, discarding, however, all readings based on critical emendations of the Hebrew text. In such cases I have adhered to the Masoretic version.
A feature which I know will recommend the use of this Hagadah, is the musical score herein embodied.
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