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Elaborating on the Exodus

The Haggadah tells us that “All who elaborate on telling of the Exodus from Egypt deserve praise.” But what is the origin of this precise wording? Below are two earlier versions of the text, followed by what is likely the earliest example of the text as we know it to appear in a Haggadah.

Download “Elaborating on the Exodus” Conservative Judaism, Vol. 58, 2006, by David Arnow

What is the Origin of the Haggadah's Injunction to Elaborate on Telling the Story of the Exodus? Text from the Sarajevo Haggadah

All who lengthen the telling of the Exodus from Egypt deserve praise. Text from a mid-eighteenth century Haggadah created in the Jewish colony of Kai-Feng Fu, China

All who elaborate on telling of the Exodus from Egypt deserve praise. New pages from the first printed, illustrated Haggadah of the now current formulation

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