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Introduction
Magid
Ha Lachma Anya
Four Questions
We Were Slaves in Egypt
Story of the Five Rabbis
The Four Sons
In the Beginning Our Fathers Were Idol Worshipers
First Fruits Declaration
The Ten Plagues
Dayenu
Rabban Gamliel's Three Things
First Half of Hallel
Second Cup of Wine
Hallel
Songs of Praise and Thanks
About This Text
Author: Eliezer Foah
Composed: Reggio
Midrash BeChiddush (“A Midrash with Novel Interpretations,” with the word “midrash” referring in this case to the haggadah) is a 17th-century haggadah commentary by Rabbi Eliezer Foah, an Italian rabbinic authority and kabbalist. Foah founded a society in Reggio called “Chevrat HaAluvim” (“Association of the Modest Ones”), that would later publish his haggadah commentary. He was a student of Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Fano, a respected member of the Italian school of Kabbalah, and Midrash BeChiddush draws in part on Lurianic Kabbalah.