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The World's Oldest Haggadah

JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig shares an intriguing story from her family's recent Passover seder about the discovery of the world's oldest Haggadah, a manuscript dating back to the 8th century found in Afghanistan, which includes an ancient piyyut celebrating wine. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionPassoverSilk RoadCharosetWinePiyyutHaggadahCommunity ActionJewish ManuscriptMoroccan Charoset

Places mentioned

Bamyan, Afghanistan
"The manuscript was found in a cave in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan along the Silk Roads and has been scientifically dated to circa 700 CE."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"But at our seder in Philadelphia in 2025, we raised the first cup and Daniel recited the ancient poeminviting a new layer of Jewish history to the table."

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