If you’re like me, then you probably don’t like those long, drawn-out Passover seders. A short seder is my preference.
Last year, we had a seder at our house and we will probably have a seder again this year. Because my boys are still pretty young I want a short and sweet family Haggadah. In addition, we want them to enjoy the seder, make Passover fun, and not be bored.
So, I found some free Haggadahs online that include all the essentials, but are also short and simple. If you are looking for a free short seder or a free Passover Haggadah online, then this is the place to be!
This post contains the following information for a Short Seder for Passover 2020
- When is Passover 2020?
- Ridiculously Short Passover Seders and Haggadahs Online
- Free Short Seders and Where to Find Short Passover Haggadahs Online
- Where to Find Traditional Online Passover Haggadahs
- Free Online Passover Haggadahs for Kids and Families
- Create Your Own Free Passover Haggadah Online
- Other Great Resources to Make Your Own Haggadah and Where to Buy Passover Haggadahs Online
Short Seder for Passover, Free Online Haggadahs, and More
Who loves short Passover seders? Me! Me! If you love a short seder, then this post has some free and cheap short online Passover Haggadahs you can find online. If you are more traditional and want a standard Haggadah, you will also find some options for traditional seders. To make it easy for you, I have organized these short Haggadahs and free Passover resources by length and type. If you know of any other places to find free printable Passover Haggadah online then please share. Thanks and Chag Sameach!
What is a Seder?
One of the most celebrated Jewish rituals is the Passover seder. In the seder, Jews read from a Haggadah and tell the story of the Exodus. It is considered a mitzvah to tell the story to our children and pass on the tradition. The seder contains questions and answers, songs, stories, and symbolization. During the seder, the foods on the seder plate symbolize the parts of the story of the Exodus.
Also, if you can’t find Kosher for Passover food or don’t have a Kosher grocery store near, then remember Amazon has lots of deals on Kosher for Passover food for your short seder. Since many of the Passover foods have free Prime shipping you can get them in just a couple of days. In addition, by making your own you own food, you can have Passover on a budget.
When is Passover 2020?
Passover 2020 starts in the evening (sundown) of Wednesday, April 8 and the evening of Thursday, April 16. For Reform Jews, Passover lasts for 7 days. Orthodox, Hasidic, and most Conservative Jews celebrate Passover for eight days.
For a Ridiculously Short Seder and Haggadah Online
These very short printable Passover Haggadahs online are really meant for a laugh or short recap.
The Two Minute Haggadah
This is the shortest seder ever! A Passover service for the Impatient can be found here. For those who cannot sit still for very long, this is very, very short. There is no Hebrew for this short Passover Seder. For the 4 questions, one says, “What’s this whole slouching at the table business?”, just to give you an idea.
Bob Haggadah
Bob Haggadah says, “Why have a 2-minute seder when you can have a 5-second seder?” Then, Bob Haggadah goes even farther, to create the ultimate short seder… 5 seconds!
An Incredibly Short Seder
With this free very short Haggadah, you will find it begins with: Step 1) Light some candles. Step 2) Drink a cup of wine, the first of four. Step 3) Ask Four Questions. Get the simple Passover Haggadah here.
Free Short Seders and Where to Find Printable Passover Haggadahs Online
10 Minute Seder
In the World’s Shortest Kosher Haggadah, there is now a 10-minute seder. This short Passover Haggadah is just 2 pages long. If you want a super short seder, then this 10-minute seder is the one for you! The 10 Minute Haggadah online is by Rabbi Yonah Bookstein.
The 30 Minute Haggadah Online
Next, this is more like a “real” seder than the 2-minute Haggadah or 10-minute seder. Yet, it’s still not long enough to put you to sleep. As a warning, this short Passover seder says it’s for Messianic Jews and gentiles. If you are interested in this short seder, the get the 30 Minute Passover Haggadah online here.
Traditional Passover Haggadah Short Version
For this online Passover Haggadah short version, there is no need to download this since it’s all on one page.
How to Get the Free Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Passover Haggadah
You can purchase the Limited Edition Midge’s Passover Haggadah by Maxwell House Coffee from Amazon, or, if you want the free Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Haggadah, all you have to do is buy select Maxwell House coffee products. In the free Midge’s Haggadah, you’ll find Hebrew prayers provided with adaptation as well as text written in modern, gender-neutral English.
Where to Find Traditional Passover Haggadah Online
Free Haggadah with Traditional Hebrew
Mezuzah Store has a free downloadable Pesach Haggadah that has traditional Hebrew text with full English translation and transliteration for main blessings and songs. Also, it includes prayers over the different foods on the seder plate. To save on ink and paper, they have left out pictures and lengthy instructions. This online short Haggadah is just 31 pages long.
Free Haggadah, Longer Version
For another idea, Jewish Mag also has a free online Haggadah that you can download. This one is quite lengthy – 100 pages! In addition, it includes explanations and commentary.
Online Passover Haggadah with Explanations
Yet another free option is Telling The Story – A Passover Haggadah Explained. In this one, the author’s purpose was to create a simple, basic Haggadah that follows the traditional order and Torah commandment to “tell the story” with background on why we do this every year.
Audio of a Short Passover Haggadah Online
There are now Passover Seder Free Audio clips. In this seder, you can hear major parts of the Passover Haggadah. The audio clips include Kiddush, Dayenu, Birkat HaMazon, and more.
Free Passover Haggadah from Jewish Federation
In addition, the Jewish Federation has a free Passover Haggadah – A Guide to the Seder. This serves as a reference for non-Hebrew speakers with basic Passover Seder information. It is not a full Haggadah and therefore does not contain a complete traditional seder nor artwork, commentaries, or history.
Our family’s seder plate for our kid-friendly Passover Seder 2013
Free Family Friendly Haggadahs for Kids and Families
Family Friendly Haggadah
Another option is the Free Passover Seder for Young Children (4- 5 years old). This short, family friendly Haggadah is on ReformJudaism.org. You don’t need to download anything. Everything is right there on that page.
Interfaith Family Downloadable Haggadah for Free
Also, there is Oranges and Olives, A Modern, Interfaith, Family Haggadah PDF. With this free downloadable Haggadah for kids and adults, you get 41 pages and it includes music at the end.
Fill in the Blank Passover Seder for Kids
Then, there is the Fill in the Blank Passover Seder for Kids. This is more like a Passover Seder worksheet for kids. Yes, it’s a full seder, but it has lots of missing pieces, fill in the blank, games, and questions the kids need to answer. This kid-friendly short Haggadah was created for use in Hebrew schools and to be used during the seder as well.
Passover Haggadah Short Version – Children’s Haggadah Online Free
This Passover Haggadah for kids is really short. It goes over the 4 cups of wine, the seder plate, and the afikomen. Although it talks about Elijah, it doesn’t include opening the door. It briefly mentions the 4 questions and the 10 plagues but does not discuss the answers to the 4 questions. This Haggadah is good for those that want a really short service or that already know about Passover and can add a few points or explanations in addition to what is given. (link not working now. I’m trying to find out if/where it moved).
Create Your Own Free Printable Passover Haggadah Online
How to Make Your Own Passover Haggadah for Reform, Orthodox, and More
At Haggadot.com you can browse clips (few lines of prayer, a commentary, an image, …) and paste it to your clipboard on the site. Then, you can then drag and drop clips from your clipboard into your DIY Haggadah and rearrange the order, and edit the content of the clips. When browsing you can search by style (Reform, Orthodox, etc.) and search for certain keywords.
DIY Passover Haggadah
Instructions for DIY Passover Haggadah are on Jewish Freeware. To make your own free printable Passover Haggadah online, head over to DIY your own personal family Haggadah with instructions and resources. For the directions, find them on this page, Your Own Personal Family Haggadah–For Free!.
Other Great Resources to Make Your Own Haggadah and Where to Buy Passover Haggadahs Online
Where to Buy Passover Haggadahs Online
Buy the 30-Minute Seder
The 30-minute seder can be purchased online. I don’t know anything about this and did not actually see it for myself. Although, it got a good review on Amazon.
Buy the Bob Marley Passover Haggadah
A Bob Marley Passover Haggadah? Yes! The Unorthodox Haggadah is a “God-free Haggadah combines traditions from all over the world with snarky wit, pop culture references, and surreal interactive rituals.” Not surprisingly, this Bob Marley Passover Haggadah is not intended to replace a real Haggadah. The Unorthodox Haggadah: A Dogma-free Passover for Jews and Other Chosen People.
If you know of another other free Haggadahs, please leave a comment below or email me and I’ll add them to the list of free online Haggadahs.
Are there Passover Haggadahs for Kindle?
Yes, there are Passover Haggadas on Kindle . As a last minute resort, you can always download a Passover Haggadah on your Kindle or Kindle supported phone or computer, but I haven’t found any free Kindle Passover Haggadah yet. For the lowest price, the cheapest I saw is $2.99.
Buy a Family Haggadah Online
Richard Codor’s Joyous Haggadah: A Children and Family Cartoon Haggadah for Passover Seder – Richard Codor’s Joyous Haggadah: The Illuminated Story of Passover. A concise modern Haggadah children’s Haggadah, this is a great family Haggadah for beginners or anyone who spends seder night with children. In addition, it is illustrated in a cartoon style and written in a light humorous manner.
A Family Haggadah II here. In addition, get this Haggadah for families with preteen and older children, that features updated commentary, and the full Birkat HaMazon (blessing after the meal), as well as full-color illustrations.
Kids Coloring Haggadah – My Very Own Haggadah. For the ultimate children’s Haggadah check out this book. Using this child’s first seder service you will find the story of Passover, an explanation of holiday symbols, seder blessings, and songs. In addition, get recipes, craft ideas, and Passover pictures to color. Ages 4 – 8.
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Love love! Thanks! The 2 minute sedar made me and my mom laugh!! So we’ll be using that for a giggle! I was wondering if you know where I could find a nice colour in haggadah for my little angels. The Passover Haggadah for the Modern Family, But with a Traditional Feel link doesn’t work (the page is not available). Do you know of a similar one? I can only find ones for older kids. My 5 year old can’t write yet and the pictures I am finding are not great at all!
I’ll look for some coloring Haggadahs. I don’t know of any right now.
I did put together – Last Minute Passover Ideas, Four Questions Cheat Sheet, Kid Friendly Seders
for some kid friendly Passover fun.
have fun,
Rachel
Hi Rachel,
I loved this post! I used the ‘Oranges and Olives’ Haggadah for my own seder. I’ve blogged about it here:
Looking forward to more of your posts!
Michelle
PLEASE do not publicize CHRISTIAN “haggadahs” that have changed the meaning of Passover to suit and justify them! We thank Christians for supporting Jews but do not support us to death! Stop co-opting our Passover Seder! If you want to celebrate Passover, don’t change it. Do it as Jesus supposedly and apparently did. The shankbone IS NOT Jesus! It is to symbolize the blood on the doorposts of Jewish homes that caused death to “PASS OVER” them! Please! If you want to know about Judaism, go to a Jew.