Seforim Chatter’s Nachi Weinstein Reveals His Top 10 Haggados — A Special Sit-Down

The Haggadah is the one Jewish book that refuses to stay “finished” because every generation keeps rewriting the margins. As Pesach gets close, I sit down with Nahi Weinstein, the voice behind the Seforim Chatter podcast, to talk about how he built a platform for Torah books and Jewish history, and then put that obsession to work on a deceptively simple question: which Haggadah should you actually bring to the Seder table?We start with the origin story, from a Twitter account that posted new sefarim to a podcast that grows into 450+ episodes, and the behind-the-scenes reality of doing it yourself: equipment, editing, SEO, affiliates, sponsors, and why “content is king” isn’t a slogan when your listeners are choosing what to spend their limited attention on. Then we move into what everyone really came for: a personal, usable top-ten Haggadah list with one strong rule driving it, go to primary sources and don’t hide behind compilations.The list spans the whole spectrum of Jewish life and Jewish publishing: the Maxwell House Haggadah as the cultural baseline, the Lego Haggadah as a surprisingly effective tool for kids, the Sarajevo Haggadah and the world of medieval illuminated manuscripts, and heavyweight commentaries like Rabbi Elazar Fleckless and the Vilna Gaon. We also travel through Italian Jewish Torah and end at the top with the Abarbanel’s Zevach Pesach, the early-printed classic built around 100 questions that reshape how you read Maggid.If you’re searching for the best Haggadah for your Pesach Seder, a meaningful Haggadah commentary, or just a fresh way to make the night smarter and more alive, this one is built to spark debate. Subscribe, share it with a friend who always buys a new Haggadah, and leave a review with your pick: which Haggadah runs your table?-------------Follow the Seforim Chatter podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seforimchatter/id1523682676Join the SeforimChatter community for the latest Seforim, Jewish book news, and book deals: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtKVisit the Seforim Chatter website: https://seforimchatter.com/Support the showJoin The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content!----------------SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha.Listen on Spotify or 24six!Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our website, themotivationcongregation.org----------------Questions or Comments? Please email me @ [email protected]