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The 10 Plagues
As each plague is said, some people dip their pinky in the wine (or grape juice.) We do this because we are happy for our freedom, but sad for the Egyptian's pain.HebrewEnglishWhatWhyדםBloodAll of the Egyptian’s water turned t ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Stephanie Friedman -
Eggs
Eggs are prominent and pervasive on Pesah. In fact, so prevalent are they during the holiday week that one might suspect that the ancient Greek name for Pesah actually may have been Cholesterol!Let's start with the Seder Plat ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
What is Kitniyot?
Kitniyot literally means small things. They include rice, corn, lentils, beans and peanuts. At soime point in the Middle Ages, Ashkenazi Jews stopped eating kitniyot during Pesach. Conservative and Orthodox Rabbi ...Introductioncontributed by shai cherry -
What is Hametz?
Hametz is made from one of these five grains.WHEATRYESPELTOATSBARLEYMatza MUST be made from one of these five grains. From the moment that water touches the flour made of these grains, the matza must be rolled out and baked ...Introductioncontributed by shai cherry -
Yachatz
Yachatz is the breaking of the matzah. It is the fourth step of the Seder. The ...Covercontributed by Lia Berger -
Yachatz: the breaking of the m
Yachatz is the breaking of the matzah. It is ...Covercontributed by Lia Berger -
shulchan orech 2 ssli
It’s traditional to begin the actual Seder meal with each person eating a hard ...Shulchan Oreichcontributed by Alex Kristal -
Maror SSLI
Maror comes from the hebrew word for bitter. The maror symbolizes the bitterness ...Marorcontributed by Sara Balsam -
Yachatz
Yachatz is the breaking of the matzah. It is the fourth step in the seder. Three ...Covercontributed by Lia Berger -
Parsley, Sages, Saltwater and
We dip a green vegetable, often parsley, into saltwater and recite the blessing for green foods that grow in the ground.Why? The traditional reason, according to the Sages of the a ...Karpascontributed by Gerald Weiss
