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Rachtzah
As we now transition from the formal telling of the Passover story to the celebratory meal, we once again wash our hands to prepare ourselves. A good meal together with friends and family is itself a sacred act, so we prepare for ...Rachtzahcontributed by Danielle Selber -
For Fresh Greens: Introduction
Fresh, crisp greens remind us of spring, of new beginnings, of hope. Salt water reminds us of the long, sad season of our slavery. As we mix the two together, we remember tha ...Karpascontributed by heidi aycock -
Kiddush
Leader: The word seder means "order", and the Passover ritual follows a very specific order. Throughout the meal, we drink four glasses of wine — a symbol of the four promises made to Moses about the liberation of the Jewish peo ...Kadeshcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Matzah: Bread of Affliction, B
A WAY IN Jewish Mindfulness ProgramHaggadah Supplement MATZAHBread of Affliction, Bread of Hope and Possibility Ha lachma anya—This is the bread of affliction our ances ...Yachatzcontributed by A Way In -
Kosi R'vayah-My Cup Runne
This chant is intended to focus our attention on e ...Kadeshcontributed by Ritualwell .org -
Barech — Birkat Ha-Mazon
Birkat Ha-Mazon We bless You God — you have nourished all the worldWith goodness, graciousness and kindnessMay You give food and life to every living thing.May we all learn to do the same. And so we thank the One Who g ...Bareichcontributed by S. Isaac Dowd -
Shortened Modernized Gender-Ne
BOLD = Leader Italics = Participant ...Hallelcontributed by S. Isaac Dowd -
Yachatz
Ritual ComponentLeader: No prayer is recited before we break the middle matzah on our Seder plate. This is a silent, reflective act. Reader: For we recognize that, like the broken matzah, we are incomplete, with prayers ...Yachatzcontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Freeing Your Inner Pharaoh
Freeing Your Inner PharoahHow-t ...Introductioncontributed by jmcbrooklyn -
Why Is This Night Different? V
Here is Mah Nishtanah sung in English translation. ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Mah Nishtanah - video of song
Learn to sing Mah Nishtanah in Hebrew using this v ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Gerald Weiss -
The Cup of Redemption
There, in the very center of the Seder table, stands a special, ornate kiddush-cup brimming with wine, awaiting the one still expected but as yet un-arrived guest -- the prophet Elijah. Will Elijah come this year, to drink of ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Two Cups - Elijah's and M
Everybody knows that we place a cup of wine for the prophet Eliah at the center of the Seder table. At a dramatic moment in the Seder, the door is opened to welcome this usually un ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss
