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The Exodus
Leader: The Twelve Tribes of Israel — Jacob's sons and their families — came into Egypt. And though in time Joseph and all of his generation died, the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, until the l ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Maggid
Leader: We cannot eat the Seder meal until the story of Passover is told. This next section is called 'Maggid', which means 'Narrator', or 'Preacher'. In it we explore the reasons for the Passover holiday, culminating in a retelli ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Yachatz
Leader: Ha lachma anya — this is the bread of affliction, which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat; let all who are needy come and celebrate the Passover with us. ...Covercontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Karpas
Leader: We come now to the first element of the Seder Plate: Karpas, the green vegetable.Reader: The Karpas is a symbol of the Spring. It represents the reawakening of life and reminds us that beneath the snow, the earth is n ...Karpascontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
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 -
Introduction
Leader: Tonight, we celebrate the Passover holiday, one of the major festivals of Judaism. The long history of the Jews is one of contrasts — freedom and slavery, joy and pain, power and helplessness. The celebration of Passover ...Introductioncontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
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 -
Maror
Maror comes from the hebrew word for bitter. The maror symbolizes the bitt ...Covercontributed by Sara Balsam -
4 Sons SSLI
Every son poses a different question about the Passover festival and each of th ...-- Four Childrencontributed by yael pery -
Letter to My Old Master
Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson,Big Spring, TennesseeSir: I got your letter, and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you a ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by TAMAR FOX -
Vengeance Versus Empathy
The haggadah teaches, "In every generation, every individual should feel as though he or she had gone out of Egypt." Now comes the tough question: "What will we do with our memories of slavery?" Will we use them to renew empathy o ...Maggid - Beginningcontributed by Ashley Glover -
The Fifth Cup: A Prayer for Pe
A Prayer for PeaceMay we see the day when war and bloodshed cease, when a great peace will embrace the whole world. Then nation will not threaten nation, and mankind will not again ...Hallelcontributed by Ashley Glover -
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
