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The Future, the Past, and the
In Talmud Pesachim, Rava teaches, "A person who swallows matzah without chewing fills the mitzvah, the commandment, to eat matzah. However, a person who swallows maror without chew ...Koreichcontributed by Ezra Match -
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 -
Four Questions -- Introduction
Each Pesach, the four questions asked by the youngest child are exactly the same. Why do we aks them year after year? Because as we grow and change, our questions take on new meanings, and the answers to them differ. Because as we ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Stephanie Friedman -
Dayenu: Reflections
From Talitha: Reflections One of most beloved songs in the Passover seder is "Dayenu." The stanzas are read one at a time, and the participants respond, "Dayenu." The word "Dayenu" means, "It would have been enough for ...-- Closingcontributed by EJ Moldow -
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 -
An Introduction To Our Seder
An Introduction To Our SederEach year, we gather with friends, family, and other members of our community to share the retelling of the story of Passover. We recall a dark time in history when the Jewish People were slaves, when w ...Introductioncontributed by Pamela Ryba -
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 -
How Long Should The Ideal Sede
How long should the ideal Seder last. Everyone is hungry; the kids are squirmy, guests are growing impatient. You're on step 5 of 15 and dinner isn't even in sight.It might interes ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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 -
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 -
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
