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Karpas
HEBREW: THE FANTASIA OF LANGUAGEIn the Hebrew language, every letter is not only a letter, but also represents a number, a word, and a concept.For example, the letter aleph, the first letter of the alphabet, has the numerical ...Karpascontributed by Rachel Gallop -
Origin of Karpas
The word “Karpas” derives from the Greek “Karpos” meaning fruit of the soil. The historical origins of dipping Karpas at the Seder reflect the accepted cuisine of the Greco-Roman symposium.Metaphorically, Karpas, the ...Karpascontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Karpas
Passover combines the celebration of an event from Jewish memory with a recognition of the cycles of nature. As we remember the liberation from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world ar ...Karpascontributed by Danielle Selber -
Why is there no orange on our
Why is there no orange on our Seder plate? In the early 1980s, while speaking at Oberlin College Hillel, Susannah Heschel was introduced to an early feminist Hag ...Karpascontributed by e heimberg -
Karpas
Karpas is the dipping of the vegetables in the salt water.Each person take ...Karpascontributed by Anna Lelonek -
From a Sacrifice to a Symposiu
From a Sacrifice to a SymposiumThe term "Seder Pesach" once meant the Order of the Passover Sacrifice in the Temple. But after the Temple's destruction in 70 CE, the Rabbis remodel ...Karpascontributed by Mishael Zion -
Tears
Do you know who cries the most in the Bible? King David! He's no cry baby -- he's a man of tears! He knows that those who sow in tears will reap in songs of joy. So, we dip, we indulge in salt water at the b ...Karpascontributed by shai cherry -
Karpas
KarpasRevolutionaryJews for Racial & Economic Justice The karpas gives us the tension between the aliveness of Spring and the bitter tears we wept in the land of Egypt. We are refreshed by the greenness of the karpas, yet ...Karpascontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Poem: A.E. Housman
Stars, I have seen them fall,But when they drop and dieNo star is lost at allFrom all the star-sown sky.The toil of all that beHelps not the primal fault;It rains into the sea,And still the sea is salt. ...Karpascontributed by Monica Osborne -
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 -
Karpas Kavannah
Karpas (parsley that is dipped in salt water during the seder) kavannah (spiritual focus)--time for spring awakening, new directions--renewal and bursting forth of new ideas. We take this time to honor others who travel with us fr ...Karpascontributed by InterfaithFamily.com -
The First Dipping
The blessings: Blessed are You, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. Ba-ruch ata Adonai, Elo-hei-nu melech ha-olam, Bo-rei pree ha-ada-ma. Salt water represents our tears as slaves in Egypt ...Karpascontributed by Kalsman Institute -
Rebirth and Renewal with Hebre
In ancient times our people were farmers and shepherds. In this festive season, we are meant to feel a connection with the food we eat from the land and to remember that we are sur ...Karpascontributed by Debra -
Freedom Seder- Celebrating Ear
** By celebrating the earth and spring: [Use a chant without words to keep energy focused as people pass around a basin to wash and dry the hands.] Take pieces of parsley or mint, ...Karpascontributed by Shalom Center -
KARPAS
The saltwater on our table traditionally represents the tears of the Israelite s ...Karpascontributed by Rabbi Michael Lerner
