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Who Knows One - Ladino
Ehad Mi Yodeah - in Ladino Ken supiense i entendiense,alavar al Dio kreense. Kualo es el uno (1)?Uno es el KriadorBaruhu ubaruh Shemo. Ken supiense i entendiense,alavar al Dio kreense. Kualo son los tredje?Tred ...Songscontributed by Sarah Benor -
Kiddush
Bruchah at shekinah eloheynu ruach ha-olam breyt prit hagafen.Blessed is the Eternal One, spirit of the world, who gives us the fruit of the vine.Brukhah at Shekinaheloheynu malkat ha-olam,She-heh-khi-a-tanuv'kimatanu, v'higi'atan ...Covercontributed by Rachel Levi -
The Seder meal
Leader: We are now ready to eat the seder meal! In some Jewish traditions, we begin by eating eggs and salt water. The egg on the seder plate, Beitzah, has many meanings. It is a symbol of Spring and rebirth. It is also histo ...Shulchan Oreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Koreich
Leader: Now we partake of the Charoset, which symbolizes the mortar with which our enslaved ancestors worked. Though the labor was bitter, it was made bearable by the sweetness of hope. We now include charoset with the maror and m ...Koreichcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
My candle blessing
Baruch at Shekinah eloheynu ruach ha-olam ahser kideshanu b'mitzvoteha v'tzivatnu l'hadlik ner shel yom tovBlessed is the spirit that makes the light of the world shine, and commands us to kindle the lights of this holiday. ...Kadeshcontributed by Rachel Levi -
In Every Generation
The story of Passover may seem very remote to you, as it happened thousands of years ago, when the oldest people at your seder table were very, very young, and so many of the details of the story seem somewhat old-fashioned, such ...-- Closingcontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Maror
Leader: We now partake of the bitter herbs, of which there are two symbols on the seder plate, the maror and the chazeret.Take a small amount of horseradish and eat it on a leaf of lettuce.All: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu me ...Marorcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Korech -- If It's All Abo
Freedom and pain are inexorably linked. Our approach to the "bitter" times is neither to deny nor to seek escape but to face up to the challenges and embrace the opportunity ...Koreichcontributed by Phil Neuman -
Motzi-Matzoh
The Leader passes around one of the sheets of matzoh. Each participant takes a small piece.All: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kidishanu b'mitzvotav vitzivanu al a'chilat matzoh.(Blessed art thou, the LORD ...Motzi-Matzahcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Answer to the four questions
1. Why eat plain matza which is hard to digest? Poor laborers and slaves are fed matza not only because it is cheap but because it is filling and requires a long digestion period. The diet was designed by the oppressor to exploit ...Covercontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Symbols of the seder plate
Leader: Before we can partake of the Seder meal, we must discuss the Mitzvot, the primary symbols of Passover.Leader: The first mitzvah is Zeroa, traditionally a roasted shank bone of the lamb, which reminds us of the sacrifi ...-- Closingcontributed by Spencer Ruskin -
Seder at Bnei brak
Many questions have arisen about this snippet of text. What were these rabbis doing in B’nei Brak, which was the hometown of Rabbi Akiva only?Why didn’t their students join them in celebrating the seder? Why didn†...-- Four Questionscontributed by Daniel Gropper -
What can we learn from a flat
Matzah is literally free of all additives, externalities and superficial good looks -- it is bread without the hot air. It represents the bare essentials.Everything we pursue ...Motzi-Matzahcontributed by Phil Neuman -
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 -
Dayenu -- For This, We are Gra
In the traditional Passover Seder, we thank God for the miracles God performed, and, after reciting each miracle, reply aloud "Dayenu" -- this alone would have been enough and for ...-- Closingcontributed by Phil Neuman -
Yachatz: The MIddle Matzah of
The leader takes out the middle Matzah, breaks it in two and holds up both pieces.Reader 1: At every Passover seder, we break the middle matzah. In a few moments, we wi ...Yachatzcontributed by Phil Neuman
