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Karpas prayer
READER: Spring is here. The world is alive and new; the bonds of winter cold are broken. Nature is reborn and the earth feels free and young again. The trees are budding; behind the buds lie flowers. The surprise of the world is a ...Karpascontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Kiddush
Kiddush - Wine READER:The joy of Passover is the joy of love; the hope of Passover is the hope of love. Our ancestors suffered the coldness of hate and dreamed of the warmth of human kindness and universal love. And then, after th ...Kadeshcontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Introduction
Many centuries ago, at this time of year, our ancestors left the slavery of Egypt to search for national independence and personal dignity. We are here to honor those who have struggled for freedom, to renew our personal commitmen ...Introductioncontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
Washing of the Hands (Buddhist
As Rachel welcomed strangers at the well with water, so do we welcome each other to this Seder by washing the hands of thos at our table. We are not washing ourselves of dirt ...Covercontributed by Lauren Kahn -
Shortened Birkat
Barech בָּרֵךְ Pour the third cup of wine and recite Birkat Hamazon (Blessing after the Meal).כְּחֹלְמִים. אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה, ...Bareichcontributed by Susan Weiner -
The Four Answers
The Four Answers Answer 1: We were slaves in Egypt. Our ancestor in flight from Egypt did not have time to let the dough rise. With not a moment to spare they snatched up the dough they had prepared and fled. But the hot sun ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Maury Guzick -
The Four Questions
It’s tradition that the youngest person in the family asks the questions. The rabbis who created the set format for the Seder gave us the Four Questions to help break the ice in case no one had their own questions. Ask ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Maury Guzick -
Seder
קַדֵּשׁ Kiddush (the blessing over wine) | kadeish | וּרְחַץ Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder | urchatz | כַּרְפַּס Dipping a green vegetab ...Introductioncontributed by Susan Weiner -
Di Fir Kashes (The Four Questi
פֿאַרוואָס איז די נאַכט פֿון פּסח אנדערש פֿון אַלע נעכט פֿון אַ גאַנץ יאָר?Farvos iz di nakht fun peysekh andersh fun a ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Asya Vaisman -
Lighting of the Holiday Candle
Lighting of the Holiday CandlesMay these candles, lighted on the Festival of Freedom, bring light into our hearts and minds. May they renew our courage to act for justice and freed ...Kadeshcontributed by Maury Guzick -
10 Plagues Translation
In the beginning our fathers served idols; but now the Omnipresent One has brought us close to His service, as it is said: "Joshua said to all the people: Thus said the L-rd, the G-d of Israel, `Your fathers used to live on t ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Susan Weiner -
10 Modern Plagues
Like the plagues of our ancestors' time in Egypt, modern life has it's plagues as well. In this ritual the cup of wine we enjoy at this seder is diminished because, in our times as well, freedom, health and lives of others are cur ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Hank Finkel -
Freeing Your Inner Pharaoh
Freeing Your Inner PharoahHow-t ...Introductioncontributed by jmcbrooklyn -
Counting the Omer
On Pesah we begin counting the Omer, a 49 day period to Shavuot, we can have as an Omer practice becoming more conscious of our consumption patterns, perhaps not buying any new non-consumables (things that we do not use up, i.e. f ...Nirtzahcontributed by Mordechai Liebling
