Ames Haggadahcreated by Susan
Introduction
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Introduction
A Story about Stories
Rheingold Family Haggadah When the great founder of the modern Hasidim, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he would light a fire, say a sp...
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Introduction
Seder
קַדֵּשׁ Kiddush (the blessing over wine) | kadeish | וּרְחַץ Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder | urchatz | כַּרְפַּס Dipping a green vegetable in salt water|&nb...
Kadesh
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Kadesh
Kadesh
The Four Cups Orthodox Ohr Somayach The cups parallel the four expressions in the Torah which describe our freedom from Egypt. The first cup, which also serves as Kiddush, parallels "I will take you out," when Hashem helped us recognize that we we...
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Kadesh
Traditional - Kadesh
Kadesh קַדֵשׁ The following Seder is for a weeknight. (On Shabbat we add the words in parentheses) (רָיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי. וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָׁמַיִם וְהָא...
Urchatz
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Karpas
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Karpas
Traditional - Karpas
Karpas כַּרְפַּס Take less than a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the karpas, dip it into salt-water, and recite the following blessing: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ ה...
Yachatz
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Yachatz
Traditional - Yachatz
Yachatz Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as Afikoman. This is traditionally hidden, by the leader of the Seder for the children to “steal” or “find...
Maggid - Beginning
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Maggid - Beginning
Intro
In every generation, we must see ourselves as if we personally were liberated from Egypt. We gather tonight to tell the ancient story of a people's liberation from Egyptian slavery. This is the story of our origins as a people. It is from these eve...
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Maggid - Beginning
Traditional - Maggid
Maggid – Beginning מגיד Raise the tray with the matzot and say: הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם. כָּל דִכְפִין יֵי...
-- Four Questions
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-- Four Questions
Traditional - Four Questions
Maggid – Four Questions מַהנִּשְּׁתַּנָה מַה נִּשְּׁתַּנָה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלּ...
