Jacobson Journey Through The Sedercreated by Adrienne
Introduction
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Introduction
The Wandereing is Over Haggadah - Order of Seder
Our Passover meal is called a seder, which means “order” in Hebrew, because we go through 14 specific steps as we retell the story of our ancestors’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. Some people like to begin their sed...
Kadesh
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Kadesh
The Wandering is Over Haggadah- Kadeish
Kiddush (the blessing over wine) | kadeish | קַדֵּשׁ All Jewish celebrations, from holidays to weddings, include wine as a symbol of our joy – not to mention a practical way to increase that joy. The seder starts with wine and t...
Urchatz
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Urchatz
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Urchatz
Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder | urchatz | וּרְחַץ Water is refreshing, cleansing, and clear, so it’s easy to understand why so many cultures and religions use water for symbolic purification. We will wash our hand...
Karpas
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Karpas
The Wandering is Over Haggadah- Karpas
Dipping a green vegetable in salt water | karpas | כַּרְפַּס Passover, like many of our holidays, combines the celebration of an event from our Jewish memory with a recognition of the cycles of nature. As we remember the liberation from E...
Yachatz
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Yachatz
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Yachatz
Breaking the middle matzah | yachatz | יַחַץ There are three pieces of matzah stacked on the table. We now break the middle matzah into two pieces. The host should wrap up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between now and the end of...
Maggid - Beginning
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Maggid - Beginning
The Wandering is Over Haggadah- Maggid Introduction
Telling the story of Passover | maggid |מַגִּיד Pour the second glass of wine for everyone. The Haggadah doesn’t tell the story of Passover in a linear fashion. We don’t hear of Moses being found by the daughter of Pharaoh – actua...
-- Four Questions
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-- Four Questions
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Four Questions
The Four Questions The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. The tradition that the youngest person asks the questions reflects the centrality of involving everyone in the sed...
-- Four Children
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-- Four Children
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - The Four Children
The Four Children As we tell the story, we think about it from all angles. Our tradition speaks of four different types of children who might react differently to the Passover seder. It is our job to make our story accessible to all the members...
-- Exodus Story
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Maggid - Beginning
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Telling our Story
Telling Our Story Our story starts in ancient times, with Abraham, the first person to have the idea that maybe all those little statues his contemporaries worshiped as gods were just statues. The idea of one God, invisible and all-powerful, ins...
-- Ten Plagues
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-- Ten Plagues
The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Ten Plagues
The Ten Plagues As we rejoice at our deliverance from slavery, we acknowledge that our freedom was hard-earned. We regret that our freedom came at the cost of the Egyptians’ suffering, for we are all human beings made in the image of God. We pour ...
