Monica & Jay's Super Sedercreated by Eileen
Cover
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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...
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Introduction
I Flee
I'm in hour three of cleaning my kitchen and there's still no end in sight. Crouching on my kitchen floor, refrigerator door open, food stuffs spoiling around me, I wonder Is this what the Israelites did? Did they throw out...
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
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.... -
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...
