15 Steps of Seder
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1. KADESH - a blessing over wine
2. URCHATZ - ritual washing of hands without the usual blessing
3. KARPAS - eating some leafy greens or green vegetables
4. YACHATZ - raising up and breaking the middle Matzah (more on this later)
5. MAGGID - the telling of the Exodus story (the longest section of the Seder)
6. RACHTZAH - ritual washing of hands before the meal, with the blessing
7. MOTZI – the blessing over the Matzah and the meal
8. MATZAH – another blessing over the Matzah, this time emphasizing the special nature of eating Matzah as a Passover ritual act
9. MARROR – eating bitter herbs
10. KORECH – eating a sandwich of Matzah and bitter herbs (and then adding a sweet, chutney-like Jewish dish calledcharoset)
11. SHULCHAN ORECH – the festive meal
12. TZAFUN – eating the Afikomen (more on that later)
13. BARECH – grace after meals
14. HALLEL – singing psalms of praise
15. NIRTZAH – conclusion
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