The Traditional Passover Seder Order
Kadesh: Blessings over Cup #1 of wine and marking sacred time.
Urchatz: Ritually washing hands without offering a blessing.
Karpas: Eating green vegetable dipped in salt-water.
Yachatz: Breaking the middle matzah (of the ceremonial 3) to create the Afikoman.
Maggid: Telling the story. Why is this night different? 4 sons! 10 plagues! Enough already! Pascal lamb, matzah and bitter herb explanations. Cup #2.
Rachtzah: Ritually washing hands with a blessing before breaking bread.
Motzi: Blessing over bread.
Matzah: Blessing over matzah. Eat matzah.
Maror: Blessing over the bitter herbs. Eat bitter herbs.
Korech: Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herbs.
Shulchan Orech: Festive Meal.
Tzafun: Finding / ransoming / eating the Afikoman.
Barech: Blessing After Meals. Cup #3. Elijah.
Hallel: Singing psalms of praise. Cup #4.
Nirtzah: Seder ends. Next year in Jerusalem. Drinking songs.
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- Introduction
- Kadesh
- Urchatz
- Karpas
- Yachatz
- Maggid - Beginning
- -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
- Rachtzah
- Motzi-Matzah
- Maror
- Koreich
- Shulchan Oreich
- Tzafun
- Bareich
- Hallel
- Nirtzah
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