Introduction
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. Haggadah means "telling" in Hebrew; fitting, as it helps us tell the story of Passover.
קַדֵּשׁKiddush (the blessing over wine) | kadeish |
וּרְחַץRitual hand-washing in preparation for the seder | urchatz |
כַּרְפַּסDipping a green vegetable in salt water| karpas |
יַחַץBreaking the middle matzah | yachatz |
מַגִּידTelling the story of Passover | magid |
רָחְצָהRitual hand-washing in preparation for the meal | rachtza |
מוֹצִיא מַצָּהThe blessing over the meal and matzah | motzi matzah |
מָרוֹרDipping the bitter herb in sweet charoset | maror |
כּוֹרֵךְEating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb | koreich |
שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְEating the meal | shulchan oreich |
צָפוּןFinding and eating the Afikomen | tzafoon |
בָּרֵךְSaying grace after the meal and inviting Elijah the Prophet | bareich |
הַלֵּלSinging songs that praise G-d | hallel |
נִרְצָהEnding the seder and thinking about the future | nirtzah |
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