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Leader raise the tray with the matzot and say: הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם. כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַׁתָּא עַבְדֵי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין. Ha lachma anya dee achalu avhatana b'ara d'meetzrayeem. Kol deechfeen yeitei v'yeichol, kol deetzreech yeitei v'yeefsach. Hashata hacha, l'shanah haba-ah b'ara d'yisra-el. Hashata avdei, l'shanah haba-ah b'nei choreen. This is the bread of affliction, which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let...

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Leader and group take turns reading: The Torah speaks of four types of children: one is wise, one is wicked, one is simple, and one does not know how to ask. The Wise One asks: “What is the meaning of the laws and traditions God has commanded?” (Deuteronomy 6:20) You should teach him all the traditions of Passover, even to the last detail. The Wicked One asks: “What does this ritual mean to you?” (Exodus 12:26) By using the expression “to...

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Leader: Rabban Gamliel used to say: Whoever has not explained the following three things on Passover has not fulfilled his duty, namely: Pesach - The Passover Offering; Matzah - The Unleavened Bread; Maror - The Bitter Herbs. Group: Pesach - Why did our fathers eat a Passover offering during the period when the Temple still stood? Leader: Because the Holy One, Blessed is He, passed over the houses of our fathers in Egypt, as it is written in Exodus 12:27, "You...

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Shulchan Oreich THE TABLE IS SPREAD Dinner is served! Enjoy! 

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The bottom (thus far unbroken) matzah is now taken.  From it, with addition of other matzos, each participant makes a sandwich with charoset, maror (lettuce and horseradish), karpas (parsley), and matzah. Leader: Preserving a bond with the observance of our ancestors, we follow a practice of Hillil , from the time when the Temple stood.  He combined the matzah and maror and ate them together so that he might observe the precept handed down to him, exactly as his father before...

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Leader: The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. Asking questions is a core tradition in Jewish life. The rabbis who created the set format for the seder gave us this question with Four Answers to help break the ice in case no one had their own questions. Youngest member of group: Why is this night different from all other nights? Leader: 1. On all other nights we eat both...

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Leader raises all the matzos on the Seder plate and recites the following blessing: Leader: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who brings bread from the land. The bottom matzah is put down and the following blessing is recited while the top (whole) matzah, and the middle (broken) piece are still raised: Group: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ...

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צָפוּן After the meal, take the Afikoman and divide it among all the guests at the Seder table. It is forbidden to drink or eat anything (except the remaining two ritual cups of wine) after eating  the Afikoman.

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Leader: Our story tells that in diverse ways, with different words, God gave promises of freedom to our people.  With cups of wine we recall each one of them, as now, the first: Group: I am the Lord, and I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians. Leader: We take up the Kiddush cup and proclaim the holiness of the Day of Deliverance! We praise You, God, Sovereign of the universe!  You have called us for service from among...

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Leader: Go and learn what Laban the Aramean attempted to do to our father Jacob!  For Pharaoh decreed only against the males, Laban attempted to uproot everything, as it is said (Deuteronomy 26:5): Group: An Aaramean attempted to destroy my father.  Then he descended to Egypt and sojourned there, with few people; and there he became a nation-great, mighty, and numerous. Then he descended to Egypt Leader: Compelled by Divine decree Group: He sojourned there Leader: This teaches that our father...

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Group: Happy are those of steadfast faith Who still can bless the light of candles Shining in the darkness… Rejoice, O Earth, in those who keep the way, For there is still song for them within you. Candles are lit Leader: ברוך אתה, יי, אלהינו, מלח העולם, אשר קדשנו במצותיו, וצונו להדליק נר של (שבת ושל) יום טוב Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel (Shabbat v’shel) yom tov. Blessed are you, Adonai, our God,...

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Leader: Rabbi Benjamin Adler teaches us about Maror: What is a Bitter Herb?  When most of us think of bitter herbs, that  maror, we think of  khreyn  (Yiddish for horseradish). But when you think about it, horseradish is not really bitter. It is pungent or spicy. According to the Talmud, the correct vegetable to use is lettuce, probably a variety of Romaine lettuce. Indeed, this is what many Sephardi Jews use for  maror. Of course, Romaine lettuce is not really bitter...

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The Table Setting: Set the table in a festive manner.  Candles should be provided for the Seder.  In front of the leader a place a special Seder plate.  On this plate arrange the following:  Three separate pieces of matzah.  Three whole pieces of matzah should pe blaced in either a special cloth matzah cover with three sections or in a napkin folded over twice.  These three matzot represent the two traditional loves set out in the ancient Temple during the festival...

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The door is opened for Elijah. Leader: May Adonai, blessed is He, send us abundant blessing to this house and upon this table at which we have eaten.  May He send us Elijah, the Prophet – may he be remembered for good – to proclaim to us good tidings, salvation, and consolations! Together we take the cup of wine, now recalling the third divine promise: Group: As it is written: “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm” ברוך אתה, יי,...

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לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשַָׁלָיִם L'shana Haba'ah b'Y’rushalayim Next Year in Jerusalem!

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Leader: In the spring of the year, the season of rebirth and renewal, on the festival of Pesach, we read from the Song of Songs.  The poetry of nature and of love evokes, as well, the love between God and the people Israel, and their Covenant-betrothal. Arise my beloved, my fair one, And come away; For lo, the winter is past. Flowers appear on the earth, The time of singing is here. The song of the dove Is heard in our...

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Leader and group take turns reading: The Torah speaks of four types of children: one is wise, one is wicked, one is simple, and one does not know how to ask. The Wise One asks: “What is the meaning of the laws and traditions God has commanded?” (Deuteronomy 6:20) You should teach him all the traditions of Passover, even to the last detail. The Wicked One asks: “What does this ritual mean to you?” (Exodus 12:26) By using the expression “to...

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לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשַָׁלָיִם L'shana Haba'ah b'Y’rushalayim Next Year in Jerusalem!

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Group: Happy are those of steadfast faith Who still can bless the light of candles Shining in the darkness… Rejoice, O Earth, in those who keep the way, For there is still song for them within you. Candles are lit Leader: ברוך אתה, יי, אלהינו, מלח העולם, אשר קדשנו במצותיו, וצונו להדליק נר של (שבת ושל) יום טוב Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel (Shabbat v’shel) yom tov. Blessed are you, Adonai, our God,...