Minimalist Kadesh/sacred-Making

I am God - and I will take you out from under the burdens...Exodus 6:6.

Prepare to drink the first 3.5 to 4.5 oz cup of sweet red wine (white only if you really have to).

While drinking or eating this evening, liberally leaning to the left is a reminder of royalty from ancient times.

בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ יָהּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ רוּחַ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵאת פְּרִי הַגָפֶן

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמָן הַזֶּה

Blessed are you, God, ruler of the universe: who creates the fruit of the vine; who makes the festivals holy; and who gives to us life and sustenance and brings us to this time.

haggadah Section: Kadesh

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Hinei Mah Tov (Hebrew and transliteration)

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Hinei Mah tov u-ma nayim הִנֵּה מַה טוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים Shevet achim gam yachad שֶׁבֶת אָחִים גַּם יַחַד Behold how good and how pleasant it is for people to dwell together.

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-- Four Children

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Commentary / Readings

The Global Seder

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By Maya Kasowky What follows are short descriptions of Seder customs from around the world. For this lesson each custom can be printed out on a separate card or strip. Circling the seder plate over the heads of each participant, while saying “In Haste we left Egypt”. The response is “We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt” Where it fits in the seder: The very beginning Where it is from: Morocco and Tunisia Putting the shank bone, charoset, maror, karpas, egg,...

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Kadesh

by Jon Kessler

I am God - and I will take you out from under the burdens...Exodus 6:6. Prepare to drink the first 3.5 to 4.5 oz cup of sweet red wine (white only if you really have to). While drinking or eating this evening, liberally leaning to the left is a reminder of royalty from ancient times. בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ יָהּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ רוּחַ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵאת פְּרִי הַגָפֶן בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמָן הַזֶּה Blessed are you, God, ruler of...

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Minimalist Urchatz/Hand-washing

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Yachatz

Minimalist Yachatz/Matzoh-dividing

by Jon Kessler

Holding up the three matzot from the Seder plate is a reminder that there was no time for yeast in bread-dough to rise - the Israelites did not have time to prepare. Exodus 12:39 Together all are welcome to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread - now and for generations to come - because it was on this very day that God brought you and I out of the Narrow Places. Exodus 12:17 This year here; next year hopefully in Jerusalem....