Our Passover Things

Our Passover Things (to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music)

Cleaning and cooking and so many dishes

Out with the hametz, no pasta, no knishes

Fish that's gefiltered, horseradish that stings

These are a few of our Passover things

Matzoh and karpas and chopped up haroses

Shankbones and kiddush and Yiddish neuroses

Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings

These are a few of our Passover things

CHORUS

When the plagues strike

When the lice bite

When we're feeling sad

We simply remember our Passover things

And then we don't feel so bad

haggadah Section: Conclusion

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Urchatz

Traditional - Shulchan Orech

by Haggadot

Shulchan Orech שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ Now is time to enjoy the festival meal and participate in lively discussion. It is permitted to drink wine between the second and third cups.

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayeinu

by Jewish Boston

The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt are but one example of the care God has shown for us in our history. Had God but done any one of these kindnesses, it would have been enough – dayeinu. אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, דַּיֵּנוּ Ilu hotzi- hotzianu, Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu If God had only taken us out of Egypt, that would have been enough! אִלּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה, דַּיֵּנוּ Ilu natan natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah, Natan lanu et...

Conclusion

by Karen Ford-Pierce

Our Passover Things (to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music) Cleaning and cooking and so many dishes Out with the hametz, no pasta, no knishes Fish that's gefiltered, horseradish that stings These are a few of our Passover things Matzoh and karpas and chopped up haroses Shankbones and kiddush and Yiddish neuroses Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings These are a few of our Passover things CHORUS When the plagues strike When the lice bite...

Conclusion

Don't Sit on the Afikomen

by Karen Ford-Pierce

Don't sit on the Afikomen (To the tune of “Glory, Glory, Halleluyah”) My Dad at every Seder breaks a Matza piece in two And hides the Afikomen half - A game for me and you Find it, hold it ransom for the Seder isn't through 'till the Afikomen's gone. Chorus: Don't sit on the Afikomen. Don't sit on the Afikomen. Don't sit on the Afikomen. Or the Meal will last all night One year Daddy hid it 'neath a pillow on...

Maggid - Beginning

Answering Our Questions

by Jewish Boston

As all good term papers do, we start with the main idea: ּעֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ הָיִינו. עַתָּה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין Avadim hayinu hayinu. Ata b’nei chorin. We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt. Now we are free. We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and God took us from there with a strong hand and outstretched arm. Had God not brought our ancestors out of Egypt, then even today we and our children and our grandchildren would still be slaves. Even if we...

-- Four Children

The Four Children

by Jewish Boston

As we tell the story, we think about it from all angles. Our tradition speaks of four different types of children who might react differently to the Passover seder. It is our job to make our story accessible to all the members of our community, so we think about how we might best reach each type of child: What does the wise child say? The wise child asks, What are the testimonies and laws which God commanded you? You must teach...

Introduction

Intro -hello!

by Lauren Gardner

Happy Passover! Tonight we gather together to celebrate Passover, our holiday of freedom. We will eat a great meal together, enjoy (at least!) four glasses of wine, and tell the story of our ancestors’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. We welcome our friends and family members from other backgrounds to reflect with us on the meaning of freedom in all our lives and histories. We will consider the blessings in our lives, pledge to work harder at freeing those who still...

-- Exodus Story

The Four Answers

by Rachel Cherrick

Where do we find the answers? The answers are in the story itself.Avadim Hayinu. We were slaves in Mitzrayim. Our ancestors in their flight from bondage in Mitzrayim did not have time to let their dough rise. With not a moment to spare they snatched up the dough they had prepared and fled. But the hot sun beat as they carried the dough along with them and baked it into the flat unleavened bread we call matzah. In memory of this,...

Nirtzah

Next Year in Jerusalem!

by David & Scott Weinreb

In every generation, we all should feel as though we ourselves had gone forth from Egypt. We end our Passover Seder by saying in unison: May slavery give way to freedom. May hate give way to love. May ignorance give way to wisdom. May despair give way to hope. Next year, at this time, may everyone, everywhere, be free! We are, each of us, working to meet challenges in our lives, but we are grateful to be here together for tonight’s...

Rachtzah

by Jewish Boston

As we now transition from the formal telling of the Passover story to the celebratory meal, we once again wash our hands to prepare ourselves. In Judaism, a good meal together with friends and family is itself a sacred act, so we prepare for it just as we prepared for our holiday ritual, recalling the way ancient priests once prepared for service in the Temple. Some people distinguish between washing to prepare for prayer and washing to prepare for food by...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayenu - It would and would not have been enough

by Dvora Ferrell

From singing Dayenu we learn to celebrate each landmark on our people's journey. Yet we must never confuse these way stations with the goal. Because it is not yet Dayenu. There is still so much to do in our work of tikkun olam, repairing the world. When governments end the escalating production of devastating weapons, secure in the knowledge that they will not be necessary, Dayenu. When all women and men are allowed to make their own decisions on matters regarding...

Yachatz

Traditional - Yachatz

by Haggadot

Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as Afikoman. This is traditionally hidden, by the leader of the Seder for the children to “steal” or “find” and then ransom for a something at the end of the Seder. The smaller piece is put back, between the two matzot. This smaller piece, along with the top matzah is what will be used for the “Motzi-Matzah” and...

Shulchan Oreich

A Fish Tale

by Jeremy Kenner

Gefilte Fish - A Mythical MidrashAccording to Ashkenazi Jewish custom, we eat Gefilte fish on Passover. The question arose as to why Gefilte fish is so closely associated with Passover, and why it seems to appear on so many Seder tables.Here is one answer:When the Israelites found themselves trapped between the Sea of Reeds (sometimes mistakenly called the Red Sea) and the pursuing Egyptian chariots, they panicked. They cried to Moses, who cried to God who said: wait, let me think...

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Conclusion

Don't Sit on the Afikomen

by Karen Ford-Pierce

Conclusion