Rachtzah

Haggadah Section: Rachtzah

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 changing the way they pour water on their hands. For washing before food, pour water three times on your right hand and then three times on your left hand.

After you have poured the water over your hands, recite this short blessing.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָֽיִם

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al n’tilat yadayim.

We praise G-d, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to wash our hands.

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Table of contents
    Introduction
  • Passover Themes
    • Kadesh
  • First Cup of Wine
  • Kadesh
    • Urchatz
  • Urchatz-- Washing Without Blessing
  • Urchatz - Wash Your Hands To Prepare for the Seder
    • Karpas
  • For Fresh Greens: Introduction to Blessing for Karpas
  • Karpas
    • Yachatz
  • Breaking the middle matzah - Yachatz
  • yachatz
    • Maggid - Beginning
  • Maggid (Introduction)
  • Answering Our Questions
    • -- Four Questions
  • The Four Questions
    • -- Four Children
  • The Four Children
    • -- Exodus Story
  • The Story of Passover
    • -- Ten Plagues
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  • Dayeinu
  • The Passover Symbols
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    • Rachtzah
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