{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "seder-plate-268", "title": "The Seder Plate", "author": "Julie Harman", "author_handle": "julie-harman", "author_initials": "JH", "covertext": "This is one of the most sensory-heavy rituals of the Jewish year. We don’t just tell the story of the Exodus, we see, sm...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/118558/conversions/profile10153425207796631-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/118558/profile10153425207796631", "body": "<p>This is one of the most sensory-heavy rituals of the Jewish year. We don’t just tell the story of the Exodus, we see, smell, feel, and taste liberation. Most of the elements of this sensory experience appear on the seder plate, which is used as an aid to help us tell the story of Passover. The plate traditionally holds five items, each of which symbolizes a part (or multiple parts) of the Passover story. There is no wrong way to arrange the ceremonial items on the plate but typically they are ordered according to the narrative of events in the Exodus from Egypt. The Passover Seder revolves around this plate and the symbolism of it's items:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li><strong>Maror -</strong> A bitter herb that symbolizes the bitterness and harshness of the slavery of the Israelites (Exod 1:13-14). We dip maror into charoset in order to associate the bitterness of slavery with the work that caused so much of this bitterness.</li>\n\t<li><strong>Chazeret - </strong>This herb is deemed inedible because it \"cannot be swallowed\" or accepted. Some use the same bitter herb for both maror and chazeret.</li>\n\t<li><strong>Charoset- </strong>An Apple, wine, honey and nut mixture that represents the mortar used by the Jewish slaves. The name itself comes from the Hebrew word <em>cheres</em> or clay. Chaoset symbolizes the toil and labor of the Jewish people in Egypt (Exod. 1:14)<strong>.</strong></li>\n\t<li><strong>Z'roa - </strong>A shankbone from the roasted lamb (or goat) that symbolizes the korban Pesach (the sacrificed lamb whose blood was put upon the door posts Exod 12:21-23)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Karpas </strong>- A green vegetable that represents the growth and fertility of the Jewish people in Egypt (Exod. 1:7). Around Passover the first buds emerge, and we look forward to the sense of possibility and hope that accompany the beginning of spring.</li>\n\t<li><strong>Beitzah - </strong>A roasted egg that symbolizes the <em>hagigah</em> sacrifice, which would be offered on every holiday when the Temple stood. The egg also represents the cycle of life — even in the most painful of times, there is always hope for a new beginning.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p><strong>Salt Water Bowl - </strong>The salt water symbolizes the tears and sweat of the Jewish slaves. It can also recall the splitting of the Reed sea and the destruction of the Egyptian army. (Exod 3:7, 14:16,21)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Matzah - </strong>Unleavened bread is used in commemoration of that first <em>seder </em> meal and the haste in which the Israelites left Egypt — giving them no time to allow their bread to rise. (Exod 12:34,39, 13:6-8) The seder table should have three pieces of matzah wrapped or covered in a cloth.</p>\n\n<p>In most cases the matzah and salt water sit near, but not on, the seder plate.</p>\n", "cliptype": "image", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/clips/15899/3d94b7ce1bbc884ba86a51ce34ac6613.jpg", "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": "https://assets.haggadot.com/clips/15899/conversions/3d94b7ce1bbc884ba86a51ce34ac6613-cover.jpg", "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Introduction", "slug": "introduction" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 357, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Seder Plate | Passover haggadah by Julie Harman", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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Because of this, traditionally, there are 15 separate and distinct parts to the Passover seder:</p>\n\n<ol>\n\t<li><strong>Nerot </strong>Lighting the candles</li>\n\t<li><strong>Kadesh</strong> Sanctifying the wine (1st Cup)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Urchatz </strong>Washing the hands</li>\n\t<li><strong>Karpas</strong> Dipping the Karpas</li>\n\t<li><strong>Yachatz</strong> Breaking the Matzah</li>\n\t<li><strong>Maggid</strong> Telling the story (2nd Cup)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Rachtzah</strong> Washing the hands</li>\n\t<li><strong>Motzi Matzah</strong> Eating Matzah</li>\n\t<li><strong>Maror</strong> Eating bitter herbs</li>\n\t<li><strong>Korekh</strong> Eating the Hillel sandwich</li>\n\t<li><strong>Shulchan Orekh</strong> Eating the meal</li>\n\t<li><strong>Tzafun</strong> Eating the Afikoman (Hidden Matzah)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Barekh </strong>Blessing after the meal (3rd Cup)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Hallel</strong> Songs of Praise (4th Cup)</li>\n\t<li><strong>Nirtzah</strong> Conclusion of the Seder and communion</li>\n</ol>\n", "cliptype": "image", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/clips/15900/order_2.jpg", "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": "https://assets.haggadot.com/clips/15900/conversions/order_2-cover.jpg", "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Introduction", "slug": "introduction" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 564, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Steps of the Passover Seder | Passover haggadah by Julie Harman", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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To help start the story a child (traditionally the youngest) asks the \"Four Questions\" about this special evening:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Mah Nish-ta-nah Ha_lai-lah Ha-zeh Mik-ol Ha_lei-lot?</strong></p>\n\n<p>How is this night different from all other nights?</p>\n\n<p>Consider this opening question as the central message, in regards to the purpose of our Passover Seder.</p>\n\n<p><strong>She-be-khol Ha-lei-lot A-nu Okh-lin Cha-metz U-metz-ah Ha-lai-lah Ha-zeh Ku-lo Matz-ah?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Why is it that on all other nights during the year we eat either bread or matzah, but on this night we eat only matzah?</p>\n\n<p><strong>She-be-khol Ha-lei-lot A-nu Okh-lin She-ar Ye-ra-kkot Ha-lai-lah Ha-zeh Ma-ror?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Why is it that on all other nights we eat all kinds of herbs, but on this night we eat only bitter herbs?</p>\n\n<p><strong>She-be-khol Ha-lei-lot Ein A-nu Mat-bi-lin A-fi-lu Pa-am E-chat Ha-lai-lah Ha-zeh She-tei Fe-a-mim?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Why is it that on all other nights we do not dip our herbs even once, but on this night we dip them twice?</p>\n\n<p><strong>She-be-khol Ha-lei-lot A-nu Okh-lin Bein Yosh-vin U-vein Mi-su-bin Ha-lai-lah Ha-zeh Ku-la-nu Me-su-bin?</strong></p>\n\n<p>Why is it that on all other nights we eat sitting, but on this night we eat in a reclining position?</p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 210, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Four Questions | Passover haggadah by Julie Harman", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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On this night we are celebrating the most important time in Jewish history, when we went forth from slavery to freedom through the great power of the Lord our God. We'll start retelling that story after we answer the four questions:</p>\n\n<p>1. <strong>Why do we eat the matzah?</strong> For two reasons: first, to remember the bread of affliction we had to eat when we were slaves, and second, to remember how our ancestors left Egypt in such a hurry they did not have time to let their bread rise.</p>\n\n<p>2. <strong>Why do we eat the bitter herbs?</strong> We eat them to remind ourselves of the bitterness of being enslaved in Egypt.</p>\n\n<p>3. <strong>Why do we dip our herbs twice?</strong> We use the salt water to remind us of the tears we cried as slaves, and also to remember how God split the waters of the sea to let us cross over. 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