The Order of the Seder
Our Passover meal is called a seder, which means “order” in Hebrew, because we go through 14 specific steps as we retell the story of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery.
Some people like to begin their seder by reciting or singing the names of the 14 steps:
קדש kadesh Blessing the wine
וּרְחַץ urchatz Ritual hand-washing in preparation of the meal
כַּרְפַּס karpas Dipping a green vegetable into salt water
יַחַץ yachatz Breaking the middle matzah
מַגִּיד magid Telling the story of Passover
רָחְצָה rachtza Hand-washing with a blessing in preparation for the meal
מוֹצִיא מַצָּה motzi matzah The blessing over the meal and matzah
מָרוֹר maror Dipping the bitter herb in sweet charoset
כּוֹרֵךְ koreich Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb
שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ shulchan oreich Eating the meal!
צָפוּן tzafoon Finding and eating the afikoman
בָּרֵךְ bareich Saying grace after the meal and inviting Elijah the prophet
הַלֵּל hallel Singing songs that praise God
נִרְצָה nirtzah Ending the seder and thinking about the future
The Wandering Is Over Haggadah
- Introduction
- Kadesh
- Urchatz
- Karpas
- Yachatz
- Maggid - Beginning
- -- Four Questions
- -- Four Children
- -- Exodus Story
- -- Ten Plagues
- -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
- Rachtzah
- Motzi-Matzah
- Maror
- Koreich
- Shulchan Oreich
- Tzafun
- Bareich
- Hallel
- Nirtzah
- Commentary / Readings
- Songs
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