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There's No Seder Like Our Seder(Sung to the tune of "There's no Business like Show business") There's no seder like our sederThere's no seder I knowEverything about it is halachic Nothing that the Torah won't allowListen how we read the whole HaggadahIt's all in Hebrew'Cause we know howThere's no Seder like our sederWe tell a tale that is swellMoses took the people out into the heatThey baked the matzahWhile on their feetNow isn't that a story That just can't be beat?Let's...

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Elijah the ProphetOn the Seder night, we open the door for Elijah the Prophet, and we place a cup of wine on the table especially for him.Our hopes have long been centered on Elijah since legends has it that he will herald the time of complete human freedom. But he will come only when people have prepared the way for him. This simply means that we, all of us, are Elijah. We must liberate ourselves from prejudice and injustice. We must...

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Maggid means retelling the story of the exodus from Egypt.In every generation, we must see ourselves as if we personally were liberated from Egypt. We gather tonight to tell the ancient story of a people's liberation from Egyptian slavery. This is the story of our origins as a people. It is from these events that we gain our ethics, our vision of history, our dreams for the future. We gather tonight, as two hundred generations of Jewish families have before us,...

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Our passover things(Sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music)Cleaning and cooking and so many dishesOut with the hametz no pasta no knishesFish thats gefillted Horseradish that stingsThese are a few of our Passover things.ChorusMatzah and karpas and chopped up harosetShankbones and kiddish and Yiddish neurosesTante who kvetches andUncle who singsThese are a few of our Passover things.ChorusMatzi and marror and trouble with pharoahsFamines and locusts and slaves with wheelbaarrowsMatzah balls floating and Eggshell that clingsThese...

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The Seder PlateThe items on the seder plate are symbols of the past. By placing the seder plate on our table, we link the past with the present and look with hope toward the future.The matzo is a symbol of suffering and affliction but also of liberation.  The bitter herbs symbolize the bitterness of our lives as slaves in Egypt and the bitter lives of those exploited today.The parsley and the salt water we will dip it in remind us that...

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(to the tune of "Just a spoon full of sugar")   Chorus: Just a tad of charoset helps the bitter herbs go down, The bitter herbs go down, the bitter herbs go down. Just a tad of charoset helps the bitter herbs go down, In the most disguising way.   Oh, back in Egypt long ago, The Jews were slaves under Pharaoh. They sweat and toiled and labored through the day. So when we gather Pesach night, We do what we think right....

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Praised are you, Adonai, our God, sovereign of the universe, who has taught us the way of holiness through commandments, commanding us to wash our hands.

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The blessing over the meal and matzah | motzi matzah | מוֹצִיא מַצָּה The familiar hamotzi blessing marks the formal start of the meal. Because we are using matzah instead of bread, we add a blessing celebrating this mitzvah. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who brings bread from the land. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתַָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ...

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 DAYENUIlu ho-tzi hotzi-a-nuho-tzi-a-nu-mi-mitz-ra-yimho-tzi-a-nu-mi-mitz-ra-yimday-en-u  (CHORUS:)Day-day-en-uDay-day-en-uDay-day-en-uDay-en-u, day-en-uIl-lu-na-tan na-tan la-nuna-tan la-nu et ha-sha-batna-tan la-nu et ha-sha-batday-en-u( CHORUS)I-lu na-tan na-tan la-nuna-tan la-nu et ha-to-rahna-tan la-nu et ha-to-rahDay-en-u(CHORUS)SECOND CUP OF WINE(All raise glasses and say:)We shall never forget the slavery of Egypt or any other enslaved people, past or presentWe shall be mindful always of the need for freedom for all, and the joy of liberation.Boruch atto adonoi elohenu melech ho'olom bore p'ri haggofenBlessed are You, Lord our God, King of the University, who creates the...

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ALL: This is the bread of affliction, the simple bread which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt.HOST: From the three matzos, I take the middle piece, break it in two. Why do we break this bread in two? Because if we hold on to the whole loaf for ourselves, it remains the bread of oppression. If we break it in order to share it, it becomes the bread of freedom.I wrap one of the two pieces in a napkin. ...

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The Second Cup of WineLEADER: The fate of every Jew is bound up with the fate of the Jewish people.ALL: And the destiny of the Jewish people cannot be separated from the destiny of all humanity.LEADER: Let us drink this cup of wine to symbolize our pledge to break the bonds of slavery for all who are not free.ALL: Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech...

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Lighting of the Holiday CandlesMay these candles, lighted on the Festival of Freedom, bring light into our hearts and minds. May they renew our courage to act for justice and freedom here and now. May they illumine the path to truth, justice and peace. And so we repeat the ancient blessing:ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להדליק נר של יום טובBaruch atah Adonai Elohaynoo melech ha-olam, asher keedshanoo b’meetzvotav v’tzeevanoo l’hadleek ner shel (Shabbat v’shel) yom tov.Praised...

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Questioning is a healthy sign of freedom. Asking questions is so fundamen- tal that, according to the rabbis, even if one finds oneself alone on Passover, the Four Questions should be asked aloud. Traditionally, the youngest child is called upon to ask these four questions about the differences that mark this night. We encourage children to question and all who are present may ask the Four Questions. Ma nish-ta-na ha-lyla ha-zeh meekol ha-lailot? She-be-chol ha-lay-lot anu ochlin chamaytz u-matzo, ha-laila ha-zeh...

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Bareich Our Seder's joyous interludeour celebration must soon concludewe look toward the day o comewhen songs of freedom all will hum (Raise wine glasses)Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-o-lamBo-rei, pe-ree ha-ga-fen.O Holy One of Blessing, Your Presence fills creation,We praise you for creating the fruit of the vine.(drink third glass of wine)

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Every year, Jews drink four cups of wine and then pour a fifth for Elijah. "The cup is poured, but not yet drunk. Yet the cup of hope is poured every year. Passover is the night for reckless dreams; for visions about what a human being can be, what society can be, what people can be, what history may become. That is the significance of 'Le-shanah ha-ba-a b'Yerushalayim' (Next year in Jerusalem)."

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Our passover things(Sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music)Cleaning and cooking and so many dishesOut with the hametz no pasta no knishesFish thats gefillted Horseradish that stingsThese are a few of our Passover things.ChorusMatzah and karpas and chopped up harosetShankbones and kiddish and Yiddish neurosesTante who kvetches andUncle who singsThese are a few of our Passover things.ChorusMatzi and marror and trouble with pharoahsFamines and locusts and slaves with wheelbaarrowsMatzah balls floating and Eggshell that clingsThese...