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Now's the time to say good bye we soon depart, our head held high We pray a day when we shall see that all God's children will be free Perhaps next year we'll celebrate an end to war and fear and hate We pray as well, dear Chaya and Chaim L'shana ha-ba-ah b'Ye-ru-sha-la-yeem Next year in Jerusalem!!!

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Some time ago, as we spoke this matzah here we held and broke It's called afikomen -- desert by and by a fun tradition now to try Well that matzah has now been hidden for the moment at least, it's been lost but I'll make you a deal, I'll give you my word if you can find it, we'll pay the cost (Young participants search for Afikomen.)

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The Seder PlateThink of the Seder Plate as a “combination plate” dinner that formed the meal in ancient days. The foods were not merely symbolic, but were eaten—from the plate. As the Seder menu changed, the foods on the Seder Plate required explanation. (clockwise from the upper-right-of-center)Zeroa (shankbone), represents the Passover offering made in Temple times.Beitzah(boiled or roasted egg), represents the holiday offering made in the days of the Temple.Maror (bitter herbs), is horseradish and represents the bitterness of slavery in...

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A wise Rabbi Gamliel, long ago taught These symbols each Seder must have a clear thought First Pesach reminds us that on the night we went free God "passed over" our houses, no death did we see While all Egypt suffered, while each home saw great strife in the homes of our ancestors, there were new signs of life And the Matzah we eat to remember through taste that from Egypt our ancestors departed in haste they didn't have time to...

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(Professor Eliezer Segal, http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/)   Why is it only  on Passover night we never know how to do anything right?   We don't eat our meals in the regular ways, the ways that we do on all other days.   `Cause on all other nights we may eat all kinds of wonderful good bready treats,   like big purple pizza that tastes like a pickle, crumbly crackers and pink pumpernickel, sassafras sandwich and tiger on rye, fifty falafels in pita, fresh-fried, with peanut-butter and tangerine...

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Cruel Pharaoh believed having slaves, it was fun that's until God changed his mind with plague number one Think where there's water in oceans and sinks in lakes and in clouds and in fountains for drinks Now imagine the horror to say nothing of dread if all that clear water should like blood become red  Well in Egypt it happened the Nile turned to blood all the people they panicked as red seeped through the mud  Pharaoh seemed ready to let...

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(Mark Kreditor, sung to the tune of Gilligan's Island)   Just recline right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of dreadful  trip. That started with ten awful plagues brought onto Egypt, brought unto  Egypt. The boss he was a Jewish man raised as a Pharaohos son. Then G-d he did come calling and soon the fun begun, soon the fun begun. More blood, such frogs, and all those bugs, Pharaoh could just barely see. The Jews were really scoring points...

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Our seder now is set to start sweet juice from grapes to warm the heart Four cups in all, we will soon drink each time be sure, our minds should think... Of that great and awesome time... when God who's strong and wise and kind gave us freedom and good laws to bind... Each of us to one another... parent, spouse, sister, brother. The Torah tells us loud and clear just listen now, you're sure to hear Hey...Chaya, Eli, you there...

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On all other nights, we eat either leavened bread or matzah;   on this night ... only matzah. On all other nights, we eat all kinds of greens;   on this night, we especially eat bitter herbs. On all other nights, we do not dip our greens at all;  on this night we dip them twice. On all other nights, we eat in an ordinary manner.   For this celebration, we have a special ceremony. You ask good questions sung clear and loud of...

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Our Passover Things(To be sung 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 haroset Shankbones and kidish and Yiddish neuroses Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings These are a few of our Passover things. Motzi and maror and trouble with Pharoahs...

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Our Seder's joyous interlude our celebration soon conclude we hope the day so soon to come when songs of freedom all will hum When God, the Brit did reaffirm a promise made, in time's good turn one day in freedom, peace and calm "La-kach-ti et-chem lee l'am" (Our Torah teaches that God said:  "I will take you to be my people." Exodus 6:7) Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-o-lam Bo-rei, pe-ree ha-ga-fen. O Holy One of Blessing, Your Presence fills creation,...

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Thank you for joining us as we gather tonight to read the words of this Haggadah that has been designed to tell the story of Passover, guide us as we hear of the how the Jewish people were freed from being slaves in Egypt and engage us to think about our very own freedom. For over 2000 years, the Jewish people have celebrated the Exodus from Egypt. Back nearly 4000 years ago, our people were slaves in the land of Egypt....

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Two times so far we've talked about this matzah here to figure out And now's our chance to take a bite to remind us of the slaves rushed flight But first some blessings say we should Thank God for our gifts so good Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-o-lam, Ha-mo-tzee le-chem meen ha-a-retz. O Holy One of Blessing, Your Presence fills creation; Thank you for the nourishing goodness of bread. Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-o-lam, a-sher keed-sha-nu be-meetz-vo-tav, vee-tzee-va-nu al...

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Our Passover Things(To be sung 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 haroset Shankbones and kidish and Yiddish neuroses Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings These are a few of our Passover things. Motzi and maror and trouble with Pharoahs...