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Maggid ben Yoseif

Maggid ben Yoseif is a mixed Chicamaugua Cherokee and honorary Apache spiritual elder who together with his wife, Bluebird, teaches Torah and the revival of the Gileadite priesthood among Native American nations. He is a member of the Equahimiyi-Wasi (Abraham-Moses) Society and past ambassador-at-large for the Central Band Cherokee who learned Torah with the Rebbe Shani-Dor, Rabbi David bar-Chaim and Rabbi Chaim Richman in Jerusalem where he also attended Yeshiva Ohr Someah. He is a past religion writer for the Jerusalem Post.

NIRTZAH: Acceptance of the Divine Service

by Maggid ben Yoseif

After all singing is concluded we rise and recite together the traditional formula, the Seder is concluded . The Passover Seder is concluded, according to each traditional detail with all its laws and customs. As we have been privileged to celebrate this Seder, so may we one day celebrate it in Jerusalem. Pure One who dwells in the high places, support your People countless in number. May you soon redeem all your People joyfully in Zion. At the conclusion of the...

HALLEL: Praises and the Cup of Return

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Fill the Cup of Return Not for us, Lord, not for us, but for your name bring glory, for the sake of your kindness and your faithfulness. Let the nations say: "Where is their God?" Our God is in the heavens; all that He wills, He accomplishes. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see; they have ears, but they cannot hear; they have a...

GRACE AFTER MEALS: The Cup of Covenant and the Cup of Elijah

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Pour the Cup of Covenant and recite the following Birkat Hamazon (Blessing after the Meal). When the Lord returns us from exile back to Zion, it will be as though in a dream. We will laugh and sing with joy. It shall be said around the world: “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord did great things for us, and we shall rejoice. God, restore our fortunes. We shall be like streams in the Negev. Those who sow...

TZAFUN - What is hidden comes to light

by Maggid ben Yoseif

After the meal has ended, all (who earlier hid their eyes) search for the missing broken matza called the Afikoman. This is the sweet-tasting dessert for the meal. In Hebrew. AFI is (my nose) KOMAN (rises up) and what makes one's nose rise better than a dessert? It is forbidden to eat or drink anything (except the remaining two cups of wine or grape juice) after eating the Afikoman. When the Afikoman is found and a reward paid to the one...

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SHULCHAN OREICH: Let's Eat Together

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Now is time to enjoy a festive Kosher For Passover meal and participate in lively discussion. It is permitted to drink wine between the second and third cups. (In the seder (order) of the Remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt, the entire House of Israel has arrived at Sinai and is preparing to Covenant with Creator to be represented by the Afikomen eaten before Grace is said, and the Third Cup which will be poured after the meal. Bon Appetit!

KOREICH: (The Hillel Sandwich)

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Although it is forbidden today to eat Lamb at the Seder meal (because we cannot be sure it is without spot, blemish or wrinkle without a revived priesthood), in the days of the Temple Hillel would make a sandwich of the Pesach lamb, matzah and maror in order to observe the law, "You shall eat it (the Pesach sacrifice) on matzah and maror. Break the bottom matza, distribute it with bitter herbs dipped in charoset say: "You shall eat it on...

MAROR: (Bitter herbs) lest we forget

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Now take a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the maror. Dip it into the Charoset mixture, but not so much that the bitter taste is neutralized. Recite the following blessing and then eat the maror (without reclining): A final taste of Egypt by which we remember our Exodus. Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat maror. Blessed are you, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with Your commandments and...

MOTZI-MATZAH: We bless our food with "clean" hands

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Take the three matzot - the broken piece between the two whole ones – and hold them in your hand and recite the following blessing: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. Blessed are you, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, who brings bread from the earth. Before eating the matzah, put the bottom matzah back in its place and continue, reciting the following blessing while holding only the top and middle piece of matzah. Baruch atah...

RACHTZAH: Washing our hands as The Redeemed

by Maggid ben Yoseif

As the Redeemed of the Lord, we now wash our hands again, this time while reciting the traditional blessing for washing the hands:. The tzara'at and hopefully every other malady of Egypt is GONE! Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu al n'tilat yadayim. Blessed are you, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us concerning the washing of our hands..

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

DAYENU (It would have been enough) and Cup of Redemption

by Maggid ben Yoseif

God has bestowed many favors upon us. Had He brought us out of Egypt, and not executed judgments against the Egyptians, It would have been enough – Dayyenu Had He executed judgments against the Egyptians, and not their gods, It would have been enough – Dayyenu Had He executed judgments against their gods and not put to death their firstborn, It would have been enough – Dayyenu Had He put to death their firstborn, and not given us their riches, It...

TEN PLAGUES

by Maggid ben Yoseif

These are the Plagues that the holy one, blessed be he, brought upon Egypt. “Blood, and fire and pillars of smoke…” “Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes, I will set wonders in the sky and on the earth… blood, fire and pillars of smoke: The sun shall turn to darkness and the moon into blood.” Joel 3:3 Another interpretation of Deuteronomy 26:8 is: “strong hand” indicates two plagues; “out-stretched arm” indicates two more plagues; “great awe” indicates...

-- Exodus Story

EXODUS STORY

by Maggid ben Yoseif

We were slaves in Egypt and the Lord redeemed us from Egypt with a mighty hand. Had not the holy one liberated our people from Egypt, then we, our children and our children's children would still be enslaved. The Sages tell the Story It once happened that Rabbis Eliezer, Joshua, Elazar ben Azaryah, Akiva and Tarfon were reclining at the seder table in Bnei Brak. They spent the whole night discussing the Exodus until their students came and said to them:...

-- Four Children

THE FOUR CHILDREN

by Maggid ben Yoseif

The seder plate is returned to the table. Matzot are uncovered and all respond: The Torah speaks of four types of children: one is wise, one is wicked, one is simple, and one does not know how to ask. The Wise One asks: "What is the meaning of the laws and traditions God has commanded?" (Deuteronomy 6:20) You should teach him all the traditions of Passover, even to the last detail. The Wicked One asks: "What does this ritual mean to...

-- Four Children

FOUR QUESTIONS: From the youngest child who can read

by Maggid ben Yoseif

The youngest child present who can read sings this song questioning four things different about the night of the seder from all other nights. Mah nish-ta-na ha-laylah ha-zeh mikol ha-lei-lot? mikol ha-lei lot? Ha-laylah hazeh Ha-laylah hazeh mikol ha-lei lot, mikol ha-lei lot? Why is this night of Passover different from all other nights of the year? She-b'chol ha-lei-lot anu och'lin cha-meitz u-matzah? Cha-meitz u-matzah?. Ha-laylah hazeh Ha-laylah hazeh kulo matzah? kulo matzah?. On all other nights, we eat either leavened...

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MAGGID: The story begins

by Maggid ben Yoseif

The Maggid (Story-teller) now orchestrates the telling of the story of Egyptian exile with matzot (unleavened bread) and a plate of bitter herbs and vegetables. Raise the tray with the matzot and say: This is the bread of affliction, which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in need, come and share the Pesach meal. This year, we are here. Next year, in the land of Israel. This...

YACHATZ: Symbolic breaking of Torah covenant

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as Afikoman (Dessert for the meal to follow). This is traditionally hidden, by the leader of the Seder while others who will later try to find it, hide their eyes. The Matzah striped and pierced each Passover feast is broken and hidden away and returns at the Third Cup as the Book and Blood of Covenant at Sinai:...

KARPAS: We are reminded of our bitter tongues that led to Egyptian exile

by Maggid ben Yoseif

Take less than a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the karpas (which represen;ts the PAS or garment of Joseph dipped into blood -- Rashi) and dip it twice into salt-water, and recite the following blessing: Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, borei p’ri ha’adamah. Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. Eat the salty parsley

URCHATZ: We wash our hands as Metzorah and slaves in Egypt

by Maggid ben Yoseif

WASH HANDS WITHOUT RECITING CUSTOMARY BLESSING.. The need for hand washing before eating was included in the traditional Seder. But returned to Egypt as METZORAH (afflicted with tzara'at or biblical "leprousy" for our evil tongues), at this point we do not recite a blessing.

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HAGGADAH FOR A MYSTICAL PASSOVER SEDER

HAGGADAH FOR A MYSTICAL PASSOVER...

by Maggid ben Yoseif

HAGGADAH for a MYSTICAL PASSOVER SEDER Remembering the Exodus From Egypt and Taming the Tongue that brought us there

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