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Find the afikoman and negotiate its return. The afikoman is the last thing eaten at the seder. It is the matzah we’ve broken apart, hidden, and will now bring back together to eat as a whole. The afikomen represents reuniting the 12 tribes of Israel, reuniting the different parts of Judaism today. It’s a reminder to resist treating Judaism as a homogenous whole: our community is comprised of immigrant Jews, queer Jews, Jews of color, secular Jews, and every other Jewish...

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For thousands of years, Jews have gathered at the seder table as an act of resistance: in Judea during the Bar Kokhba revolt, in Spain during the Inquisition, in Warsaw during the Holocaust. Pesach is a festival of liberation, which also acknowledges that none of us is free until all of us can be free. To observe Pesach is to be inclusive: Everyone is welcome. Everyone is needed. The seder we celebrate tonight would not be the same if any one...

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In the beginning our fathers served idols; but now the Omnipresent One has brought us close to His service, as it is said: "Joshuasaid to all the people: Thus said the L-rd, the G-d of Israel, `Your fathers used to live on the other side of the river -Terach, the father ofAbrahamand the father ofNachor, and they served other gods. "And I took your father Abraham from beyond the river, and I led him throughout the whole land ofCanaan. I increased...

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Barech בָּרֵךְ Pour the third cup of wine and recite Birkat Hamazon (Blessing after the Meal). כְּחֹלְמִים. אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה, אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם, הִגְדִּיל יְיָ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם אֵלֶּה. הִגְדִּיליְיָ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּנוּ, הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים. שׁוּבָה יְיָ אֶת שְׁבִיתֵנוּ, כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב. הַזֹּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹרוּ. הָלוֹךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא מֶשֶׁךְ הַזָּרַע, בֹּא יָבֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא אֲלֻמֹּתָיו. תְּהִלַּת יְיָ יְדַבֶּר פִּי, וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם הַלְלוּיָהּ. הוֹדוּ לַייָ כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם...

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קַדֵּשׁ Kiddush (the blessing over wine) | kadeish |וּרְחַץ Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder | urchatz |כַּרְפַּס Dipping a green vegetable in salt water| karpas |יַחַץ Breaking the middle matzah | yachatz |מַגִּיד Telling the story of Passover | magid |רָחְצָה Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the meal | rachtza |מוֹצִיא מַצָּה The blessing over the meal and matzah | motzi matzah |מָרוֹר Dipping the bitter herb in sweet charoset | maror |כּוֹרֵךְ Eating a sandwich of matzah and...

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An only kid! An only kidMy father bought for two zuzim Chad gadya, Chad gadyaThen came the cat and ate the kidMy father bought For two zuzim.Chad gadya, Chad gadyaThen came the dog And bit the catThat ate the kidMy father bought For two zuzim.Chad gadya, Chad gadyaThen came the stick and beat the dogThat bit the cat that ate the kidMy father bought For two zuzim.Chad gadya, Chad gadya Then came the fire and burned the stickThat beat the dog...

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It is traditional at this point in the seder, to sing songs of praise. This is one of my favorites for this event.Hinei ma tov umanaimShevet achim gam yachadHinei ma tov umanaimShevet achim gam yachadBehold how good andHow pleasant it isFor brothers to dwell together

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In the beginning our fathers served idols; but now the Omnipresent One has brought us close to His service, as it is said: "Joshua said to all the people: Thus said the L-rd, the G-d of Israel, `Your fathers used to live on the other side of the river - Terach, the father of Abraham and the father of Nachor, and they served other gods."And I took your father Abraham from beyond the river, and I led him throughout the whole...