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Seder Plate

by Jacqueline

The Seder Plate We place a Seder Plate at our table as a reminder to discuss certain aspects of the Passover story and the meaning of this holiday. Each item has its own significance. Maror and hazeret: Mar means “bitter,” and the maror is meant to remind us of the bitterness of slavery. The two main foods customarily used for maror are lettuce –especially Romaine lettuce (which eventually turns bitter and is commonly used as maror in Israel) – and grated...

Shehecheyanu

by Jacqueline

Shehecheyanu

Chad Gadya Shiron L'yeladim

by Jacqueline

Chad Gadya Khad Gadya, Khad Gadya My father bought for two zuzim Khad Gadya, Khad Gadya Then came the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim Khad Gadya, Khad Gadya Then came the dog and bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim Khad Gadya, Khad Gadya Then came the stick and beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim Khad Gadya, Khad...

Maggid - Beginning

Maggid

by Jacqueline

We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the L-rd, our G‑d, took us out from there with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm. If the Holy One, blessed be He, had not taken our fathers out of Egypt, then we, our children and our children's children would have remained enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt. Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss...

-- Four Children

The 4 Children

by Jacqueline

The Torah speaks of four children: One is wise, one is wicked, one is simple and one does not know how to ask. The wise one, what does he say? "What are the testimonies, the statutes and the laws which the L-rd, our G‑d, has commanded you?" You, in turn, shall instruct him in the laws of Passover, [up to] `one is not to eat any dessert after the Passover-lamb.' The wicked one, what does he say? "What is this service...

-- Exodus Story

Maggid- Telling the Story of the Exodus

by Jacqueline

One may think that [the discussion of the exodus] must be from the first of the month. The Torah therefore says, `On that day.' `On that day,' however, could mean while it is yet daytime; the Torah therefore says, `It is because of this.' The expression `because of this' can only be said when matzah and maror are placed before you. In the beginning our fathers served idols; but now the Omnipresent One has brought us close to His service, as...

-- Exodus Story

Avadim Hi'enu (song)

by Jacqueline

Avadim Hi'enu (song)

Karpas

by Jacqueline

Karpas

Yachatz

by Jacqueline

Yachatz

Maggid - Beginning

Utzedek Supplement

by Jacqueline

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik writes that the apparent redundancy in the declaration of Ha Lachma Anya —the invitation to “those who are hungry” and to “those who are in need”—is, in fact, not redundant: Whoever is in need of bread, dichfin, is hungry. Kol ditzrich refers to one who is alone, who has a lot of matzah and wine but no home or family. There are indeed many ways to be included among the kol ditzrich. The invitation to “all who are...

Utzedek Pesach, Food and Justice

by Jacqueline

The commentators offer various reasons for the mitzvah of karpas. The Tur, following Rashbam [Pesachim 114a s.v ad shemagiah], famously explains that the karpas is meant to elicit questions from the children, as it was unusual to dip anything prior to the actual meal [Tur, O.C. 473]. The Bach, however, offers a different approach towards karpas. He suggests that perhaps the custom of karpas is to give us the opportunity to eat something, since the meal is s ll far off,...

-- Four Questions

Q&A

by Jacqueline

“You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out—perhaps a little at a time.’ AND HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO TAKE?’ I DON’T KNOW. AS LONG AS YOU LIVE, PERHAPS.’ THAT COULD BE A LONG TIME.’ I WILL TELL YOU A FURTHER MYSTERY,’ HE SAID. ‘IT MAY TAKE LONGER.’" - Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

-- Four Questions

Hassidic Wisdom

by Jacqueline

A Hasidic rabbi by the name of Zusha used to say, "When I die and come before the heavenly court if they ask me, 'Zusha, why were you not as great as Abraham?' I will not be afraid. I will say that I was not born with Abraham's intellectual capabilities. And if they ask me, 'Zusha why were you not like Moses?' I will say that I did not have his leadership skills. But when they ask me 'Zusha why were...

Plague Discussion

by Jacqueline

The Context – The verses in plain English God visits the final plagues – including the slaying of all first-born Egyptians – upon the Israelites’ captors. Pharaoh finally relents, commanding the Jews to leave his kingdom. The Israelites receive instruction from God about commemorating their Egyptian exodus and redemption by anyone from slavery. They are commanded to offer a lamb in sacrifice, and to eat its meat, sharing it with neighbors if they cannot finish it themselves. The sacrifice may by...

-- Four Questions

5th Question

by Jacqueline

5th Question

Maggid - Beginning

Before the Exodus...

by Jacqueline

The Context – The verses in plain English Shemot (Exodus) begins after Joseph’s death, with a new Pharaoh who feels threatened by the Hebrews’ growing numbers. He decrees all male Hebrew babies must be killed at birth. When the Hebrew woman Jocheved gives birth to a boy, she places him in a basket on the Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter finds it and rescues the child, whom she names Moses and decides to raise as her own. As a young adult, Moses flees...

candles and seder plate

by Jacqueline

candles and seder plate

Adir Hu

by Jacqueline

ADIR HUMIGHTY IS GODAdir hu, adir hu ... Chorus: Yivneh veito bekarov,Bimheirah, bimheirah,Beyameinu beka'rov.Ehl benei, Ehl beneiBenei veit-cha beka'arov.Bachur hu, gadol hu, dagul hu (chorus)Hadur hu, vatik hu, zakai hu (chorus)Chassid hu, tahor hu, yachid hu (chorus)Kabir hu, lamud hu, melech hu (chorus)Nora hu, sagiv hu, iizuz hu (chorus)Podeh hu, tzadik hu, kadosh hu (chorus)Rachum hu, shaddai hu, takif huYivneh veito bekarov,Bimheirah, bimheirah,Beyameinu beka'arov.Ehl benei, Ehl beneiBenei veit-cha beka'arov! Chorus: May God build the Bet HaMikdash soon,Speedily in our time, soon.God...

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For the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Pesach

For the Feast of Unleavened...

Brokenness and Concealment

by Valley Beth Shalom (VBS)

We are free, but we remember when we were slaves. We are whole, but we bring to mind those who are broken. The middle matzah is broken, but it is the larger part which is hidden. Because the future will be greater than the past, and tomorrow’s Passover nobler than yesterday’s exodus. The prospects for the dreamed future are overwhelming to the point of making us mute. So it is in silence, without blessing, that we break and hide the matzah...

Welcoming Others

by Barry Louis Polisar

There is a word in Hebrew — Teshuvah — that means return. It is an acknowledgement that there is always a chance for forgiveness, redemption and change. Our traditions teach that Passover is open to all. Everyone is welcome at this table. There is always room. Because no one is ever turned away, there is always an opportunity for a rebirth of spirit. As a sign of hospitality to all, we open the door to our homes and symbolically invite anyone...

The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Who Knows One

by JewishBoston

Who Knows One? At some seders, people go around the table reading the question and all 13 answers in one breath. Thirteen is hard! Who knows one? I know one. One is our God in Heaven and Earth Who knows two? I know two. Two are the tablets of the covenant One is our God in Heaven and Earth Who knows two? I know two. Three are the patriarchs Two are the tablets of the covenant One is our God in...

THE ANONYMOUS HAGGADAH - Yachatz

by Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons & Significant Others

YACHATZ Is matzo poor man's bread or the food of free men? Can it be both? If we regard it as the Bread of Affliction why did we carry dough on our backs out of Egypt, to let it bake in the hot sun without leavening and rising? Can one Matzo be both a symbol of wretchedness and deliverance? Matzo is a paradox. Not only is it so, but in breaking the middle matzo we also break with symmetry. There is...

The Ten Plagues of Egypt

by Beth Flusser

The Ten Plagues of Egypt

Maggid - Beginning

Traditional - Maggid

by Haggadot

Maggid – Beginning מגיד Raise the tray with the matzot and say: הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם. כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. הָשַׁתָּא עַבְדֵי, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בְּנֵי חוֹרִין. Ha lachma anya dee achalu avhatana b'ara d'meetzrayeem. Kol deechfeen yeitei v'yeichol, kol deetzreech yeitei v'yeefsach. Hashata hacha, l'shanah haba-ah b'ara d'yisra-el. Hashata avdei, l'shanah haba-ah b'nei choreen. This is the bread of affliction, which our ancestors ate in the land...

-- Four Questions

Traditional - Four Questions

by Haggadot

Maggid – Four Questions מַהנִּשְּׁתַּנָה ?מַה נִּשְּׁתַּנָה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת Mah nish-ta-na ha-lai-lah ha-zeh mikol ha-lei-lot? Why is this night of Passover different from all other nights of the year? שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה, הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה - כּוּלוֹ מַצָּה She-b'chol ha-lei-lot anu och'lin cha-meitz u-matzah. Ha-laylah hazeh kulo matzah. On all other nights, we eat either leavened or unleavened bread, why on this night do we eat only matzah? שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת, - הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה...

Rachtzah

by Arielle Angel

Rachtzah

Maggid - Beginning

Avadim hayinu

by Jacqueline

עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיֽם עַתָּה - בְּנֵי חוֹרִיןAvadim hayinu lepharo bemitzrayim, ata – benei chorinWe were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt – now we are free.

-- Exodus Story

Exodus Story

by Jacqueline

"We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the L-rd, our G-d, took us out from there with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm. If the Holy One, blessed be He, had not taken our fathers out of Egypt, then we, our children and our children's children would have remained enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt. Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss...

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