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סַבְרִי מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּוֹתַי. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.  Blessed are You, Lord our God, Creator of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.  בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל־עָם וְרוֹמְמָנוּ מִכָּל־לָשׁוֹן וְקִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו. וַתִּתֶּן לָנוּ ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּאַהֲבָה (לשבת: שַׁבָּתוֹת לִמְנוּחָה וּ) מוֹעֲדִים לְשִׂמְחָה, חַגִּים וּזְמַנִּים לְשָׂשוֹן, (לשבת: אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה וְ) אֶת יוֹם חַג הַמַּצּוֹת הַזֶּה זְמַן חֵרוּתֵנוּ, (לשבת: בְּאַהֲבָה) מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְרָיִם. כִּי בָנוּ בָחַרְתָּ...

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On Saturday night add the following two paragraphs: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמַּבְדִיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחֹל, בֵּין אוֹר לְחשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. בֵּין קְדֻשַּׁת שַׁבָּת לִקְדֻשַּׁת יוֹם טוֹב הִבְדַּלְתָּ, וְאֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה קִדַּשְׁתָּ. הִבְדַּלְתָּ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֶת־עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ.  בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', הַמַּבְדִיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְקֹדֶשׁ.  Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei m'orei ha'esh. Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam, hamavdil bein...

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Miriam Ha-Neviah(Miriam the Prophet)* When your family sings “Elihu HaNavi” at the seder, try adding these words about Miriam, sung to the same melody, written by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner. Miriam HaNeviah   Oz v’zimra b’yadah   Miriam tirkod itanu l’hagdil zimrat olam   Miriam tirkod itanu l’taken et ha-olam   Bimherah v’yameynu hi tevi-eynu   el mey ha-yeshua, el mey ha-yeshua. Miriam, the prophet, strength and song are in her hands, Miriam will dance with us to strengthen the world’s song, Miriam will dance with...

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SCIENCE OF THE SEDER  BY POPULAR SCIENCE MAROR AND CHAZERET Horseradish is generally used as maror, and it is by far the most spicy and most bitter herb of them all. One good spoonful is more than enough to clear out the sinuses, but only if the plant is damaged. According to Harold McGee's  On Food and Cooking, horseradish stores its spicy chemical, theocyanate, by combining it with a sugar molecule. "When [horseradish] cells are damaged, special enzymes reach the storage...

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Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlov (1772-1822) said, “The Exodus from Egypt occurs in every human being, in every era, in every year, and in every day.” 

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Kadesh   Kadesh reminds us that the root of Mussar is ‘Kedoshim Tihiyu’, You shall be holy.  Our goal is to be holy human beings.  Mussar, and the four cups of wine, the Kadesh, reminds us to work on our middot, so that every encounter is holy.  We recite the Kadesh four times throughout the seder as if it is a focus phrase, to remind us ‘Be Holy’, ‘Act Holy’, ‘See Yourself as Holy’, and ‘Holiness will Free Us.’  Rabbi Marcia Plumb

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Between the Fires: A Prayer for lighting Candles  by Rabbi Arthur Waskow We are the generation that stands   Between the fires: Behind us the flame and smoke  that rose from Auschwitz and from Hiroshima; From the burning forests of the Amazon, From the hottest years of human history that bring upon us Melted ice fields, Flooded cities, Scorching droughts. Before us the nightmare of a Flood of Fire, The heat and smoke that could consume all Earth. "Here! The day is...