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Maror

by Mark Sherman

Maror

Hallel

by Mark Sherman

Hallel Not to us, L-rd, not to us, but to Your Name give glory, for the sake of Your kindness and Your truth. Why should the nations say, "Where, now, is their G-d?" Our G-d is in heaven, whatever He desires, He does. Their idols are of silver and gold, the product of human hands: they have a mouth, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear; they have a nose, but cannot smell;...

Barech

by Mark Sherman

Barech The third cup is poured now, and recite Birkat Hamazon (Blessing after the Meal) over it. A Song of Ascents. When the L-rd will return the exiles of Zion, we will have been like dreamers. Then our mouth will be filled with laughter, and our tongue with joyous song. Then will they say among the nations, "The L-rd has done great things for these." The L-rd has done great things for us, we were joyful. L-rd, return our exiles as...

Tzafun

by Mark Sherman

Tzafun After the meal, take the Afikoman and divide it among all the members of the household, by giving everyone a kezayit (the volume of one olive). Take care not to eat or drink (only water allowed, but not recommended) after the Afikoman. It is to be eaten in the reclining position and this ought to be done before midnight.

Shulchan Oreich

Shulchan Orech

by Mark Sherman

Shulchan Orech Now eat and drink to your heart's delight.

Korech

by Mark Sherman

Korech Take the third Matzah, and also a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the Chazeret - which is to be dipped into Charoset. Combine the two [like a sandwich], and say the following: Thus did Hilel do at the time of the Bet HaMikdash: He would combine Passover -- lamb, Matzah and Maror and eat them together, as it said: "They shall eat it with Matzah and bitter herbs." Now eat them together -- in the reclining position.

Maror

by Mark Sherman

Maror Now take a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the Maror, dip it into the Charoset -- but then shake off the Charoset that stuck to it, so that the bitter taste will not be neutralized. Recite the following blessing: Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of Maror. Now eat the Maror, without reclining.

Motzi

by Mark Sherman

Motzi Take the Matzot in the order that they are lying on the tray - the broken piece between the two whole Matzot; hold them in your hand and recite the following blessing: Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. Matzah Do not break anything off the Matzot. First put down the third Matza (the bottom one), and recite the following blessing over the broken Matza and the top one. When...

Rachtzah

by Mark Sherman

Rachtzah Now the hands are washed with recital of the blessing for washing the hands. Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us concerning the washing of the hands. One should not speak until after making the next two blessings and eating the Matzah.

Maggid - Beginning

Maggid

by Mark Sherman

Maggid - Retelling the Passover Story Raise the tray with the matzot and say: This is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Whoever is hungry, let him come and eat; whoever is in need, let him come and conduct the Seder of Passover. This year [we are] here; next year in the land of Israel. This year [we are] slaves; next year [we will be] free people. The tray with the matzot is moved...

Yachatz

by Mark Sherman

Yachatz - Breaking the Middle Matzah 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. The smaller piece is put back, between the two matzot.

Karpas

by Mark Sherman

Karpas - Vegetable Take less than a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the karpas, dip it into salt-water or vinegar, and recite the following blessing: Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. When reciting this blessing have in mind that it is also for the bitter herbs (of maror and korech, to be eaten later on).

Urchatz

by Mark Sherman

Urchatz - Washing Hands for the Vegetable Ritually wash hands without reciting the blessing.

Kiddush

by Mark Sherman

Kadesh - Kiddush The first cup of wine is poured and the Kiddush is recited. When the festival occurs onShabbat, start here: (...and it was evening and it was morning-) The sixth day. And the heavens and the earth and all their hosts were completed. And on the seventh dayG-dfinished His work which He had made, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And G-d blessed the seventh day and made it holy,...

Before the Seder

by Mark Sherman

Before we start the Seder it's a good idea to take a minute to think about what the Seder means and why we have it. While we sometimes think of the Seder and all of Passover as a ceremony to remind us of an historic event, our sages teach us that that is only part of the story. The sages teach us that the redemption that started over 3000 years ago which the exodus from Egypt is still not complete. Although...

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