Contents

Forward

Haggadah and Liberation

The Biblical Haggadah

Early Understandings of the Seder

Contemporary Haggadot

Preparations for Pesach

Chametz

What is Chametz?

What is the rule about Chametz on Pesach?

The Mazon Passover Project

The mechanics of the Mazon donation

The Seder Table

The Seder Plate

Also on or near the table are the following items

Secondary symbolic plate

How to Use this Haggadah

Symbols used in the Haggadah

Before the Seder begins, a bit more information about this Haggadah

The Prelude

Candle Lighting

Uniting an “Erev Rav”

The Seder Begins

Blessing One Another

Seder (order) of the Pesach Meal

2 1 קדש Kadesh Sanctify the Festival

The Cup of Sanctification—The First Cup

2 2 ורחץ U’rchatz Wash the Hands

2 3 כרפס Karpas Eat the Green Vegetables

2 4 יחץ Yachatz Break the Middle Matzah

2 5 מגיד Maggid Tell the Story of the Exodus

The Four Questions

On The Importance Of Questions

More Questions

Some Answers

The Four Personalities

The Narrative

Prologue

The Signs

Getting Beyond the Straits and Narrow

Dayeinu: דינו It Would Have Been Enough!

We’ve made it this far… time for some praise!

2 6 רחץ Rachatz Wash Hands

The Interpreting

The Three Symbols of Passover

Pesach פסח

The Cup of Redemption—The Second Cup

An older meiseh Story — מעשה

2 7 מוציא מצה  Motzi Matzah Say the Blessings for Bread and Matzah

Matzah מצה

2 8 מרור Maror Eat the Bitter Herbs

Maror מרור

2 9 כורך Koreych Make a Sandwich of Matzah and Maror

Charoset חרוסת

Beitzah ביצה

2 10  שולחן עורך Shulchan Oreych Eat the Pesach Dinner

The Response

2 11 צפון Tzafun Finding the Hidden

2 12 ברך Bareych Say the Blessing After Meals

The Cup of Blessing—The Third Cup

Fill the Cup of Elijah

2 13 הלל Hallel Sing Songs of Praise

The Cup of Acceptance—The Fourth Cup

Drink from Miriam’s Well

2 14 נרצה Neertzah Conclude the Seder in the Hope that it Has Been Conducted with Joy and the Appropriate Intention

Appendix

Songs

The Word

Adir Hu

Ehad Mi Yodeah

Qualo Es El Uno?

Sachaki שַׂחֲקִי

Un Cavritico

Chad Gadya

Al Kol Eleh

Exodus 12:21-23 The First Passover

Recipes

Afterword

Aiming Toward the Future