At the Seder, we ask questions. Free people ask questions. We start retelling our story from slavery to freedom with questions. The youngest person who can read asks our questions.

Child: So why is this night different from all other nights?

On this night we are celebrate when we went forth from slavery to freedom through the great power of our God.

Child: On all nights we eat bread or matzoh, why do we eat only matzoh tonight?

We eat matzoh to remember what we ate when we were slaves. We remember that we can never truly be free until all people everywhere can share in our freedom.

Child: On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, why do we eat bitter herbs tonight?

We eat them to remind ourselves of the bitterness of being enslaved in Egypt. We remember that, fortunate as we may be, there are still many people who have no choice but to live with poverty and persecution.

Child: On all nights we do not dip our herbs even once, why do we dip our hers twice tonight?

We dip first in salt water, because on this night, we recognize that there are people whose tears still drench their food. Then we dip again in the charosset to remember that we must all build a better community and a sweeter world.

Child: On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, why do we recline tonight?

During a seder, people recline ,as a symbol of our freedom, for when we were slaves we could never recline in comfort. Tonight we sit upright to remember that there is still much work to do to impact the lives of those who are not free.


haggadah Section: -- Four Questions
Source: Moishe House Munich, Julie Harman, VBS Haggadah, Ariana Silverman