Order! Order!

Seder literally means order, from the Hebrew לסדר / l’sader, to arrange, and there’s a set order to the proceedings: ַקֵדּשׁ.וְּרַחץ.ַכְּרַפּס.ַיַחץ.ַמִגּיד.ָרְחָצה.מוִֹציא.ַמָצּה. ָמרוֹר. כּוֵֹרךְ. ֻשׁ ְל ָחן עוֵֹרךְ. ָצפוּן. ָבֵּרךְ. ַה ֵלּל.ִנְר ָצה.

'The Order of Things' by Marge Piecry 

Kadesh 

1st Wine

Recite the kiddush

Initiate Ritual

Urchatz 

Wash the hands

Clear the grime

Karpas 

Eat a green vegetable

Open senses to growing green

Yachatz

James Baldwin Poem 

Hide the Afikomen

Break the middle matzah

 

Separate dessert from need

Maggid by Marge Piercy 

4 Qs -

2nd Cup of Wine 

10 Plagues 

Elie Wiesel Poem 

Dayenu 

 

Let your your spiritual center speak


Eat the Egg -



Belssings for Joanna & Mark's new baby



 JOY!

Motzi 

Say the Ha-Motzi

Call forth what nourishes you

Matzah

Say the blessing for matzah

Increase faith/prepare to heal

Maror 

Eat the bitter herb

Allow the bitter to move you

Korekh -  Hillel Sandwich 

Eat bitter herb with matzah

See the sandwich of both sides

3rd cup of wine 

" In My Neighborhood" by Mark Goodman

 

 Cups of Elijah & Miriam 

   

Tzafun

Find the Afikoman

Nourish the self with mystery

Mein Fetter's Hundt 

sing along!

 
     

Nirtzah 

Conclude the seder

Say “I am loved here today.”


haggadah Section: Introduction