Our Passover meal is called a Seder, which means “order” in Hebrew, because we go through 14 specific steps as we retell the story of our ancestors’ liberation from slavery in Egypt.

KADEISH​                        קַדֵשׁ     ​     Kiddush (the blessing over wine)
URCHATZ ​                     וּרְחַץ    ​       ​Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the Seder
KARPAS ​                        כַּרְפַּס    ​  ​ ​  ​Dipping a green vegetable in salt water
YACHATZ ​    ​                    ​יחץ       ​ ​   Breaking the middle matzah
MAGGID ​                         מגיד        ​  ​Telling the story of Passover
RACHTZA ​                      רָחְצָה   ​       ​Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the meal
MOTZI MATZAH​            מוֹצִיא, מַצָּה The blessing over the meal and matzah
MAROR ​    ​                    ​​  ​מָרוֹר     ​     ​ Dipping the bitter herb in sweet
KOREICH ​    ​                   ​כּוֹרֵךְ    ​       ​Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb  
SCHULAN OREICH ​   ​​  שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ  Eating the meal
TZAFOON ​                   ​​    צָפוּן      ​      ​Finding and eating the Afikomen
BAREICH ​                        בָּרֵךְ       ​     ​ Saying grace after the meal and inviting Elijah the Prophet
HALLEL ​                            הלל        ​ ​ Singing songs that praise God
NIRTZAH ​                         נרצה      ​     ​Ending the Seder and thinking about the future


haggadah Section: Introduction