Finkelstein Grams Marchick Utikal Family Passover

Haggadah

Why is this night different?

The Haggadah means telling in Hebrew. Each year we sit around a table, eat a meal, enjoy a few laughs, and tell a story of our ancestors leaving Egypt. So why is this night different than all other nights?

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Section 1

Preparing for the SederPlease take this moment to remember our collective family and friends who brought us together tonight.

Zikhrono Livrakha ז״ל Of blessed Memory...

Lois Quill, Celia Marchick, Miriam Gifford, Rita Kemppainen, Annie Or-linsky Miller, Lilian Marchick, Ruth Rosenberg, Tony Quill, Samuel Mar-chick, Harry Tatinsky, Joe Marchick, Bernard Rosenberg זצ״ל, Oscar Kemp-painen, Sam Bowen, Helen Landman, Sarah Orlinisky, Barbara Marchick, Joyce Mayer, Gertrude Miller Philippe Naster, Sue Marchick, Mary Marchick, Arlene Marchick, Faye Marchick, Ben Marchick, Jacob Marchick, Frank Philippe, Jack Marchick, Herb Mar-chick, Lou Landman, Irwin Vinnick....

The Passover table should be set with the following spe-cial items on the Ke'ara קערה Seder Plate:

1.As a visual reminder of the ancient Pesach Sacrifice Z’roah זרוע Roasted Lamb Bone (or a Roasted Yam)

2.For the mortar it took to build the Pyramids we have Charoset חרוסת a mixture of nuts, fruit & wine

3.For the harshness & bitterness of slavery we have Ma-ror מרור Bitter Herb, typically horseradish

4.To represent the tears in slavery we have Karpas כרפס Vegetables dipped into bowls of salt water

5.As a symbol of mourning and as a visual reminder of the sacrifice at the Jerusalem Temple we have a Beitzah Egg, roasted and hard-boiled not used during the ביצהseder, but some people eat a hard-boiled egg dipped in saltwater as the first course of the meal.

6.The sixth symbolic item on the table is a plate of three matzot מצה unleavened bread, which are stacked and separated from each other by napkins.

7.In the middle of the table is a cup of wine ready for Eli-yahu HaNavi אליהו הנביא Elijah the Prophet to drink when he walks through the door to join us later tonight.

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“I've found that there is always some beauty left - in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you” - Anne Frank

Preparing for the Seder

The teaching of Passover encourages us to invite strang-ers into our homes so that we too remember that we were once strangers in a strange land.

During the Seder we are obligated (only by tradition to do so) to sit comfortably, eat leisurely, open the door for Elijah, and include the strange, the fun, the unexpected and the unfamiliar into our lives for one evening together.

Most importantly tonight are the words of Disney’s Tar-zan, “Put your faith in what you most believe in.” So to honor this thought we have a list of nouns that will be later used in the Haggadah: Adonai אדוני Lord | Ha-Makom המקום The Omnipresent | Shekhinah שכינה Di-vine Dwelling | Hashem השם The Name | Melech מלך King | Ruach רוח Spirit | Y.H.V.H. יהוה Unpronounceable | Yah וה Jah | Kol Yvah-Kol כליכול All-Powerful Uni-verse. Feel free to add your own description too.

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One of the many cherished freedoms in our family is the freedom to think for ourselves. This includes how or if we believe in God (or in something that is larger than ourselves).

Preparing for the Seder#

Chapter 2

The Seder

Each year our Maggid מגיד Story Leader takes us through specific steps in the same order to retell the story of our ancestors liberation from slavery in Egypt. This is why our Passover meal is called a Seder .meaning order in Hebrew ,סדר

The teaching of Passover encourages us to invite strang-ers into our homes so that we too remember that we were once strangers in a strange land. During the Seder we are obligated (only by tradition to do so) to sit comfortably, eat leisurely, open the door for Elijah, and include the strange, the fun, the unexpected and the unfamiliar into our lives for one evening together. Lighting the candles is the way that Jewish celebrations typically begin, and Passover is no different.

Host

Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu ruach ha’olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Yom Tov..

Blessed are You, Ruler of our Universe, who sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to light festival candles.

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In our family the Maggid is the oldest person at the table. Before the Maggid begins leading the Seder those that prepared the meal traditionally light the candles.

We begin with candles...

MaggidAll Jewish celebrations, include juice or wine as a sym-bol of our joy. Our Seder starts with fruit juice or wine and then gives us (at least) three more opportunities to refill our cup and drink.Everyone Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen.We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.Maggid We praise the Universal Ruler of Everything, who chose us, and sanctified us with commandments, and gave to us this time of celebrating freedom, reciting our story of the Exodus from Egypt. Together we praise this Universal guide, who sanctifies the people of Israel.EveryoneBaruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, she-hechiyanu v’key’manu v’higiyanu lazman hazeh.We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who has kept us alive, raised us up, and brought us to this happy mo-ment.Maggid Please share one joyous event in the past year that made you feel happy.

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Section 1

KADESH | קדש | BLESSING THE FRUIT OF THE VINE

MaggidWater is refreshing, cleansing, and clear, so it is easy to un-derstand why so many cultures and religions use water for symbolic purification. Tonight, we will all wash our hands twice during our seder. The first time with no blessing, to get us ready for the rituals to come; and then again later, we’ll wash again with a blessing, preparing us for the meal, which Judaism thinks of as a ritual in itself.

Maggid

After you wash your hands this first time, please share one hope or expectation you have for tonight.

Maggid Passover, like many of our holidays, combines the celebra-tion of an event from our Jewish memory with recogni-tion of the cycles of nature. As we remember the libera-tion from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world around us. The sym-bols on our table bring together elements of both kinds of celebration.Maggid Can anyone point to the items on the seder plate or on the table and tell us what each item represents?

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Section 2

URCHATZ | ורחץ | RITUAL HAND-WASHING

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Section 3

KARPAS | כרפס | DIPPING GREENS IN SALTWATER“In every generation each person must look upon himself as if he left Egypt...”

Maggid

We now take a vegetable, representing our joy at the dawning of spring after our long, cold winter. We now dip the parsley into the small bowls of salt water, a sym-bol of the tears our ancestors shed as slaves. Before we eat the parsley dipped in the salt water, we recite a short bless-ing.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree ha-adama.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruits of the earth.

Maggid

There are three pieces of matzah stacked on the table. We break the middle matzah into two pieces and wrap-up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between now and the end of dinner, secretly hide it. This hidden piece is called the Afikomen, literally meaning dessert in Greek. After dinner, those who choose will have to hunt for the Afikomen in order to wrap up the meal… whomever finds the hidden treat will win a prize.

Maggid

Ha lachma anya, di achalu avahatana, b’ara d ’mitzrayim. Kol dichfin yeitei v’yeichul, kol ditzrich yeitei v’yifsach. Hashata hacha, lashanah haba-ah b’arah d ’yisrael. Hashata avdei, lasha-nah haba-ah b’nei chorin.

This is the bread of poverty, which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry, come and eat; all who are needy, come and celebrate Passover with us. This year we are here; next year we will be in Jerusalem. This year we are slaves; next year we will be free.

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Section 4

Yachatz | יחץ | BREAKING THE MIDDLE MATZAH

Host

Pour the second glass of fruit juice or wine for everyone.

Maggid

All who are bent with hunger, come and eat; all who are in dire straits, come share Passover with us. This year we are here, next year in the land of Israel. This year we are slaves, next year the liberated ones.

The story of Passover begins over 3,000 years ago when Jacob and his family settled in Egypt. Jacob was called Is-rael, and his family was called the Children of Israel. They were also called Hebrews because of the language they spoke. Many years passed. Jacob and his children had all died. To the pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, the Children of Israel were outsiders. He was afraid that one day they would rebel. To control them, he made the Children of Is-rael slaves. He forced them to do hard work.

The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. Asking questions is a core tradition in Jewish life.

Youngest Participant

Mah nish-ta-na ha-lai-lah ha-zeh mikol ha-lei-lot? Why is this night different from all other nights of the year?

1. She-b'chol ha-lei-lot anu och'lin cha-meitz u-matzah. Ha-laylah hazeh kulo matzah. On all other nights, we eat either leavened or unleavened bread, why on this night do we eat only matzah?

2. Sheb'chol ha-lei-lot anu och'lin sh'ar y'rakot. Ha-lai-lah h-azeh maror. On all other nights, we eat vegetables of all kinds, why on this night must we eat bitter herbs?

3. Sheb'chol ha-lei-lot ein anu mat-beelin afee-lu pa-am echat.Ha-lai-lah hazeh sh'tei p'ameem. On all other nights, we do not dip vegetables even once, why on this night do we dip greens into salt water & bitter herbs into haroset?

4. Sheb’khol ha-lei-lot anu och-leem bein yo-shveen u-vein m’su-been, ha-lailah hazeh kulanu m’subeen. On all other nights, everyone sits up straight at the table, why on this night do we recline and eat at leisure?

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Section 5

Maggid | מגיד | TELLING THE STORY

Maggid

As we tell the story, we think about it from all angles. Our tradition speaks of four different types of children (wise, wicked, simple and the one who doesn’t know what to ask) who might react differently to the Passover seder.

To celebrate the Israelites’ flight from Egypt, and in thanks for our own freedom, we begin to drink our sec-ond cup of juice or wine.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’olam borei pri hagafen. V’hi sheamda l’avoteinu v’lanu.

Blessed is the name, who creates the fruit of the vine.

This promise has sustained our ancestors and us.

Maggid

Maimonides urged us to care for our bodies so that we would be free to concentrate our energies on the greater Universe around us. In our modern world, one of the greatest threats to our physical health is mental stress. This year, let us learn how to say Daynu דינו it would have sufficient or it would have been enough!

Everyone

• If God had brought us out of Egypt. Daynu• If Adoni had executed justice upon the Egyptians.

Daynu• If HaMakom had executed justice upon their gods.

Daynu• If Melech had slain their first-born. Daynu• If Shekinah had given to us their health and wealth.

Daynu• If Hashem had split the sea for us. Daynu• If HaMakom had led us through on dry land. Daynu• If Ruach had drowned our oppressors. Daynu• If Jah had provided for our needs in the wilderness for

40 years. Daynu• If Universe had fed us manna. Daynu• If God had given us Shabbat. Daynu• If The Lord had led us to Mount Sinai. Daynu• If Spirit had given us the Torah. Daynu• If Spirit had brought us into the Land of Israel. Daynu• If Kol Yvah Kol built the Temple for us. Daynu

Maggid

As we recall Moses’s journey to the palace to demand the Israelites’ freedom, we sing “Let My People Go.”

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Everyone Sing

When Israel was in Egypt land, Let my people go, Op-pressed so hard they could not stand, Let my people go. Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt land, Tell ol’ Phar-aoh, Let my people go! As Israel stood by the waterside, Let my people go, At God’s command it did divide, Let my people go. Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt land, Tell ol’ Pharaoh, Let my people go!

Maggid

Moses and Aaron warned the pharaoh that if he didn’t let the Hebrews go, the water of Egypt would turn to blood. The pharaoh refused, and the waters turned to blood. That was the first plague to strike Egypt. There were ten. Frogs covered the land. A thick cloud of lice swarmed over Egypt. Painful boils broke out on the skin of the Egyptians. Huge hailstones mixed with fire fell

on the land. A swarm of locusts attacked Egypt. It was dark as night in the middle of the day. Then came the tenth plague. One by one, the firstborn Egyptian sons died. The Angel of Death only visited the homes of the Egyptians. He passed over the homes of the Children of Israel. The pharaoh was frightened. He was a firstborn son. He called for Moses and Aaron. “Leave now,” he told

them. “Go quickly before we all die.” The Children of Is-rael left that very night.

Though the Israelites’ freedom is a precious gift worthy of rejoicing in, the suffering experienced by the Egyptians in the process is also memorialized in our Seder. Their plight is not one to be taken lightly and their affliction de-serves our sorrowful recognition. To do so, we recite each of the 10 plagues, dipping our finger in a glass of juice or wine as we go along and place a drop on our plate in recog-nition of each one.

Everyone

1. Dom | דם | Blood2. Tz’fardayah | צפרדע | Frogs3. Kinim| כנים | Lice4. Arov | ערוב | Wild Beasts5. Dever | דבר | Cattle Disease6. Shechin | שחין | Boils7. Barad | ברד | Hail8. Arbeh | ארבה | Locusts9. Choshech | חש | Darkness10.Makat Bechorot | מכת בכורות Death of the Firstborn

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Maggid

After the Pharaoh decided to let the Israelites go he had a change of heart. He and his army chased after the former slaves. The pharaoh’s soldiers had horses, and their chari-ots were getting closer and closer to the Children of Is-rael. The Red Sea was in front of them. The soldiers were behind them. They seemed trapped.

HaShem told Moses to lift his walking stick and to spread his hands over the sea. Moses did, and the sea divided. The Children of Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry land. The pharaoh’s army followed them. Then when the soldiers were in the midst of the sea, Moses raised his stick again. The waters flooded together. The Egyptians drowned, and the Children of Israel were free.

On Passover, Jewish people, all over the world celebrate their freedom from slavery and our beginnings as a great nation.

Maggid

What makes you feel free?

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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” -Nelson Mandela

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Section 6

RACHTZA | רחצה | RITUAL HAND-WASHING“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ― Ms. Gloria Steinem

Maggid

We wash our hands now for the second time tonight, doing so as we prepare to bless and eat the food.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’o-lam asher kid ’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al n’tilat yadayim.

Blessed is the one who sanctifies us with commandments and commands us to wash our hands.

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Section 7

MOTZI MATZAH | מוציא מצה |MATZAH BLESSING“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” - Ralph Ellison

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’o-lam hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz.

Blessed are you who bring forth grains from the earth.

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’o-lam asher kid ’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat matzah.

Blessed is the name who sanctifies us with commandments and commands us to eat unleavened bread.

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Section 8

MAROR | מרור | BITTER HERBS“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.” -Abbie Hoffman

Maggid

The Israelites fled to freedom speedily, eager to escape the bitterness of their bondage. We now commemorate that bit-terness by eating a portion of bitter herbs mixed with sweet Charoset meant to symbolize the mortar that the Israel-ite slaves used to make.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Yah ha’olam asher kid ’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat maror.

Blessed is Jah, who sanctifies us with commandments and commands us to eat the bitter herb.

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Section 9

KOREICH | כור | EATING A BOUND SANDWICH“Until we are all free, we are none of us free...” - Emma Lazarus

Maggid

In Hebrew, this part of the seder is called korech, which literally means "to wrap" -- as in to wrap all the ingredients on the table together into a Hillel Sandwich.

Rabbi Hillel was of the opinion that the maror should be eaten together with mat-zah and the paschal offering in a sand-wich. In his honor, we eat some maror on a piece of matzah, with some charoset (we don't do animal sacrifice anymore, so there is no paschal offering to eat).

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Section 10

SHULCHAN RUT OREICH | שלחןי רות עור | MEAL“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” - Moshe Dayan

Maggid

At this time please enjoy our festive meal and recline, relax and discuss freedom.

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.” - Cesar Chavez

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Section 11

TZAFOON AFIKOMEN | צפון אפיקומ | HIDDEN BITE“You can't do it unless you can imagine it.” -George Lucas

Maggid

There were three pieces of matzah stacked on the table before dinner. We broke the middle matzah into two pieces and I wrapped-up the larger of the pieces and, at some point between then and now, I secretly hid it. Our youngest guests will have to hunt for it in this house. Remember, whoever finds the hid-den treat will win a prize.

Maggid

We are now ready to say thank you to everyone who helped prepare the meal.

Everyone

Thank you!

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Section 12

BARECH | ברך |GRACE“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.” -Robert Zimmerman

Host

Everyone should have a 3rd glass of wine.

Maggid

Is that Elijah at that door? Perhaps some-one should go and check.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’o-lam borei pri hagafen. V’hi she-amda l’avote-inu v’lanu.

Blessed is the name, who creates the fruit of the vine.

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Section 13

HALLEL | הלל | PRAISE“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” - Bob Marley

Host

Everyone should have a 4th glass of wine.

Maggid

We lift our fourth and final cup of joy and hope, hope that soon all peoples will be able to come together as friends and equals, and enjoy freedom in their bod-ies, hearts and minds.

Everyone

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha’o-lam borei pri hagafen. V’hi sheamda l’avote-inu v’lanu.

Blessed is the name, who creates the fruit of the vine. This promise has sus-tained our ancestors and us.

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Section 14

NIRTZAH | נרצה | FUTURE THINKING“Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.” - Frederick Douglass

Maggid

At Passover Seders, it’s typical to con-clude with a festive toast and a wish for universal peace. This universal peace is symbolized by the City of Jerusalem shared not only with Muslims, Armeni-ans and Christians, but both Religious and Secular Jews of all traditions as well.

Everyone

Shana Haba B'yerushalayim

Next Year in Jerusalem!