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BJBE Congregational Seder
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“This day shall be to you one of remembrance: you shall celebrate it
as a festival to the Eternal throughout the ages; you shall celebrate
it is an institution for all time.”
~Exodus 12:14
♬ Hinei Mah Tov
בת אחים גם-טוב ומה-הנה מה חד.-נעים ש י
Hinei mah tov umah na-im shevet achim gam yachad.
How good and pleasant it is for us all to dwell together. (Psalm 133:1)
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Preparing our hearts and ridding ourselves of chametz
ץ מ דיקת ח ב
In preparation for this seder, the Torah commands us to remove chametz, leavened breads,
from our houses. Our rabbis remind us that matzah is made of the same grain as chametz.
What is it that makes the same thing either holy or profane? It is what we do with it, how
we treat it, how we perceive it.
As we have searched and cleaned out our homes, we also now search our hearts.
What emotional chametz has accumulated over the past year?
What has made us ignore our good inclinations?
What has turned us from the paths our hearts want to follow?
[New Perspectives: Celebrating Miriam’s Legacy, A Women’s Seder, Oregon 2010]
Lighting the Festival Candles
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As we light the candles and welcome the glow of Passover into our homes, we pray that all those suffering around the world find light in the darkness.
We pray that our experience tonight helps us to ignite the spark of justice within each of us.
We pray that we have the strength to carry forth this light into the world, creating a beautiful and bold flame that inspires others to work by our sides to pursue freedom and justice for all people.
[AJWS Haggadah, 2017]
עו ינו מלך ה י אלה ה י רוך את ליק נר של יום טובב הד נו ל צו יו ו ות מצ נו ב ש ם אשר קד .ל
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha’olam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu
l’hadlik ner shel Yom Tov.
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Creator of time and space, who makes us holy through
your mitzvot and commands us to kindle the lights of this festival day.
Blessing Each Other
In ancient times, one of the priest’s primary duties was to bless the people with this three-
fold “Priestly Benediction.” Today, this blessing is used by all: Parents bless children,
friends and partners bless one another, leader and teachers bless communities.
[The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah, CCAR, 2002]
רך מ יש י ו ך י רכ ב .י
ליך ויחנך יו א נ י פ ר י .יא
לום ך ש ם ל יש ליך ו יו א נ י פ א י .יש
Y'varechecha Adonai v'yish'm'recha.
Ya-er Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka.
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha v'yaseim l'cha shalom.
May God bless you and keep you.
May God's light shine upon you, and may God be gracious to you.
May you feel God's Presence within you always, and may you find peace.
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Symbols in the Seder
The Haggadah is full of symbolic imagery that connects us to the Passover story.
1. Z’roa- a roasted shank bone which is the symbol of the Pesach offering hearkening back
to the time of the Temple, where sacrifices played a central role in Jewish ritual.
2. Karpas- a vegetable, usually parsley, which represents spring or the seasonal rebirth of
the earth. Just as the earth begins anew, karpas, reminds us that we too can begin anew.
3. Charoset- a mixture of chopped apples, nuts, and wine, which symbolizes the bricks and
mortar of slavery.
4. Beitzah- the egg, which is a symbol of birth and renewal.
5. Maror- bitter herbs, usually horseradish, symbolizing the bitterness of slavery.
6. Chazeret- another sign of spring, the term relates to the Hebrew word “to return.” On
Passover, we become conscious of our opportunity to return to our full potential.
The Orange
Since the 1980s, people have chosen to include on their seder plate, an orange, as a symbol
of inclusion of the LGBTQ community and others who are marginalized within the Jewish
community. Each orange segment has a few seeds that have to be spit out—a gesture
repudiating the homophobia still found in the world today. [The Ma’yan Passover Haggadah]
Elijah’s Cup
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We place a cup on the table for the prophet Elijah. Jewish tradition teaches that Elijah will
herald a time of hope and peace. We invite him to our seder in hopes that we might merit
that world.
Miriam’s Cup
According to Rabbinic tradition, Miriam had a special skill for locating fresh water, which
preserved spirits and lives. “Miriam’s Well” accompanied our people on our forty-year
journey through the wilderness. We place a cup for Miriam, which we will fill with water to
symbolize Miriam’s miraculous well. [adapted from The Open Door: A Passover Haggadah, 2002]
Order of the Seder
♬ Kadeish - Blessing the fruit of the vine
Ur'chatz - Washing the hands
Karpas - Dipping the Greens
Yachatz - Dividing the Matzah
Maggid - Telling the Story
Rach'tzah - Washing the Hands
Motzi-Matzah - Blessing the Matzah
Maror - Eating the Bitter Herb
Koreich - Hillel Sandwich
Shulchan Oreich - The Festive Meal
Tzafun - Finding the Hidden Afikomen
Barech - Blessing after the Meal
Hallel - Giving Praise
Nirtzah - Concluding the Seder
♬ Praise God for fruit of vine, and you may drink one cup of wine, in salt you dip some
green, break the matzah in between. Of three matzot on the tray, take one piece to hide
away. Read how God set Israel free, rescued us from slavery.
Matzah you bless and eat, with bitter herbs, charoset sweet. At last the meal takes place,
but before you say grace, find the afikomen, bring the supper to its end, then recite the
psalms of praise, final thanks to God we raise.
Kadesh / Sanctification
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ש ד ק
פן רי הג א פ ם בור עול ינו מלך ה י אלה ה י רוך את .ב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p'ri hagafen.
Praised are you, Adonai, Creator of time and space, who has created the fruit of the vine.
עולם ינו מלך ה י אלה ה י רוך את יו, ב ות מצ נו ב ש קד שון ו ל ל נו מכ מ רומ ם ו ל ע נו מכ חר ב י אלה . אשר ב נו י ינו ותתן ל
ה אהב ה ו)ב נוח תות למ ה( שב ח שמ שון, מועדים ל ש מנים ל את יום)את יום , חגים וז ת הזה ו מן , חג המצות הזה( השב ז
נו רות ה)ח אהב א קדש(, ב ר ים, מק ר או. זכר ליציאת מצ ת ו חר נו ב עמיםכי ב ל ה ת מכ נו קדש ת, )ת שב שך ( ו ד י ק ומועד
צון) ר ה וב אהב נו,( ב ת חל שון הנ ש ה וב ח שמ י . ב ה י רוך את ש , ב קד ת ו )מ מנים( השב הז ל ו א ר .יש
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, asher bachar banu mikol am, v'rom'manu
mikol lashon, vkidshanu b'mitzvotav. Vatiten lanu Adonai Eloheinu b'ahavah (shabbatot
lim’nuchah u) mo'adim l'simchah, chagim uz’manim l'sason, et yom (hashabat hazeh v’et
yom) chag ha'matzot hazeh, z’man cheiruteinu (b’ahava), mikra kodesh, zeicher litzi-at
mitzrayim. Ki vanu vacharta, v'otanu kidashta mikol ha'amim, (v’shabbat) u'mo'adei
kod'shcha (b’ahavah u’v’ratzon) b'simcha uv'sason hinchaltanu. Baruch atah Adonai,
m'kadeish (hashababat v’) yisrael v'hazmanim!
Blessed are You, Our God, Ruler of the world, You have chosen to exalt us and sanctify us
with mitzvot. In Your love, Our God, You have given us (Shabbat of rest and) feasts of
gladness and seasons of joy; this (Shabbat and this) festival of matzot, season of our
freedom (in love), a holy commemoration, a reminder of the Exodus from Egypt. God, You
have chosen us and consecrated us , (a sign of your love and favor and Shabbat), and the
Festivals, a time of gladness and joy.
Blessed are You, who sanctifies (Shabbat and) our people Israel and the Festivals.
י ה י רוך את עולם, ב ינו מלך ה מן הזה, אלה נו לז הגיע נו ו מ קי .שהחינו ו
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, shehecheyanu,
v'kiy’manu, v'higiyanu lazman hazeh!
Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, for giving us life, for sustaining us,
and for enabling us to reach this season.
[When Seder falls on Saturday night, we add Havdallah]
י ה י רוך את עולם, ב ינו מלך ה או, אלה א מ שבור א י ה .רBaruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei m’orei ha-eish.
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Blessed are you Adonai our God, Spirit of the universe, who creates the light of fire.
י ה י רוך את קדש, ב ין קדש ל דיל ב .המב
Baruch atah Adonai, hamavdil bein kodesh l’kodesh.
Blessed are you Adonai our God, Spirit of the Universe, who distinguishes between the holy and the holy.
Urchatz / Handwashing חץ ור
The Exodus begins in water. Moses is delivered from the birth waters of his mother’s womb
to the waters of the Nile. Those waters carry him to safety. The Israelites’ tears flow into
the Sea of Reeds. The sea parts and they cross to safety.
As a desert people, our ancestors never took water for granted. Sarah greeted strangers at
her tent with water. Rebecca offered water to travelers and their animals. On our journey
through the desert, we were sustained with water from Miriam’s miraculous well.
Water is birth and life and sustenance. Water is deliverance. Water is a metaphor for Torah;
it quenches our spiritual thirst.
Our hands can be vehicles for creation or destruction. We cleanse our hands and dedicate them to working for good in the world.
(Wash hands with no blessing)
♬ Ozi V’zimrat Yah
Psalm 118:4 and Exodus 15:2
ה. הי לי לישוע ת יה וי ר זמ זי ו ע
Ozi v’zimrat Yah vay’hi li lishuah.
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My strength with the song of God will be my salvation.
Karpas / Greens פס כר
What do the karpas greens represent?
We dip these greens in the salt water which parted when our ancestors fled to freedom. We
dip these greens in the salt water of tears which flow from all narrow places of oppression.
If we dwell on only our past and pain, we will wither and die. Instead we touch the water
with greens of spring so that we free ourselves from the bitterness of the past and have the
chance to begin anew and celebrate a future brimming with hope.
We dip these greens into salt water to remind us that the tears stop.
Even after pain, spring comes.
. י ה י רוך את עולם, ב ינו מלך ה ה, אלה מ אד רי ה א פ בור
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p’ri ha’adamah.
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Creator of time and space,
who creates the fruit of the earth.
(Dip the greens in salt water and eat)
Yachatz / Breaking the Middle Matzah יחץ
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Tonight we remind ourselves that it is our sacred task to make whole that which is broken,
to unite pieces that have been separated. While we celebrate our individuality, we must go
beyond our personal boundaries. It is our responsibility as individuals to help unite the
pieces of our community. Only when we break the silence and join together in a strong
voice, can our community be whole, and can we realize our greatest potential as a people.
Of the three matzot, two remain whole to symbolize the abundance of freedom. One must
be broken to recall the deprivation of slavery. It is meant to shake us from our sense of
complacency. Matzah is the bread of poverty and persecution.
Maggid / The Telling of the Story מגיד
The maggid is the heart of the Haggadah. The word maggid comes from the same Hebrew
root as the word Haggadah. The root means to tell. This section of the Haggadah contains
the story of the Exodus. The story is not a neat narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
Rather, a compilation of questions, rituals, biblical passages, and tales from different
moments in Jewish history, the maggid’s structure invites us to use our own creativity in
retelling and re-experiencing the Exodus.
[The Ma’yan Passover Haggadah]
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This is the Bread of Affliction
ים ר מצ א ד ע אר נא ב ת ה לו אב יא די אכ א ענ מ א לח יכול. ה י ו פין יית ל דכ סח, כ יפ י ו ריך יית ל דצ א. כ כ א ה שת ה , ה א נה הב ש ל
ל א ר יש א ד ע אר י. ב ד א עב שת ש , ה ני חוריןל ה ב א .נה הב
Ha lachma anya di achalu avhatana b’ara d’mitzrayim. Kol dichfin yeuitei v’yeichul, kol ditzrich yeitei v’yifsach. Hashatah hacha, l’shanah ha-ba-ah b’arah d’Yisrael. Hashatah avdei, l’shanah ha-ba-ah b’nei chorin.
This is the bread of affliction, the bread of poverty that our ancestors ate in Egypt.
Let all who are hungry come and eat.
Let all who are in need come and share our Passover.
This year, we are here.
Next year, may we be in the land of Israel.
This year we are slaves,
Next year, may we all be free.
♬ The Four Questions
ילות ל הל ה הזה מכ ל י תנה הל ?מה נש
ה ץ ומצ מ לין ח נו אוכ ילות א ל הל כ ה. שב ה הזה כלו מצ ל י .הל
ק ר ר י א לין ש נו אוכ ילות א ל הל כ רורשב ה הזה מ ל י .ות הל
ת עם אח בילין אפילו פ נו מט ין א ילות א ל הל כ מים. שב ע י פ ת ה הזה ש ל י .הל
סבין ין מ בין וב ין יוש לין ב נו אוכ ילות א ל הל כ סבין. שב נו מ ה הזה כל ל י .הל
Mah nishtanah halailah hazeh mikol haleilot?
Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin chametz umatzah; halailah hazeh, kuloh matzah.
Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin sh'ar y'rakot; halailah hazeh, maror.
Sheb'chol haleilot ein anu matbilin afilu pa'am echat; halailah hazeh, shtei f'amim.
Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m'subin; halailah hazeh, kulanu m'subin.
Why is this night different from all other nights?
On all other nights we eat leavened products and matzah, and on this night only matzah.
On all other nights we eat all vegetables, and on this night only bitter herbs.
On all other nights, we don't dip our food even once, and on this night we dip twice.
On all other nights we eat sitting or reclining, and on this night we only recline. ♬ Avadim Hayinu
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ני חורין ה ב יינו עת דים ה .עב
Avadim hayinu, atah b’nei chorin!
Once we were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, now we are free!
The Four Children
At Passover each year, we read the story of our ancestors’ pursuit of liberation from oppression. When confronting this history, how do we answer our children when they ask us how to pursue justice in our time?
What does the activist child ask? “The Torah tells me, ‘Justice, justice you shall pursue,’ but how can I pursue justice?” Empower her always to seek pathways to advocate for the vulnerable. As Proverbs teaches, “Speak up for the mute, for the rights of the unfortunate. Speak up, judge righteously, champion the poor and the needy.”
What does the skeptical child ask? “How can I solve problems of such enormity?” Encourage him by explaining that he need not solve the problems, he must only do what he is capable of doing. As we read in Pirkei Avot—The Ethics of Our Ancestors, “It is not your responsibility to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”
What does the indifferent child say? “It’s not my responsibility.” Persuade her that responsibility cannot be shirked. As Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel writes, “The opposite of good is not evil; the opposite of good is indifference. In a free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty, but all are responsible.” And the uninformed child who does not know how to ask … Prompt him to see himself as an inheritor of our people’s legacy. As it says in Deuteronomy, “You must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” At this season of liberation, let us work toward the liberation of all people. Let us respond to our children’s questions with action and justice.
[AJWS Haggadah, 2017]
Wandering Aramean
My father was a wandering Aramean.
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He went down to Egypt with meager numbers and sojourned there, but there he became a
great and very populous nation.
~Deuteronomy 26:5
The phrase “My father was a wandering Aramean” teaches us the essence of the Jewish
experience: a rootless people who have fled persecution time and time again.
As we recite these words, we acknowledge that we have stood in the shoes of the refugee.
Today, as we celebrate our freedom, we commit ourselves to continuing to stand with
contemporary refugees…
[adapted from the HIAS Seder Supplement http://www.hias.org/passover2016-supplement]
Let’s tell the story of our Exodus!
The Ten Plagues On one hand, ten plagues devastated the land of Egypt. On the other hand, ten plagues
opened the way to our people’s liberation.
We now recount the ten plagues that God brought upon the Egyptians. As each plague is
recited, we decrease our own joy, drop by drop, as we recall the enemy’s pain.
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(for each plague, we put a drop of wine on our plate)
Dam ם Blood ד
Tz’fardei-a ע ד פר Frogs צ
Kinim כנים Lice
Arov רוב Beasts ע
Dever בר Cattle Disease ד
Sh’chin חין Boils ש
Barad ד ב Hail ר
Arbeh בה Locusts אר
Choshech שך Darkness ח
Makat B’chorot כורות Slaying of the First Born מכת ב
This year, as these drops spread across our plates, let us turn our hearts toward the
millions of people around the world suffering today’s plagues.
♬ Mi Chamocha
Exodus 15:11
י, לים י א ה ב כ מ מי כ
דש, ר בק ד ה נא כ מ מי כ
א לאנור ה פ ש הילת, ע ת
Mi chamocha ba’elim Adonai
Mi kamocha nedar bakodesh
Norah tehillot oseh feleh
Who is like You, O God, among the gods who are worshipped?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness?
Awesome in splendor, doing wonders?
♬ Miriam’s Song Debbie Friedman
Chorus:
And the women dancing with their timbrels,
Followed Miriam as she sang her song,
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Sing a song to the One whom we've exalted,
Miriam and the women danced and danced the whole night long
And Miriam was a weaver of unique variety
The tapestry she wove was one which sang our history.
With every strand and every thread she crafted her delight!
A woman touched with spirit, she dances toward the light
Chorus
When Miriam stood upon the shores and gazed across the sea
The wonder of this miracle she soon came to believe.
Whoever thought the sea would part with an outstretched hand
And we would pass to freedom and march to the promised land!
Chorus
And Miriam the prophet took her timbrel in her hand,
And all the women followed her just as she had planned,
And Miriam raised her voice in song-
She sang with praise and might
We've just lived through a miracle, We're going to dance tonight!!
♬ Dayenu
Ilu hotzi, hotzi-anu, hotzi-anu miMitzrayim, . רים, דינו נו ממצ אלו הוציא
hotzi-anu miMitzrayim, Dayeinu!
ת, דינו. נו את־השב אלו נתן ל
Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Shabbat,
natan lanu et haShabbat, Dayenu!
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ה, דינו. נו את־התור אלו נתן ל
Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et haTorah,
Natan lanu et haTorah, Dayenu!
Had we not been taken out of Egypt, it would have been enough!
Had we not been given the Sabbath, it would have been enough!
Had we not been given the Torah, it would have been enough!
Pesach. Matzah. Maror. רור. ה. ומ פסח. מצ
Rabban Gamliel used to say:
“Whoever does not consider well the meaning of these three things on Passover has not
fulfilled the obligation (of observing the Seder):
pesach, matzah, and maror.”
(Mishnah, Pesahim 10:5)
Pesach (point to the shankbone)
The shankbone reminds us not only of the sacrifice in ancient times, but also that freedom
often requires personal sacrifice.
Matzah (point to the matzah)
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Why do we eat matzah tonight? Our Torah teaches, “And they baked unleavened cakes of
dough that they had taken out of Egypt, since they had been driven out of Egypt and could
not delay” ~ Exodus 12:39. Matzah is the bread of wandering, the bridge between our
sojourn in the land of enslavement and the land of freedom.
Maror (point to the maror)
Maror is eaten, they said, because the Egyptians embittered the lives of our people, as it is
written:
“With hard labor at mortar and brick and in all sorts of work in the field, with all the tasks
ruthlessly imposed upon them.” ~Exodus 1:14
In Every Generation ים. ר א ממצ אלו הוא יצ מו, כ אות את־עצ ם לר ד דור חיב א ל־דור ו כ ב
B’chol dor vador chayav adam lirot et atzmo k’ilu hu yatza mimitzrayim.
ALL READ:
In every generation, we are obligated to see ourselves as though we personally had gone
forth from Egypt.
We remember: it was we who were slaves… we who were strangers; and therefore, we
recall these words as well: “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of
the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” ~ Exodus 23:9
Second Cup
ני כוס ש
פן. רי הג א פ ם, בור עול לך ה ינו מ י, אלה ה י רוך את ב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
Blessed are You God, Mystery of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
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Rochtza / Handwashing ה צ ח ר
ים. טילת יד נו על נ צו יו, ו ות מצ נו ב ש ם, אשר קד עול לך ה ינו מ י אלה ה י רוך את ב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav,
v’tzivanu al n’tilat yadayim.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who makes us holy with mitzvot and
commands us to wash our hands.
Motzi and Matzah ה מוציא מצ
רץ. א חם מן ה ם, המוציא ל עול לך ה ינו מ י, אלה ה י רוך את ב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who brings forth bread from the earth.
רו ה.ב נו על אכילת מצ צו יו ו ות מצ נו ב ש ם, אשר קד עול ינו מלך ה י, אלה ה י ך את
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu al achilat matzah.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who makes us holy with mitzvot and
commands us concerning the eating of matzah.
Bitter Herb
רור מ
(Dip the maror in the charoset. This is the second dipping of the seder)
מצ נו ב ש ם, אשר קד עול ינו מלך ה י, אלה ה י רוך את רור.ב נו על אכילת מ צו יו ו ות
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu al achilat maror.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who makes us holy with mitzvot and
commands us concerning the eating of bitter herbs.
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Hillel Sandwich
The original korech or “Hillel Sandwich” combined the three basic symbols of Pesach into
one sandwich: pesach, maror, matzah. After the Temple was destroyed and the Pascal lamb
was no longer used, another piece of matzah was substituted. When we recognize that the
Pascal lamb and the matzah are both symbols of redemption, it is easy to understand the
substitution. ~ David Teutsch, “A Night of Questions”
Charoset is symbolic of mortar, and reminds us of our ancestors’ backbreaking labor, yet its
sweetness reminds us of the sweet miracle of our deliverance from bondage. Life is a
mixture of the bitter and the sweet. When we take some of the bitter herbs of slavery and
mix them with the sweet charoset of deliverance, we taste life!
(mix maror and charoset on matzah to make your Hillel sandwich)
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Shulchan Oreich / The Festival Meal
ך ן עור ח של
(eat the hard boiled egg)
Tzafun / Afikomen
פוןצ
Our meal is not over until we all share the afikomen!
Bareich / Blessing after the meal
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ך ר ב
Let Us Say Grace
Friends,
Let us say grace.
Or shall we ask for grace?
God,
Help us to be comforted by the faith that we are not alone,
And the understanding that there is meaning and purpose to our lives.
Help us to understand the desert journey.
Though we wander in an apparent wilderness,
The silence resounds with messages of comfort.
Guide us, O God of Miriam, show us the way.
So much of life is the steep climb up a mountain
That rumbles and shakes with Your presence, O God.
Teach us not to be afraid to climb enormous heights,
Though it takes our breath away
Because it leads to truth and helps us befriend life’s mysteries.
Friends,
Shall we say grace?
Or shall we acknowledge that we live in grace
When we know that we are loved and chosen
For unique and wondrous things,
That we are called to greatness by our passion.
God, help me find my passion,
My mission.
Help me hear the melody of the silence.
And see the possibility in the vastness.
I know that the ground beneath my feet is holy
I know that it is,
Friends let us say grace.
(By Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar, from The Women’s Seder Sourcebook, published by Jewish Lights)
Birkat Hamazon
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שוב , שיר המעלות י ב מים י חל יינו כ שוננו רנה. את שיבת ציון ה חוק פינו ול א ש ל ז ימ רו בגוים. א ז יאמ דיל : א י הג לעשות י
לה דיל . עם א י הג נוי חים, לעשות עמ מ יינו ש ה . ה י שוב נו כאפיקים בנגבי בית ה. את ש ע דמ עים ב צרו, הזר רנה יק לוך . ב ה
רע א משך הז כה נש ך וב יו, יל א אלמת רנה נש .בא יבא ב
Shir hamaalot, b'shuv Adonai et shivat Tziyon hayinu k'chol'mim. Az yimalei s'chok pinu, ul'shoneinu rinah. Az yom'ru vagoyim: Higdil Adonai laasot im eileh. Higdil Adonai laasot imanu, hayinu s'meichim. Shuvah Adonai et sh'viteinu kaafikim baNegev. Hazor'im b'dimah b'rinah yiktzoru. Haloch yeileich uvachoh, nosei meshech hazara, bo yavo v'rinah, nosei alumotav. A pilgrim song. When God restored the exiles to Zion it seemed like a dream. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with joyful song. Then they said among the nations: "God has done great things for them." Yes, God is doing great things for us, and we are joyful. Restore our fortunes, O God, as streams revive the desert. Then those who have sown in tears shall reap in joy. Those who go forth weeping, carrying bags of seeds, shall come home with shouts of joy, bearing their sheaves. (Leader)
ך ר ב רי נ :חבChaveirai n’vareich Friends, let us bless! (Congregation Responds and leader repeats)
עד עולם ה ו עת ך מ בר י מ ם י הי ש .יY'hi shem Adonai m'vorach mei-atah v'ad olam. May God’s name be blessed from now until forever. (Leader)
רי שות חב נו משלו, בר כל ינו שא ך אלה ר ב ..נ
Birshut chaveivrai, n'vareich Eloheinu she-achalnu mishelo. With your permission, friends, let us bless our God whose abundance we ate.
(Congregation Responds and leader repeats)
יינו טובו ח נו משלו וב כל ינו שא רוך אלה .בBaruch Eloheinu she-achalnu mishelo uv'tuvo chayinu. Blessed is our God whose abundance we ate and by whose goodness we live.
(Everyone)
רוך הו מוב רוך ש :א ובBaruch hu u’varuch sh’mo: Blessed is God and blessed sis God’s name:
רחמים, הוא נו חסד וב ן ב ח טובו ב ם כלו ב עול ן את ה ם, הז עול ינו מלך ה י, אלה ה י רוך את םב עול ר כי ל ש ל ב כ ן לחם ל ת
דול, מו הג עד. בעבור ש ם ו עול זון ל נו מ סר ל אל יח נו, ו סר ל מיד לא ח דול ת טובו הג דו. וב נס לכל חס פר ל זן ומ כי הוא א
י, ה ה י רוך את א. ב ר יו אשר ב ריות ל ב כ זון ל כין מ טיב לכל, ומ ן את הכל.ומ ז
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Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, hazan et haolam kulo b'tuvo, b'chein b'chesed uv'rachamim. Hu notein lechem l'chol basar ki l'olam chasdo. Uv'tuvo hagadol tamid lo chasar lanu, v'al yechsar lanu, mazon l'olam va-ed, baavur sh'mo hagadol. Ki hu El zan um'farneis lakol umeitiv lakol, umeichin mazon l'chol b'riyotav asher bara. Baruch atah Adonai, hazan et hakol.
Sovereign God of the universe, we praise You: Your goodness sustains the world. You are the God of grace, love, and compassion, the Source of bread for all who live; for Your love is everlasting. In Your great goodness we need never lack for food; You provide food enough for all. We praise You, O God, Source of food for all who live.
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ע א ד כ נא מל ריך רחמ א.ב האי פית יה ד ר א מ מ ל
B’rich rachamana, malka de'alma marey d’hai pita
Blessed is the Merciful One, ruler of the world, creator of this bread.
Third Cup
לישית כוס ש
. פ רי הג א פ ם, בור עול לך ה ינו מ י, אלה ה י רוך את ןב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Opening the door for Elijah and Miriam
Tradition teaches that Eliahu the Prophet, will announce the Messianic Age, a time of
kindness and peace. We open the door now, invite Eliahu in, and pray that our work of
tikkun olam [repairing the world] will bring a year filled with more compassion, love, and
understanding, then the last.
(We open the door to welcome Elijah to our Seder)
♬ Eliahu HaNavi
די ע ליהו הגל בי, א ליהו התש ביא, א ליהו הנ א
וד. שיח בן ד ינו עם מ ל ינו יבוא א ימ ה ב ר ה במ
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Eliahu HaNavi, Eliahu HaTishbi, Eliahu HaGiladi, Bimheirah v’yameinu, yavo eileinu, im moshiach ben David, ben David.
Elijah the Prophet, Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah the Giladite, May he soon come to us, with Mashiach the son of David.
♬ Miriam HaN’viah
ביא ים הנ המר יד ה ב ר זמ ה עז ורת עולם דיל זמ הג נו ל קד את ים תר מר
ן את תק נו ל קד את ים תר עולם-מר הנו ביא ינו היא ת ימ ה ב ר ה במ
ה שוע י הי אל מ
Miriam ha-n'vi'ah oz v'zimrah b'yadah. Miriam tirkod itanu l'hagdil zimrat olam.
Miriam tirkod itanu l'taken et ha-olam. Bimheyrah v'yameynu hi t'vi'einu
el mey ha-y'shuah.
Miriam the prophet, strength and song in her hand
Miriam dance with us in order to increase the song of the world. Miriam dance with us in order to repair the world. Soon she will bring us to the waters of redemption.
(close the door)
Hallel / Songs of Praise ל הל
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♬ B’tzeit Yirael
Psalm 114
B’tzeit Yisrael mimitzrayim, beit Ya’akov mei’am
lo’eiz, haytah yihudah likodsho, Yisrael mamshilotav.
Hayam ra’ah vayanos, hayardein yisov l’achor.
Heharim rakedu che’eilim, giva’ot – kivnei tzon.
Mah l’cha hayam ki tanus, hayardein – tisov l’achor,
heharim tirkedu che’eilim, givaot – kivnei tzon.
Milifnei adon chuli aretz, milifnei eloha Ya’akov.
Hahofchi hatzur agam mayim, chalamish – lemayno
mayim.
ז: עם לע ית יעקב מ ים, ב ר ל ממצ א ר את יש צ ב
ל מ א ר שו. יש ד ק ה ל הוד ה י ת י יו:ה לות ש מ
חור: א ן יסב ל ד ה וינס, היר א הים ר
ני־צאן: עות כב ב ילים. ג א דו כ ק רים ר הה
חור: א ן תסב ל ד נוס. היר ך הים כי ת מה־ל
ני־צאן: עות כב ב ילים. ג א דו כ ק רים תר הה
דון חול ני א וה יעקב:מלפ י אל נ רץ. מלפ י א
ים. נו־מ י מע מיש ל ים. חל כי הצור אגם־מ ההפ
When Israel went forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech.
Judah became God's holy one, Israel, God's dominion.
The sea saw them and fled, the Jordan ran backward,
mountains skipped like rams, hills like sheep.
What alarmed you, sea, that you fled, Jordan, that you ran backward,
mountains, that you skipped like rams, hills, like sheep?
Tremble, earth, at the presence of Adonai, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flinty rock into a fountain.
♬ Hodu L’Adonai
Psalm 118: 1-4
Hodu l’Adonai ki tov, ki l’olam chasdo.
Yomar na Yisrael ki l’olam chasdo.
Yom’ru na ve’it Aharon ki l’olam chasdo.
Yom’ru na yirei Adonai, ki l’olam chasdo
דו ם חס עול הודו ליי כי טוב, כי ל
דו ם חס עול ל, כי ל א ר יאמר נא יש
דו ם חס עול ית אהרן, כי ל רו נא ב יאמ
י, כ י י א רו נא יר דויאמ ם חס עול י ל
Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; His kindness endures forever. Let Israel declare,
His kindness endures forever.’ Let the house of Aaron declare His kindness endures
forever.’ Let those who fear the Lord say ‘His kindness endures forever.’
♬ Hal’lu
Text: Psalm 150:6
Hal’lu, Hal’lu, Hal’lu, Hal’lu…! Kol Han’shama t’hallel yah, Hal’lu
Halleluyah.
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לו הל
ל יה: הל ה, ת מ ש כל הנ
לו יה.-הל
Let all that breathes praise The Source, Hallelujiah!
Fourth Cup
ביעית כוס ר
פן. רי הג א פ ם, בור עול לך ה ינו מ י, אלה ה י רוך את ב
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen.
Blessed are You God, Creator of time and space, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Nirtzah/Concluding ה צ נר
“We still have a long, long way to go before
we reach the promised land of freedom.
Yes, we have left the dusty soils of Egypt,
and we have crossed a Red Sea that had for
years been hardened by long and piercing
winter of massive resistance, but before we
reach the majestic shores of the promised
land, there will still be gigantic mountains
of opposition ahead and prodigious hilltops
of injustice.
Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and the
comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall be crushed by the battering rams
of the forces of justice.
Let us be dissatisfied until those who live on the outskirts of hope are brought into the
metropolis of daily security.
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Let us be dissatisfied until slums are cast into the junk heaps of history, and every family
will live in a decent sanitary home.
Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed
into bright tomorrows of quality integrated education.
Let us be dissatisfied until integration is not seen as a problem but as an opportunity to
participate in the beauty of diversity.
Let us be dissatisfied until men and women...will be judged on the basis of the content of
their character, not on the basis of the color of their skin.
Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters, and
righteousness like a mighty stream.
Let us be dissatisfied until the day when nobody will shout, "White Power!" when nobody
will shout, "Black Power!" but everybody will talk about God's power and human power.”
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ים ל ה בירוש א נה הב ש !לL’shanah haba’ah b’Yerushalayim!
Next year in Jerusalem!
L’shanah haba’ah b’olam tzedek!
Next year in a just world!
♬ Olam Chesed Yibaneh
By Menachem Creditor
Olam chesed yibaneh, la la la…. [4x]
I will build this world from love, la la la…
You must build this world from love, la la la…
And if we build this world from love, la la la….
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Then God will build this world from love, la la la…
♬ Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu
by Sheva
Od yavo shalom aleinu [3x]
V’ al kulam
Salaam aleinu v’al kol ha olam,
Salaam, Salaam (x2)
Salaam ('peace' in Arabic)
Peace will come upon us, on everyone,
and the whole world.
עוד יבוא שלום עלינו
עוד יבוא שלום עלינו
עוד יבוא שלום עלינו
ועל כולם
סלאאם, עלינו ועל כל העולם
סלאאם סלאאם
סלאאם, עלינו ועל כל העולם
סלאאם סלאאם
♬ Oseh Shalom
Text: Liturgy
Oseh Shalom bimromav,
hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu
V’al kol Yisrael, v’imru: Amen
יו רומ לום במ עשה ש
נו י ל לום ע הוא יעשה ש
ן מ רו : א אמ ל, ו א ר ל יש על כ ו
May the one who causes peace to reign in the high heavens let peace descend on us, on all
Israel, and all peoples of the earth, and let us say: Amen.
♬ Ani V’atah
Lyrics: Arik Einstein
Music: Miki Gavrielov
Ani v’atah n’shaneh et ha’olam
Ani v’atah az yavo u’k’var kulam
Amru et zeh kodem l’fanai
Zeh lo m’shaneh, lo m’shaneh
Ani v’atah n’shaneh et ha’olam
Ani v’atah n’naseh meihatchalah
Yiyeh lanu ra, ein davar zeh lo norah
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Amru et zeh kodem l’fanai
Zeh lo m’shaneh, lo m’shaneh
Ani v’atah n’shaneh et ha’olam
אני ואתה נשנה את העולם
אני ואתה אז יבואו כבר כולם
אמרו את זה קודם לפני
לא משנה
אני ואתה נשנה את העולם
אני ואתה ננסה מהתחלה
אין דבר זה לא נורא, יהיה לנו רע
אמרו את זה קודם לפני
זה לא משנה
העולםאני ואתה נשנה את
You and I will change the world
you and I by and then all will follow
Others have said it before but that
doesn't matter, you and I will change the world.
You and I will start from the beginning
it will be tough for us, no matter, it's not too bad!
Others have said it before but that
doesn't matter, you and I will change the world.
♬ Ten Plagues in Egypt Land by Peter and Ellen Allard
Chorus: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 plagues in Egypt land. (2x)
Blood in the water made the river run red, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Pharaoh shoulda' listened to what God said, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Frogs were jumping in Pharaoh's hair, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Pharaoh didn't like it but the frogs didn't care, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
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Creepy, crawly, itchy lice, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Mess with the Holy One, better think twice, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Filthy flies so dirty and vile, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Not exactly Pharaoh's style, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
The cattle and the horses and the oxen died, 10 plagues in Egypt land
"I won't give up!" old Pharaoh cried, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Boils and blisters on his skin, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Give it up Pharaoh you're never gonna win, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
The hail rained down from the heavens on high, 10 plagues in Egypt land Hurt so much
made Pharaoh cry, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Swarms of locusts ate the crops, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Hard-hearted Pharaoh just wouldn't stop, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
Dark descended in the light of the day, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Pharaoh was lost, couldn't find his way, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
First-born, the final blow, 10 plagues in Egypt land
Finally Pharaoh let the people go, 10 plagues in Egypt land.
♬ Let My People Go (Gospel) When Israel was in Egypt’s land, Let My people go! Oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let My people go! Refrain: Go down, Moses, Way down in Egypt’s land; Tell old Pharaoh To let My people go!
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And God told Moses what to do Let my people go! To lead the children of Israel through Let my people go!
♬ Oh Freedom (Gospel) Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me. And before I’ll be a slave, I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free. No more weepin, no more weepin, no more weepin over me And before I’ll be a slave, I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free.
♬ Pharaoh, Pharaoh (to the tune of Louie, Louie) Lyrics by Josh Zweiback Music by Richard Berry CHORUS:
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, whoa baby, let my people go! (2x)
A burnin' bush told me just the other day
That I should go to Egypt and say,
"It's time to let my people be free -
Listen to God if you won't listen to me!"
CHORUS
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Well me and and my people goin' to the Red Sea,
With Pharaoh's best army comin' after me.
I took my staff, stuck it in the stand,
And all of God's people walked on dry land.
CHORUS
Now Pharaoh's army was a-comin' too,
So whattaya think that God did do?
Had me take my staff and clear my throat,
And all of Pharaoh's army did the dead man's float.
CHORUS
Well that's the story of the stubborn goat.
Pharaoh should've know that chariots don't float.
The lesson is simple, it's easy to find,
When God says, "GO!" you had better mind!
♬ The Ballad of the Four Sons to the tune of Clementine
presented by Hanah Bluver
Ben Aronin, first published in his community haggadah, 1954
Adapted by Rabbi Jason Fenster
Said the father to the children, "At the Seder you will dine,
You will eat your fill of matzah, you will drink four cups of wine."
Now this father had two daughters, plus two sons that equals four,
One was wise, and one was wicked, one was simple and a bore.
And the fourth was sweet and winsome, she was young and she was small,
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While her siblings asked the questions, she could scarcely speak at all.
Said the wise one to her father, "Would you please explain the laws?
Of the customs of the Seder, will you please explain the cause?"
And the father proudly answered, "As our fathers ate in speed,
Ate the Pascal lamb 'ere midnight, and from slavery were freed"
”So we follow their example, and 'ere midnight must complete,
All the Seder, and we should not, after twelve remain to eat."
Then did sneer the son so wicked, "What does all this mean to you?"
And the father's voice was bitter, as his grief and anger grew.
”If yourself you don't consider, as a son of Israel
Then for you this has no meaning, you could be a slave as well!"
“Then the simple son said softly, "What is this?" and quietly
The good father told his offspring, "We were freed from slavery."
But the youngest one was silent, for she could not speak at all,
Her bright eyes were bright with wonder, as her father told her all.
Now, dear people, heed the lesson, and remember evermore,
What the father told his children, told his kids who numbered four!
♬ Chad Gadya
My father bought [a kid] for two zuzim
Refrain: Chad gadya, Chad gadya.
Then came the cat and ate the kid, my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the dog and bit the cat, that ate the kid,
my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the stick and beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, my father bought for
two zuzim. Refrain
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Then came the fire and burnt up all the stick, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the
kid, my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the water and put out all the fire, that burnt up all the stick, that beat the dog,
that bit the cat, that ate the kid, my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the ox and drank up all the water, that put out all the fire, that burnt up all the
stick, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, my father bought for two zuzim.
Refrain
Then came the butcher and slaughtered up the ox, that drank up all the water, that put out
all the fire, that burnt up all the stick, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, my
father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the angel of death and slew the butcher, that slaughtered up the ox, that drank
up all the water, that put out the fire, that burnt up all the stick, that beat the dog, that bit
the cat, that ate the kid, my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
Then came the Holy One, praised be He, and destroyed the angel of death, and slew the
butcher, that slaughtered up the ox, that drank up all the water, that put out all the fire, that
burnt up all the stick, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the
kid, my father bought for two zuzim. Refrain
♬ Adir Hu
נ , אדיר הוא רוביב ק יתו ב ה, ה ב ר ה ה במ ר ה רוב, במ ק ינו ב ימ נה. ב ל ב רוב, א ק ך ב ית נה ב .ב
חור הוא דול הוא, ב גול הוא, ג רוב, ד ק יתו ב נה ב ה, יב ר ה ה במ ר ה רוב, במ ק ינו ב ימ נה. ב ל ב נה, א ל ב ית , א נה ב רובב ק .ך ב
דור הוא תיק הוא, ה סיד הוא, זכאי הוא, ו רוב, ח ק יתו ב נה ב ה, יב ר ה ה במ ר ה רוב, במ ק ינו ב ימ נה. ב ל ב נה, א ל ב ך , א ית נה ב ב
רוב ק .ב
Adir hu, yivei baito b’karov. Bimheirah, bimheirah, b’yamainu b’karov. El b’nai, El b’nai, b’nai
baitcha b’karov.
Bachur hu, gadol hu, dagul hu, yivei baito b’karov. Bimheirah, bimheirah, b’yamainu b’karov.
El b’nai, El b’nai, b’nai baitcha b’karov.
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Hadur hu, vatik hu, zakai hu, chasid hu, yivei baito b’karov. Bimheirah, bimheirah, b’yamainu
b’karov. El b’nai, El b’nai, b’nai baitcha b’karov.
Mighty is God, mighty is God, May God build the Temple soon, Speedily in our time, soon. God, build; God, build; Build Your house soon! Supreme is God, Great is God, Outstanding is God Mighty is God, mighty is God... Glorious is God, Faithful is God, Worthy is God Mighty is God, mighty is God... Kind is God, Pure is God, Unique is God Mighty is God, mighty is God...
♬ Echad Mi Yodea
ע ד מי יוד ?אח
ע ד מי יוד ע ? אח ד אני יוד רץ: אח א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע נים מי יוד ע? ש נים אני יוד ני לחו: ש ריתש רץ, ת הב א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע ה מי יוד לש ע ? ש ה אני יוד לש בות: ש ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע בע מי יוד ע ? אר בע אני יוד ה: אר בע אמ בות, ותאר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע ה מי יוד ע ? חמש ה אני יוד ה: חמש י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב ינו , ש ד אלה אח
רץשב א מים וב .ש
ע ה מי יוד ע ? שש ה אני יוד נה: שש י מש ר ה סד ה, שש י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב , ש
רץ א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע ה מי יוד ע ע ש ? שב ה אני יוד ע א: ב י שבת מ ה י ע נה, שב י מש ר ה סד ה, שש י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש , ש
רית ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע מונה מי יוד מונה אני יו? ש עש י מילה: ד מ מונה י א, ש י שבת מ ה י ע נה, שב י מש ר ה סד ה, שש י תור ש ה חומ בע , חמש אר
הות בות, אמ ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע ה מי יוד ע ה אנ ? תש ע ע תש ה: י יוד ד י ל ח ה יר ע י מילה, תש מ מונה י א, ש י שבת מ ה י ע נה, שב י מש ר ה סד י , שש ש ה חומ חמש
ה הות, תור בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ע עש ה מי יוד ע ? ר ה אני יוד ר ריא: עש ה דב ר ה, עש ד י ל ח ה יר ע י מילה, תש מ מונה י א, ש י שבת מ ה י ע נה, שב י מש ר ה סד , שש
ה י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
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ע ר מי יוד ש ע ? אחד ע ר אני יוד ש ביא: אחד ע ר כוכ ש ריא, אחד ע ה דב ר ה, עש ד י ל ח ה יר ע י מילה, תש מ מונה י י , ש מ ה י ע שב
א נה, שבת י מש ר ה סד החמ , שש י תור ש ה חומ הות, ש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש רית, ש ני לחות הב מים , ש ינו שבש ד אלה אח
רץ א .וב
ע ר מי יוד ש נים ע ע ? ש ר אני יוד ש נים ע טיא: ש ר שב ש נים ע ביא, ש ר כוכ ש ה , אחד ע ר ריאעש ה, דב ד י ל ח ה יר ע , תש
י מילה מ מונה י א, ש י שבת מ ה י ע נה, שב י מש ר ה סד ה, שש י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ בות, אר ה א לש ני לחות , ש ש
רית רץ, הב א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
ל ע ש ר מי יוד ש ה ע ע ? ש ר אני יוד ש ה ע לש ר מדיא: ש ש ה ע לש טיא, ש ר שב ש נים ע ביא, ש ר כוכ ש ריא, אחד ע ה דב ר , עש
ה ד י ל ח ה יר ע י מילה, תש מ מונה י א, ש י שבת מ ה י ע י מ , שב ר ה סד נהשש ה, ש י תור ש ה חומ הות, חמש בע אמ ה , אר לש ש
בות רית, א ני לחות הב רץ, ש א מים וב ינו שבש ד אלה .אח
Who knows one? I know one. One is our God, in heaven and on earth
Who knows two? I know two.
Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows three? I know three.
Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows four? I know four.
Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows five? I know five.
Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows six? I know six.
Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth
Who knows seven? I know seven.
Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows eight? I know eight.
Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows nine? I know nine.
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Nine are the months of the pregnant; Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows ten? I know ten.
Ten are the Commandments; Nine are the months of the pregnant; Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows eleven? I know eleven.
Eleven are the stars of Joseph's dream; Ten are the Commandments; Nine are the months of the pregnant; Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows twelve? I know twelve.
Twelve are the tribes of Israel; Eleven are the stars of Joseph's dream; Ten are the Commandments; Nine are the months of the pregnant; Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
Who knows thirteen? I know thirteen.
Thirteen are the attributes of God; Twelve are the tribes of Israel; Eleven are the stars of Joseph's dream; Ten are the Commandments; Nine are the months of the pregnant; Eight are the days of the circumcision; Seven are the days of the week; Six are the books of the Mishnah; Five are the books of the Torah; Four are the Matriarchs; Three are the patriarchs; Two are the tablets of the covenant; One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
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Compiled by Rabbi Jason Fenster and Cantor Rayna Green
