Kadesh | We make Kiddush over wine to honor the holiday. |
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Urchatz | We wash our hands with a special cup. |
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Karpas | We dip green vegetables, onions, or potatoes in salt water that represents the bitter tears of the Jews in slavery. |
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Yachatz | We break the middle matzah into pieces to remind us of how poor we were. |
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Maggid | We read the Haggadah that tells the story of Passover. |
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Rochtza | We wash our hands before eating matzah. |
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Motzi | First, we make the blessing that we usually say over bread. |
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Matzah | Then, we make a special blessing over the matzah and eat it. |
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Moror | We eat bitter herbs to remind us of the bitterness of Egypt. |
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Korech | We make a sandwich of matzah and bitter herbs to remind us of the way Hillel the sage used to eat the Passover sacrifice. |
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Shulchan Orech | We eat a great meal! |
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Tzafun | We eat the last piece of matzah, called the Afikoman to remind us of eating the Passover sacrifice in the Holy Temple. |
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Berach | We say the Grace After Meals. |
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Hallel | We thank G-d for the miracles he performed in the past and will perform in the future. |
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Nirtzah | We end the Seder with the wish that we meet in Jerusalem with Moshiach! |
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