for CBB Virtual Seder 2021/5781

1. Introduction and Welcome

2. Kadesh: Blessing over the Wine (First Cup of Wine) בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱ �הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י הַ גָּפֶן: Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam, borei pri hagafen. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the vine.

3. Havdalah (when Pesach falls on Saturday night) בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ אֱ �הֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵ א מְ אוֹרֵ י הָאֵ שׁ. Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam, borei m’orei ha-eish. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, Creator of fire. בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ, הַמַּבְדִּ יל בֵּין קֹֽ דֶ שׁ לְקֹֽ דֶ שׁ. Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam, hamavdil bein kodesh l’kodesh. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, Who distinguishes between the holiness of and the holiness of .

4. Shehecheyanu: Thanking God for keeping us alive.

Cantor Mark Childs will lead us!

https://youtu.be/RUEfFfNxcUg

5. Urchatz: First washing (no blessing)

from the 1771 First Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica: What did the non-Jewish editors (Edinburgh, Scotland 1768-1771) know about Jews? We wash our hands!

6. : Celebrating Springtime בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱ �הֵ ינוּ מֶ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י הָ אֲ דָ מָ ה : Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam borei pri ha-adamah. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, Who creates the fruit of the earth.

Springtime in Santa Barbara: This is happening here, now!

7. Yachatz: Silently Breaking the Middle Matzah and Hiding One Half

8. Ha Lachma Anya: This is the Bread of Poverty This is the bread of poverty which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are needy come and celebrate the Passover. Now we are here; next year may we be in Israel. Now we are slaves; next year may we be free.

This also is happening here, now.

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8. Four Questions/ Mah Nishtanah:

מַ ה נִּשְׁתַּ נָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַ זֶּה מִ כָּל הַ ֵ לּ י ל וֹ ת ? Mah nishtanah ha-laila hazeh mikol haleilot, mikol haleilot? Why is this night different from all other night?

שֶׁבְּ כָל הַ לֵּילוֹת אָֽ נוּ אוֹכְ לִין חָמֵ ץ וּמַצָּ ה. הַלַּֽיְלָה הַ זֶּה כֻּלּוֹ מַצָּ ה: Sheh b’chol haleilot anu ochlin umatzah, chametz umatzah Halaila hazeh, halaila hazeh kulo matzah (repeat) For on all other nights, we eat either regular bread or matzah; but tonight it is all matzah.

שֶׁבְּ כָל הַ לֵּילוֹת אָֽ נוּ אוֹכְ לִין שְׁאָ ר יְרָ קוֹת הַלַּֽיְלָה הַ זֶּה מָ רוֹר: Sheh b’chol haleilot anu ochlin sh’ar yerakot, sh’ar yerakot Halaila hazeh, halaila hazeh , maror (repeat) For on all other nights, we eat all kinds of vegetables; but tonight maror (bitter herbs).

שֶׁבְּ כָל הַ לֵּילוֹת אֵ ין אָֽ נוּ מַטְבִּ ילִין אֲפִ ילוּ פַּֽעַם אֶחָ ת. הַ לַּֽיְלָה הַ זֶּה שְׁ תֵּ י פְ עָמִ ים: Sheh b’chol haleilot ein anu matbilin afilu pa’am, echat, afilu pa’am echat. Halaila hazeh, halaila hazeh shtei f’amim(repeat) For on all other nights, we do not dip even once; but tonight we dip twice (the parslep in salt water and maror in )

שֶׁבְּ כָל הַ לֵּילוֹת אָֽ נוּ אוֹכְ לִין בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִ ין וּבֵין מְ סֻבִּ ין. הַ לַּֽיְלָה הַ זֶּה כֻּלָּֽנוּ מְ סֻבִּ ין: Sheh b’chol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin, bein yoshvin uvein m’subin Halaila hazeh, halaila hazeh kulanu m’subin (repeat) For on all other nights, we eat either sitting or reclining; tonight we all recline.

9. Four Children The Ballad of the 4 Children (To the tune of “My Darling Clementine”) Said the parents to their children, “At the seder you will dine, you will eat your fill of matzah, you will drink four cups of wine.” Now these parents had four children, yes their kids they numbered four, One wise and one was wicked, one was simple and a bore. And the fourth was sweet and winsome, was so young and also small, while the others asked the questions, this one could not speak at all. Said the wise one to the parents “Would you please explain the laws? Of the customs of the seder would you please explain the cause?” And the parents proudly answered “Cause our forebears ate in speed, ate the Pesach lamb ‘ere midnight, and from slavery were freed. So we follow their example, and ‘ere midnight we must eat, the afikomen (o so tasty!) which must be our final treat.” Then did sneer the child so wicked “What does all this mean to you?” And the parents’ voice was bitter, as their grief and anger grew. “If yourself you don’t consider as a child of Israel, then for you this has no meaning, you could be a slave as well.” Then the simple child said simply “What is this?” and quietly, the good parents told their offspring, “We were freed from slavery.” But the youngest child was silent, and just could not speak at all, But with eyes all bright with wonder, listened to the details all. Now dear children, heed the lesson, and remember evermore, what the parents told their children, told their kids that numbered four.

10. Mi-t’chilah… “The very beginnings…” The story begins with Abraham, the first Jew, who followed God’s call to journey to a mysterious unknown land. As reward for Abraham’s willingness to set off into the unknown, God promised Abraham that his descendents would endure throughout all time. We are those descendents! וְהִ יא שֶׁ ﬠָמְ דָ ה לַאֲבוֹתֵ ינוּ וְלָנוּ. שֶׁ לֹּא אֶחָד בִּ לְבָד ﬠָמַ ד ﬠָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵ נוּ, אֶ לָּא שֶׁבְּ כָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר .עוֹמְדִ ים ﬠָלֵינוּ לְכַלוֹתֵ נוּ, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּ� הוּא מַצִּ ילֵנוּ מִ יָּדָ ם

Vehi she amda la-avoteinu v’lanu. Shelo eachad bilvad amad aleinu l’chaloteinu. Ela b’chol dor vador omdim aleinu aleinu l’chaloteniu. V’haKadosh Baruch Hu matzileinu miyadam.

And this promise has stood by our ancestors, and by us. For in every generation, we have been threatened with destruction. And the The Blessed Holy One has protected and saved us.

Vehi she-amda (sung by Yaakov and Shlomi Shabat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnnKFpiP1hs

10. Magid: The Story. I will give it a shot. Note: The only instruction given in the Mishnah as to how to tell the story is to “begin low and end high.” The sages of the debate what exactly is the “low” and what is the “high” of this story. Interestingly, in the traditional Haggadah, is never mentioned. Song: Go Down Moses (sung by Mariela Socolovsky, CBB’s Director of Community Engagement) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogvQbCwwMMA&list=PLBk-MuSLAiTSzRnj4rZgrPF6sYyyk3fvK&index=15

11. Ten Plagues: remove a drop of wine/joy for each plague דָּ ם . Dam. Blood צְ ַ פ רְ דֵּ ֽ ַ ע ..Tsefardeya. Frogs כִּ נִּ י ם . Kinim. Lice עָרוֹב. .Arov. Wild Beasts דֶּֽבֶר. Dever. Cattle Disease שְׁ חִ י ן . Shechin. Boils ָ בּ רָ ד . Barad. Hail אַ רְ ֶ בּ ה .Arbeh. Locusts ֹֽ ח שֶׁ � . Choshech. Darkness מַ כַּת בְּ כוֹרוֹת:Makat B’chorot. Slaying of the Firstborn

Breakout rooms. Each person in the room: in 30 seconds, how do you imagine that Passsover night?

12. , with the Maccabeats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZgDNPGZ9Sg

Now it’s our turn!! אִ לּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽ נוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, דַּ יֵּנוּ: Ilu hotzi, hotzi-anu hotzi-any mi-Mitzrayim, hotzi-anu mi-Mitzrayim Dayenu! If He had brought us out of Egypt, it would have been enough! אִ לּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶ ת־הַשַּׁ בָּת, דַּ יֵּנוּ: Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et haShabbat natan lanu et haShabbat Dayenu! If he had given us the Shabbat, it would have been enough! אִ לּוּ נָתַ ן לָֽנוּ אֶ ת־הַ תּוֹרָ ה , דַּ ֵ יּ נ וּ : Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et haTorah, natan lanu et haTorah Dayenu! If he had given us the , it would have been enough!

13. Rabban Gamliel’s Review Session: These 3 things will be on the test! Pesach: Because God passed over [“pasach”] our houses Matzah: Because we left in a hurry and our bread had no time to rise Maror: Because they embittered our lives

And if you remember NOTHING else, you must remember THIS: In every generation a person should see him or herself as though he or she went forth from Egypt.

בְָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱ �הֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, הַ מּוֹצִ יא לֶֽחֶ ם מִ ן הָאָֽרֶ ץ: Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam hamotzi lechem min haaretz. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.

בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיָ, אֱ �הֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָֽׁ נוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָ ַיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל אֲכִ ילַת מַ צָּ ה : Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat matzah. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, who makes us holy with the commandments and commands us to eat matzah. בָּרוּ� אַתָּ ה יְיַָ אֱ �הֵֽ ינוּ מֶֽ לֶ� הָ עוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁ ר קִדְּשָֽׁ נוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָ יו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל אֲכִ ילַת מָ ר וֹ ר : Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat maror. Blessed art Thou, Adonai our God, Majesty of the universe, who makes us holy with the commandments and commands us to eat maror.

14. Korech: Rabbi Hillel’s Sandwich Make a sandwich with maror and charoset between two pieces of matzah. In this way, we are feasting together, in our imaginations, with Rabbi Hillel who would make a sandwich of roast lamb from the and bitter herbs between two pieces of matzah. Herein lie the origins of Jewish deli.

Shulchan Orech: Dinner is Served!

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On your own, after the meal: • Take a moment to experience gratitude and to give sincere thanks, for your food and for all the blessings in your life. Speak openly of your gratitude, or just sit quietly.

• Open the door for Elijah, or whoever is going to let us know that we can gather together again with our friends and family. May that person come speedily, amen!

• Read these closing words:

Completed is the Seder of Pesach, according to its law (well, more or less). Just as we have managed to celebrate tonight, under difficult circumstances So may we have the great joy of celebrating next year with all those we love. Next Year in !

CHAD GADYA , chad gadya. My father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya. (one kid, one kid)

Then came the cat and ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the dog and bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the stick and beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the fire and burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the water and quenched the fire that burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the ox and drank the water that quenched the fire that burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the butcher and killed the ox that drank the water that quenched the fire that burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the angel of death and slew the slaughterer that killed the ox that drank the water that quenched the fire that burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya

Then came the Holy One, blessed be He, and destroyed the angel of death that slew the slaughterer that killed the ox that drank the water that quenched the fire that burned the stick that beat the dog that bit the cat that ate the kid my father bought for two zuzim; Chad gadya, chad gadya