5780 By Rachel Greengrass

Made with HAGGADOT.COM INTRODUCTION Lighting the Candles Contributed by Linda Schneider Source:

The seder officially begins with a physical act: lighting the candles. In Jewish tradition, lighting candles and saying a blessing over them marks a time of transition, from the day that is ending to the one that is beginning, from ordinary time to sacred time. Lighting the candles is an important part of our celebration because their flickering light reminds us of the importance of keeping the fragile flame of freedom alive in the world.

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Yom Tov.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with laws and commanded us to light the festival lights.

As we light the festival candles, we acknowledge that as they brighten our Passover table, good thoughts, good words, and good deeds brighten our days.

2 INTRODUCTION What's on the Table Contributed by Geoff Chesman Source:

The Seder Plate

We place a Seder Plate at our table as a reminder to discuss certain aspects of the Passover story. Each item has its own significance.

Maror – The bitter herb. This symbolizes the harshness of lives of the Jews in Egypt.

Charoset – A delicious mix of sweet wine, apples, cinnamon and nuts that resembles the mortar used as bricks of the many buildings the Jewish slaves built in Egypt

Karpas – A green vegetable, usually parsley, is a reminder of the green sprouting up all around us during spring and is used to dip into the saltwater

Zeroah – A roasted lamb or shank bone symbolizing the sacrifice made at the great temple on Passover (The Paschal Lamb)

Beitzah – The egg symbolizes a different holiday offering that was brought to the temple. Since eggs are the first item offered to a mourner after a funeral, some say it also evokes a sense of mourning for the destruction of the temple.

Orange - The orange on the seder plate has come to symbolize full inclusion in modern day Judaism: not only for women, but also for people with disabilities, intermarried couples, and the LGBT Community.

Matzah

Matzah is the unleavened bread we eat to remember that when the jews fled Egypt, they didn’t even have time to let the dough rise on their bread. We commemorate this by removing all bread and bread products from our home during Passover.

Elijah’s Cup 3 The fifth ceremonial cup of wine poured during the Seder. It is left untouched in honor of Elijah, who, according to tradition, will arrive one day as an unknown guest to herald the advent of the Messiah. During the Seder dinner, biblical verses are read while the door is briefly opened to welcome Elijah. In this way the Seder dinner not only commemorates the historical redemption from Egyptian bondage of the Jewish people but also calls to mind their future redemption when Elijah and the Messiah shall appear.

Miriam’s Cup

Another relatively new Passover tradition is that of ’s cup. The cup is filled with water and placed next to Elijah’s cup. Miriam was the sister of and a prophetess in her own right. After when the are wandering through the desert, just as Hashem gave them Manna to eat, legend says that a well of water followed Miriam and it was called ‘Miriam’s Well’. The tradition of Miriam’s cup is meant to honor Miriam’s role in the story of the Jewish people and the spirit of all women, who nurture their families just as Miriam helped sustain the Israelites.

4 KADESH Kadesh Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

All Jewish celebrations, from holidays to weddings, include wine as a symbol of our joy – not to mention a practical way to increase that joy. The seder starts with wine and then gives us three more opportunities to refill our cup and drink.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵהינו ּ ֶמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ב ּ ֹו ֵרא ְּפ ִרי ַהגָּ ֶפן

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

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who chose us from all peoples and languages, and sanctified us with commandments, and lovingly gave to us special times for happiness, holidays and this time of celebrating the Holiday of Matzah, the time of liberation, reading our sacred stories, and remembering the Exodus from Egypt. For you chose us and sanctified us among all peoples. And you have given us joyful holidays. We praise God, who sanctifies the people of Israel and the holidays.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵהינו ּ ֶמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם ֶׁש ֶהחֱי ָנו ּו ְ ִקי ְּ ָמנו ּו ְ ִהגִּי ָﬠנו ּלַז ְ ּ ַמן ַהז ֶ ּה

Baruch 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 moment.

Drink the first glass of wine!

5 URCHATZ Urchatz Contributed by Heather Source: Unknown

Each person takes the water jug and washes the hands of the person next to them.

Leader: As we wash, let us remember to be servants of one another, yet know that we are worthy to have our hands washed by others.

6 URCHATZ Urchatz Contributed by Rachel Greengrass Source:

How many times have you washed your hands today?

Suddenly, the strangeness of washing our hands twice doesn't seem very strange.

Suddnely, washing hands without singing "Happy Birthday" does seem strange.

Here we see that even in this moment, when our hands begin to crack because they have bee washed so many times - we are connected to Jews over thousands of years.

It is holy to wash, before we eat, when we gather, when we want to reflect the holy.

7 Karpas Contributed by Eileen Levinson Source: The Union Haggadah, ed. by The Central Council of American Rabbis, at sacred-texts.com

Some parsley, lettuce or watercress is distributed to all present who dip it in salt water or in vinegar, and before partaking of it say in unison:

BORUCH ATTO ADONOI ELOHENU MELECH HO‘OLOM BORE P’RI HO’ADOMO.

Praised art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the earth.

8 YACHATZ Yachatz Contributed by Eileen Levinson Source: www.chabad.org

Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as . The smaller piece is put back, between the two matzot.

9 MAGGID - BEGINNING Traditional Magid Part 1: Ha Lachma (transliteration) Contributed by Hillel Smith Source: Free Siddur Project, adapted

Ha lachma anya di achalu avhatana b’ara d’mitzrayim. Kol dichfin yeitei v’yeichol, kol ditzrich yeitei v’yifsach. Hashata hacha, l’shanah habaah b’ara d’Yisrael. Hashata avdei, l’shanah habaah b’nei chorin.

10 -- FOUR QUESTIONS The Four Questions Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

The formal telling of the story of Passover is framed as a discussion with lots of questions and answers. The tradition that the youngest person asks the questions reflects the centrality of involving everyone in the seder. The rabbis who created the set format for the seder gave us the Four Questions to help break the ice in case no one had their own questions. Asking questions is a core tradition in Jewish life. If everyone at your seder is around the same age, perhaps the person with the least seder experience can ask them – or everyone can sing them all together.

ַמה נ ִּ ְׁש ַתּנ ָּה ַהלַּֽי ְלָה ַהז ֶ ּה ִמכָּל ַהלֵּילות

Ma nishtana halaila hazeh mikol haleilot?

Why is this night different from all other nights?

ֶׁשבְּכָל ַהלֵּיל ֹות ָֽאנו ּא ֹוכלין חָ ֵמץ ו ּ ַמצָ ּה ַהלַּֽי ְלָה ַהז ֶ ּה כֻּל ּ ֹו מצה

Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin chameitz u-matzah. Halaila hazeh kulo matzah.

On all other nights we eat both leavened bread and matzah. Tonight we only eat matzah.

ֶׁשבְּכָל ַהלֵּיל ֹות ָֽאנו ּא ֹוכְלִין ְׁש ָאר י ְ ָרק ֹות ַהלַּֽי ְלָה ַהז ֶ ּה ָמר ֹור

Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin shi’ar yirakot haleila hazeh .

On all other nights we eat all kinds of vegetables, but tonight we eat bitter herbs.

ֶשׁבְּכָל ַהלֵּיל ֹות ֵאין ָֽאנו ּ ַמ ְטבִּילִין ֲא ִפילו ּ ַּֽפ ַﬠם אחָת ַהלַּֽי ְלָה ַהז ֶ ּה ְׁש ֵתּי ְפעמים

Shebichol haleilot ain anu matbilin afilu pa-am echat. Halaila hazeh shtei fi- amim.

On all other nights we aren’t expected to dip our vegetables one time.

11 Tonight we do it twice.

ֶׁשבְּכָל ַהלֵּיל ֹות ָֽאנו ּא ֹוכְלִין בֵּין י ֹו ְׁשבִין ו ּבֵין ְמ ֻסבִּין. : ַהלַּֽי ְלָה ַהז ֶ ּה כֻּלָּֽנו ּ ְמ ֻסבין

Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin. Halaila hazeh kulanu m’subin.

On all other nights we eat either sitting normally or reclining. Tonight we recline.

12 -- FOUR CHILDREN The Four Adults Contributed by Eileen Levinson Source: Love and Justice Haggadah, compiled and created by Dara Silverman and Micah Bazant

It is a tradition at the Seder to include a section entitled “the Four Children.” We have turned it upside down, to remind us that as adults we have a lot to learn from youth. From the U.S. to South Africa to Palestine, young people have been, and are, at the forefront of most of the social justice movements on this planet. If there is a mix of ages of people at your seder, perhaps some of the older people would like to practice asking questions, and the younger folks would like to respond:

The Angry Adult – Violent and oppressive things are happening to me, the people I love and people I don’t even know. Why can’t we make the people in power hurt the way we are all hurting? Hatred and violence can never overcome hatred and violence. Only love and compassion can transform our world.

Cambodian Buddhist monk Maha Ghosananda, whose family was killed by the Khmer Rouge, has written: It is a law of the universe that retaliation, hatred, and revenge only continue the cycle and never stop it. Reconciliation does not mean that we surrender rights and conditions, but means rather that we use love in all our negotiations. It means that we see ourselves in the opponent -- for what is the opponent but a being in ignorance, and we ourselves are also ignorant of many things. Therefore, only loving kindness and right-mindfulness can free us.

The Ashamed Adult – I’m so ashamed of what my people are doing that I have no way of dealing with it?!? We must acknowledge our feelings of guilt, shame and disappointment, while ultimately using the fire of injustice to fuel us in working for change. We must also remember the amazing people in all cultures, who are working to dismantle oppression together everyday.

Marianne Williamson said: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? 13 You are a child of G-d. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of G-d that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

The Fearful Adult – Why should I care about ‘those people’ when they don’t care about me? If I share what I have, there won’t be enough and I will end up suffering. We must challenge the sense of scarcity that we have learned from capitalism and our histories of oppression. If we change the way food, housing, education, and resources are distributed, we could all have enough.

Martin Luther King said: It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality.

The Compassionate Adult – How can I struggle for justice with an open heart? How can we live in a way that builds the world we want to live in, without losing hope? This is the question that we answer with our lives.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote: Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy. And yet being alive is no answer to the problems of living. To be or not to be is not the question. The vital question is: how to be and how not to be… to pray is to recollect passionately the perpetual urgency of this vital question.

Anne Frank wrote: It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all of my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too; I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end and that peace and tranquility will return again. In the meantime, I must uphold my ideals, for 14 perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out."

Each of us bears in our own belly the angry one, the ashamed one, the frightened one, the compassionate one. Which of these children shall we bring to birth? Only if we can deeply hear all four of them can we truthfully answer the fourth question. Only if we can deeply hear all four of them can we bring to birth a child, a people that is truly wise.

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Love and Justice in Times of War Haggadah. http://www.scribd.com/doc/14072054/Love-Justice-in-times-of-war- Haggadah

15 -- FOUR CHILDREN The Ballad of Four Children Contributed by Mark Hurvitz Source: A Growing Haggadah

Said the parents to their children,

“From your bondage you’ll cut loose,

You will eat your fill of matzah, you will drink four cups of juice.”

Now these parents had four children, yes their kids they numbered four,

One was 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 other 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, will you please explain the cause?”

And the parents proudly answered,

“’Cause our forebears ate in speed,

Ate the Pesach lamb ’ere midnight,

16 and from slavery were freed.

“So we follow their example, and ’ere midnight we must eat

The afikoman (O so tasty!) which will 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 Yisrael,

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 ask at all, but with eyes all bright with wonder, listened to the details all.

Now dear children heed this lesson,

17 and remember evermore,

What the parents told their children, told their kids that numbered four.

Every Seder tells a story that belongs to you and me,

You and I were slaves in Egypt.

Now we’re blessed with liberty.

18 -- EXODUS STORY Yesterday Contributed by craig ginsburg Source: Unknown

From Molly Beth's Haggada

(Sung to the tune of "Yesterday" by The Beatles)

Yesterday

We were slaves in Egypt yesterday

Now be thankful that we're free today

We must remember yesterday

Slavery

Pharoah kept us all in slavery

We were working hard as hard can be

Oh yesterday saw slavery

Why we couldn't go, I don't know

He made us stay

Then God set us free

Now we teach bout yesterday

Yesterday

We were brought forth so that we could pray

Now I need to teach the kids to say

We must remember yesterday

Why we couldn't go, I don't know 19 He made us stay

Then God set us free

Now we teach bout yesterday

Yesterday

We were brought forth so we could pray

At the seder, teach the kids to say

Why we remember yesterday

20 -- EXODUS STORY Passover Play - a ten minute script for all ages Contributed by Rabbi Daniel Brenner Source: Original

Here is a kid and adult friendly alternative to for the Maggid section (the Passover story section) of the Haggadah. This short play is in the style of "sedra scenes" -- a contemporary take which makes the story current but stays true to the Exodus narrative. I've written it for large crowds -- so there are 13 parts, but if you have a smaller gathering you can easily double up.

For more Passover resources, check out www.rabbidanielbrenner.com

LET MY PEOPLE GO!

A short play for the seder

By Rabbi Daniel Brenner

www.rabbidanielbrenner.com

CAST: NARRATOR, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, PHAROAH, ADVISOR, HEBREW 1, HEBREW 2, HEBREW 3, BOSS, BAT PHAROAH, MOSES, GOD, AARON (13 parts)

NARRATOR: Our story begins in the land of Egypt where Joseph, once a prisoner, is now the Pharaoh’s chief advisor.

JOSEPH: So how are things back in Israel?

21 BENJAMIN: Oy! Terrible. Our gardens and crops are dying. There is no rain this year. That is why we had to come down to Egypt!

JOSEPH: Well, don’t worry..life in Egypt is fantastic. Playstation 3 in every house, High Definition Television, Lincoln Navigators in the driveway, This is the most powerful nation on the planet!

BENJAMIN: Did you have rain this year? Are the gardens and crops doing well?

JOSEPH: We don’t have to worry about that. I’ve stored away tons of food in giant warehouses. The Pharaoh will be able to feed the people for three years at least, even if we get no rain.

BENJAMIN: What does the Pharaoh think of us Hebrews?

JOSEPH: He loves me. He welcomes the Hebrews into his land. Bring the entire family, we’ll make a great life here.

Narrator: The Hebrews all moved to Egypt and had many children and lived a successful life. But after many years, after Joseph and his brothers had died, a new Pharaoh rose to power.

PHAROAH:

Advisor, bring me the latest census report. I want to know all the people who 22 I rule over!

ADVISOR:

Yes, you’re Royal Highness. I have the numbers here.

PHAROAH:

Let’s see..Nubians, Midians, yes, very good. Are there really that many Hebrews?

ADVISOR:

Oh yes, your highness. They are growing in number. They are very strong workers.

PHAROAH:

Do you think that might be a danger? Perhaps they will challenge my rule – make demands. You know how these workers are always complaining about the size of the rocks for the new Pyramids. I am worried that they will use their strength in numbers to rise up against me!

ADVISOR:

23 Yes, you are right, we must do something to break their spirits.

PHAROAH:

First, let us begin with something small. We’ll get them to make more bricks each day. If that doesn’t work, we’ll eliminate the fifteen-minute breaks. If that doesn’t break them, then maybe we’ll turn to harsher measures.

Narrator: The Hebrew workers struggled to keep up with Pharaoh’s demands.

HEBREW 1: My hands are killing me. And my back, oy! I can’t take this pace.

HEBREW 2: We can make a thousand bricks a day—but two thousand? No team can work that hard! We’ll fall over!

HEBREW 3: Get back to work, the boss is coming!

BOSS: Efficiency, people! We have got to make 900 more bricks by sundown! Come on, let’s work faster!

HEBREW 1: We are working as fast as we can, boss.

BOSS: Listen, smart aleck, I’ve got a lot of pressure on my shoulders. If Pharaoh doesn’t get his bricks, I’m out of a job. I got a family to feed, too, you know. So get back down in the pit and start working! 24

HEBREW 2: We haven’t had a break all day!

BOSS: And you are not going to get one! Work!

HEBREW 3: You know what, boss; you have become a real pain in the backside!

BOSS: What’d you say?

HEBREW 3: You heard me.

[The BOSS walks over and pushes Hebrew 3 to the ground]

BOSS: Now get back to work before I get really angry!

Narrator:

Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted a young Hebrew child. The child, Moses, was raised with the finest Egypt had to offer.

BAT PHAROAH: Here, sweetheart, eat your honey cakes before your flute lesson.

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MOSES: I’m so excited about the party this evening.

BAT PHAROAH: Your new robe looks lovely, dear. I just hope that the Pyramid is finished. Your grandfather has the workers working double time just to get the place finished before the great assembly.

MOSES: I heard that the Hebrews were complaining.

BAT PHAROAH: Complaining? Don’t worry about that. We take care of the needs of all our workers, dear. They are fed, given homes, and we give them a new pair of shoes each year. We are very generous. The only problem is that there are simply too many Hebrews. For that reason, we are cutting down their number. I know that it is sad that we have to kill off their baby boys, but we are really doing it for their own good.

MOSES: I know so little about the world. Someday I’d like to go out of the palace and see how they live.

BAT PHAROAH: They are not clean like us, dear. Especially the Hebrews. They throw garbage on the streets, and the smells are truly horrible.

Narrator: One day Moses decides to sneak out of the palace, and see for himself the plight of the Hebrews.

HEBREW 1: I can’t work, today, I’m sick! And I hurt my arm yesterday lifting stones! 26

BOSS: I don’t want to hear excuses. This pyramid has got to be finished by Thursday! Today is Wednesday! So get moving!

HEBREW 1: I can’t work. Please, listen to me, have some compassion!

HEBREW 2: Give him a break, boss!

BOSS: Shut up!

HEBREW 3: Don’t get involved!

HEBREW 2: I’m tired of this, boss! My cousin there is hurt. He can’t work today. And he’s not working. So go tell Pharaoh that he’ll have to hire some more workers or this isn’t getting done!

BOSS: Shut up!

[Boss pushes Hebrew 2 to the ground.]

HEBREW 1: Stop it!

BOSS: I’m going to hurt you bad, you whiny Hebrew!

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HEBREW 3: Stop! One of Pharaoh’s princes is coming!

MOSES: What is happening?

BOSS: I am going to give this man the beating he deserves, your honor! Watch this!

MOSES: No!

[Moses hits the Boss, who falls to the ground]

HEBREW 3: Oh no! What did you do to the boss? We’ll be blamed for this! We’ll be punished!

MOSES: What have I done? What have I done?

Narrator: Moses ran away, far off into the wilderness. Where he is taken in by Yitro, and marries one of Yitro’s daughter’s Zipporah. One day, as Moses is taking care of yitro’s , he stumbles across a burning bush.

GOD: Moses, Moses!

MOSES: Who is that? What is going on? What is happening? 28

GOD: It is me, the God of your ancestors, Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.

MOSES: You must have the wrong number.

GOD: This is no time for jokes. You must go back to Egypt and stand up to Pharaoh! Then you will lead the people back to their homeland!

MOSES: How will I do that? The people do not know me! I have no power now that I have run away!

GOD: I will be with you. Go to your sister, Miriam, and brother, Aaron, and stand up to Pharaoh!

Narrator: Moses returns to Egypt, with his wife and son, Gershom. Aaron and Moses approach Pharaoh.

PHAROAH: What do you want?

AARON: Our people need a three-day vacation. We need to go outside of the city so that we can pray to God in our own way.

PHAROAH: Why can’t you wait for the festival of the pyramids? Then your people will have a chance to celebrate with everyone.

29 MOSES: We do not wish to pray to your gods. We have one God, who is mightier than all of your gods.

PHAROAH: You must be joking. The gods have made Egypt a great nation. What has your God done for you?

MOSES: You’ll see what our God can do! And then you’ll give in to our demands!

PHAROAH: Don’t count on it, Hebrew!

Narrator: Pharaoh was a stubborn man. Even after plagues of blood, frogs, lice, disease, hail, and darkness, he would not let the Hebrews take a day off. It wasn’t until a disease struck and killed the first born of every Egyptian, that the Pharaoh changed his mind.

PHAROAH: Don’t you understand what is happening?

ADVISOR: No, your highness, I don’t know why our gods are not protecting us.

PHAROAH: Everything we did to the Hebrews is now happening to us!!!

ADVISOR: Maybe their God is powerful!

30 PHAROAH: Tell the police that are surrounding their neighborhood to let them go.

Narrator: That night, Moses, spoke to the people.

MOSES: Put on your sandals, we will not have time to bake the bread for tomorrow! Tonight we will leave Egypt, and set out for a new land! Our children, and our children’s children will remember this night! They will tell the story of how we stood up to Pharaoh, and how God helped us to be free!

AARON: Let all who are hungry come and eat!

Narrator: And thus ends our little play.

31 -- EXODUS STORY Let My People Go Contributed by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner Source: Foundation For Family Education, Inc.

(Traditional spiritual)

When Israel was in Egypt land

Let My People go

Oppressed so hard they could not stand

Let My People go.

Go down, Moses

Way down in Egypt land

Tell old Pharaoh

To Let My People go.

32 -- EXODUS STORY God is Comin' for You (to Jonas Brothers' "Sucka") Contributed by Rachel Greengrass Source:

God is Comin' For You ( a Jonas Brothers parody to "Sucka")

We go together Moses and Aaron, you and me We change the weather, yeah Bringing plagues like the frogs you can see

We've been building pyramids and they’ve been hitting us with whips The 9th plague is the dark, Pharaoh can't get enough God’s got the medicine and the pain, trying to get inside our brains And, Pharaoh, you know it's obvious

God is coming for you Angel of Death is coming behind me God is coming for you Any road you take, you know that you'll find me God is coming for all the substantial things We all know about you (about you) about you (about you) And you're making the typical you break ethical rules It's true, God is coming for you, yeah

Look at the Nile it (yeah) There’s no denial is bloody God has remembered (yeah) All of the nights that we cried From our slavery (oh, yeah yeah)

We've been building pyramids and they’ve been hitting us with whips The 9th plague is the dark, Pharaoh can't get enough God’s got the medicine and the pain, trying to get inside our brains And, Pharaoh, you know it's obvious

God is coming for you 33 Angel of Death is coming behind me God is coming for you Any road you take, you know that you'll find me God is coming for all the substantial things We all know about you (about you) about you (about you) And you're making the typical you break ethical rules It's true, God is coming for you, yeah

We've been building pyramids and they’ve been hitting us with whips The 9th plague is the dark, Pharaoh can't get enough God’s got the medicine and the pain, trying to get inside our brains And, Pharaoh, you know it's obvious

God is coming for you Angel of Death is coming behind me God is coming for you Any road you take, you know that you'll find me God is coming for all the substantial things We all know about you (about you) about you (about you) And you're making the typical you break ethical rules It's true, God is coming for you, yeah

We've been building pyramids and they’ve been hitting us with whips The 9th plague is the dark, Pharaoh can't get enough God’s got the medicine and the pain, trying to get inside our brains And, Pharaoh, you know it's obvious

34 -- TEN PLAGUES The Ten Plagues Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

As we rejoice at our deliverance from slavery, we acknowledge that our freedom was hard-earned. We regret that our freedom came at the cost of the Egyptians’ suffering, for we are all human beings made in the image of God. We pour out a drop of wine for each of the plagues as we recite them.

Dip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass for a drop for each plague.

These are the ten plagues which God brought down on the Egyptians:

ָד ּם | Blood | dam

צְ ַפ ְר ֵֽד ּ ַﬠ | Frogs | tzfardeiya

כִּנ ִּים | Lice | kinim

ﬠָר ֹוב | Beasts | arov

ֶֽד ּבֶר | disease | dever

ְׁשחִין | Boils | sh’chin

בָּ ָרד | Hail | barad

ַא ְרבֶּה | Locusts | arbeh

ֹחֽ ֶׁשך ְ | Darkness | choshech

ַמכַּת בְּכ ֹור ֹות | Death of the Firstborn | makat b’chorot

The Egyptians needed ten plagues because after each one they were able to come up with excuses and explanations rather than change their behavior. Could we be making the same mistakes? Make up your own list. What are the plagues in your life? What are the plagues in our world today? What behaviors do we need to change to fix them?

35 -- TEN PLAGUES The Ten Plagues of Egypt Contributed by Beth Flusser Source: Beth Flusser

watercolor and pen on paper

Beth Flusser

2011

36 -- TEN PLAGUES Frog Plague Contributed by VBS Source: Valley Beth Shalom Haggadah

One morning when Pharaoh awoke in his bed, there were frogs in his bed. And frogs on his head.

Frogs on his toes and frogs on his nose.

Frogs here! Frogs there! Frogs were jumping everywhere!

37 -- CUP #2 & Dayeinu Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt are but one example of the care God has shown for us in our history. Had God but done any one of these kindnesses, it would have been enough – dayeinu.

ִאל ּו ּה ֹוצִי ָֽאנו ּ ִמ ִּמצְ ַֽריִם, ַד ּי ֵּנו ּ

Ilu hotzi- hotzianu, Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu

If God had only taken us out of Egypt, that would have been enough!

ִאל ּו ּנ ָ ַתן לָֽנו ּ ֶאת־ ַהתּ ֹו ָרה, ַד ּי ֵּנו ּ

Ilu natan natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-, Natan lanu et ha-Torah , Dayeinu

If God had only given us the Torah, that would have been enough.

The complete lyrics to Dayeinu tell the entire story of the Exodus from Egypt as a series of miracles God performed for us. (See the Additional Readings if you want to read or sing them all.)

Dayeinu also reminds us that each of our lives is the cumulative result of many blessings, small and large.

38 -- CUP #2 & DAYENU The Passover Symbols Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

We have now told the story of Passover…but wait! We’re not quite done. There are still some symbols on our seder plate we haven’t talked about yet. Rabban Gamliel would say that whoever didn’t explain the shank bone, matzah, and marror (or bitter herbs) hasn’t done Passover justice.

The shank bone represents the Pesach, the special lamb sacrifice made in the days of the Temple for the Passover holiday. It is called the pesach, from the Hebrew word meaning “to pass over,” because God passed over the houses of our ancestors in Egypt when visiting plagues upon our oppressors.

The matzah reminds us that when our ancestors were finally free to leave Egypt, there was no time to pack or prepare. Our ancestors grabbed whatever dough was made and set out on their journey, letting their dough bake into matzah as they fled.

The bitter herbs provide a visceral reminder of the bitterness of slavery, the life of hard labor our ancestors experienced in Egypt.

39 -- CUP #2 & DAYENU In Every Generation & Second Cup Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

בְּכָל־ד ּ ֹור ו ָד ֹור חַי ָּב ָא ָדם לִ ְרא ֹות ֶאת־ ַﬠצְמ ֹו, כְּ ִאל ּו ּהו ּא י ָצָא ִמ ִּמצְ ָֽריִם

B’chol dor vador chayav adam lirot et-atzmo, k’ilu hu yatzav mimitzrayim.

In every generation, everyone is obligated to see themselves as though they personally left Egypt.

The seder reminds us that it was not only our ancestors whom God redeemed; God redeemed us too along with them. That’s why the Torah says “God brought us out from there in order to lead us to and give us the land promised to our ancestors.”

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We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who redeemed us and our ancestors from Egypt, enabling us to reach this night and eat matzah and bitter herbs. May we continue to reach future holidays in peace and happiness.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵהינו ּ ֶמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ב ּ ֹו ֵרא ְּפ ִרי ַהגָּ ֶפן

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

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink the second glass of wine!

40 RACHTZAH Rachtzah: A Deeper Washing Contributed by Truah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights Source: The Other Side of the Sea: T'ruah's Haggadah on Fighting Modern Slavery

Our hands were touched by this water earlier during tonight's seder, but this time is different. This is a deeper step than that. This act of washing our hands is accompanied by a blessing, for in this moment we feel our People's story more viscerally, having just retold it during Maggid. Now, having re- experienced the majesty of the Jewish journey from degradation to dignity, we raise our hands in holiness, remembering once again that our liberation is bound up in everyone else's. Each step we take together with others towards liberation is blessing, and so we recite:

--Rabbi Menachem Creditor, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, CA

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kidshanu bemitvotav vetzivanu al netilat yadayim.

. ָבּרוּךְ ַא ָתּה ה' ֱא ֹל ֵהינוּ ֶמלֶך ָהעוֹלָם ֲא ֶשׁר ִק ְדּ ָשׁנוּ ְבּ ִמצְוֹתָיו ו ְצִ ָוּנוּ ﬠַל נְ ִטילַת י ָ ָד ִיּם

Blessed are You ETERNAL our God, Master of time and space, who has sanctified us with commandments and instructed us regarding lifting up our hands.

41 MOTZI-MATZAH The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Motzi Matzah Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

מ ֹוצִיא ַמצָ ּה | The blessing over the meal and matzah | motzi matzah

The familiar hamotzi blessing marks the formal start of the meal. Because we are using matzah instead of bread, we add a blessing celebrating this mitzvah.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵֽהינו ּ ֶֽמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ַה ּמ ֹוצִיא לֶֽחֶם ִמן ָה ָֽא ֶרץ

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who brings bread from the land.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵֽהינו ּ ֶֽמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ֲא ֶׁשר ִק ְד ּ ָֽׁשנו ּבְּ ִמצְ ֹו ַָתיו ו ְצִו ָֽ ּנו ּﬠַל ֲאכִילַת ַמצָ ּה

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat matzah.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to eat matzah.

Distribute and eat the top and middle matzah for everyone to eat.

42 MAROR The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Maror Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

ָמר ֹור| Dipping the bitter herb in sweet | maror

In creating a holiday about the joy of freedom, we turn the story of our bitter history into a sweet celebration. We recognize this by dipping our bitter herbs into the sweet charoset. We don’t totally eradicate the taste of the bitter with the taste of the sweet… but doesn’t the sweet mean more when it’s layered over the bitterness?

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵֽהינו ּ ֶֽמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ֲא ֶׁשר ִק ְד ּ ָֽׁשנו ּבְּ ִמצְ ֹו ָתיו ו ְצִו ָֽ ּנו ּﬠַל ֲאכִילַת מר ֹור

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat maror.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to eat bitter herbs.

43 KOREICH Hillel's Sandwich Contributed by Kalsman Institute Source: National Center for Jewish Healing, A Personal Passover Journal for memory and Contemplation

Prepare sandwich of matza, maror, and charoset.

While we may understand that maturity means accepting that life is the integration of the bitter and the sweet, the sandwich also reminds us that we are live our lives "in-between". We hang in the balance, alive, but not immortal, sandwiched between a fragile, limited, animal self and our eternal Divine image.

44 SHULCHAN OREICH The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Shulchan Oreich Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

ֻׁשלְ ָחן ע ֹורֵךְ | Eating the meal! | shulchan oreich

Enjoy! But don’t forget when you’re done we’ve got a little more seder to go, including the final two cups of wine!

45 TZAFUN The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Tzafoon Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

צָפוןּ | Finding and eating the Afikomen | tzafoon

The playfulness of finding the afikomen reminds us that we balance our solemn memories of slavery with a joyous celebration of freedom. As we eat the afikomen, our last taste of matzah for the evening, we are grateful for moments of silliness and happiness in our lives.

46 BAREICH Bareich Contributed by JewishBoston Source: The Wandering is Over Haggadah, JewishBoston.com

Refill everyone’s wine glass.

We now say grace after the meal, thanking God for the food we’ve eaten. On Passover, this becomes something like an extended toast to God, culminating with drinking our third glass of wine for the evening:

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, whose goodness sustains the world. You are the origin of love and compassion, the source of bread for all. Thanks to You, we need never lack for food; You provide food enough for everyone. We praise God, source of food for everyone.

As it says in the Torah: When you have eaten and are satisfied, give praise to your God who has given you this good earth. We praise God for the earth and for its sustenance.

Renew our spiritual center in our time. We praise God, who centers us.

May the source of peace grant peace to us, to the Jewish people, and to the entire world. Amen.

The Third Glass of Wine

The blessing over the meal is immediately followed by another blessing over the wine:

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵהינו ּ ֶמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ב ּ ֹו ֵרא ְּפ ִרי ַהגָּ ֶפן

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

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink the third glass of wine!

47 HALLEL The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Hallel Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

ַהלֵּל | Singing songs that praise God | hallel

This is the time set aside for singing. Some of us might sing traditional prayers from the Book of Psalms. Others take this moment for favorites like & Who Knows One, which you can find in the appendix. To celebrate the theme of freedom, we might sing songs from the civil rights movement. Or perhaps your crazy Uncle Frank has some parody lyrics about Passover to the tunes from a musical. We’re at least three glasses of wine into the night, so just roll with it.

Fourth Glass of Wine

As we come to the end of the seder, we drink one more glass of wine. With this final cup, we give thanks for the experience of celebrating Passover together, for the traditions that help inform our daily lives and guide our actions and aspirations.

בָּרו ּך ְ ַא ָתּה י ְי ָ, ֱא ֹל ֵהינו ּ ֶמלֶך ְ ָהע ֹולָם, ב ּ ֹו ֵרא ְּפ ִרי ַהגָּ ֶפן

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

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink the fourth and final glass of wine!

48 HALLEL The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Cup of Elijah Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

The Cup of Elijah

We now refill our wine glasses one last time and open the front door to invite the prophet Elijah to join our seder.

In , Elijah was a fierce defender of God to a disbelieving people. At the end of his life, rather than dying, he was whisked away to heaven. Tradition holds that he will return in advance of messianic days to herald a new era of peace, so we set a place for Elijah at many joyous, hopeful Jewish occasions, such as a baby’s bris and the .

ֵאלִי ָּֽהו ּ ַהנ ָּבִיא, ֵאלִי ָּֽהו ּ ַה ִתּ ְׁשבִּי ֵאלִי ָּֽהו,ּ ֵאלִי ָּֽהו,ּ ֵאלִי ָּֽהו ּ ַהגִּלְ ָﬠ ִדי

בִּ ְמ ֵה ָרה בְי ָ ֵֽמנו ּי ָב ֹוא ֵאלֵֽינו ּ

ﬠִם ָמ ִֽׁשיחַ בֶּן ָד ּו ִד

ﬠִם ָמ ִֽׁשיחַ בֶּן ָד ּו ִד

Eliyahu hanavi Eliyahu hatishbi Eliyahu, Eliyahu, Eliyahu hagiladi Bimheirah b’yameinu, yavo eileinu Im mashiach ben-David, Im mashiach ben-David

Elijah the prophet, the returning, the man of Gilad: return to us speedily, in our days with the messiah, son of David.

49 NIRTZAH Nirtzah Contributed by Sara Smith Source: www.Chabad.org

Afterwards say:

NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!

50 NIRTZAH Nirtzah for Covid19 Contributed by Rachel Greengrass Source:

Ususally, we end our Seder by saying, "Next Year in Jerusalem!" It expresses our hope for freedom and redemption. Where would you like to spend your Seder next year? What woudl bring you a feeling of joy, hope, and redemption?

51 SONGS The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Who Knows One Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

Who knows one?

At some seders, people go around the table reading a question and the answers in one breath. Thirteen is hard!

Who knows one?

I know one.

One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows two?

I know two.

Two are the tablets of the covenant

One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows two?

I know two.

Three are the patriarchs

Two are the tablets of the covenant

One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows four?

I know four.

Four are the matriarchs

Three are the patriarchs

Two are the tablets of the covenant 52 One is our God in Heaven and 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 Earth

Who knows six?

I know six.

Six are the orders 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 Earth

Who knows seven?

I know seven.

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders of the Mishnah

Five are the books of the Torah

Four are the matriarchs

53 Three are the patriarchs

Two are the tablets of the covenant

One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows eight?

I know eight.

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders 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 Earth

Who knows nine?

I know nine.

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders 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

54 One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows ten?

I know ten.

Ten are the Words from Sinai

Nine are the months of childbirth

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders 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 Earth

Who knows eleven?

I know eleven.

Eleven are the stars

Ten are the Words from Sinai

Nine are the months of childbirth

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders of the Mishnah

Five are the books of the Torah

55 Four are the matriarchs

Three are the patriarchs

Two are the tablets of the covenant

One is our God in Heaven and Earth

Who knows twelve?

I know twelve.

Twelve are the tribes

Eleven are the stars

Ten are the Words from Sinai

Nine are the months of childbirth

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders 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 Earth

Who knows thirteen?

I know thirteen

Thirteen are the attributes of God

Twelve are the tribes

56 Eleven are the stars

Ten are the Words from Sinai

Nine are the months of childbirth

Eight are the days for circumcision

Seven are the days of the week

Six are the orders 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 Earth

57 SONGS The Wandering is Over Haggadah - Chad Gadya Contributed by JewishBoston Source: JewishBoston.com

Chad Gadya

חַד גַּ ְדי ָא, חַד גַּ ְדי ָא

ְדז ַבִּין ַאבָּא בִּ ְת ֵרי זו ּז ֵי

חַד גַּ ְדי ָא, חַד גַּ ְדי ָא

Chad gadya, chad gadya

Dizabin abah bitrei zuzei

Chad gadya, chad gadya.

One little , one little goat:

Which my father brought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The cat came and ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The dog came and bit the cat

That ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The stick came and beat the dog

That bit the cat that ate the goat,

58 Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The fire came and burned the stick

That beat the dog that bit the cat

That ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The water came and extinguished the

Fire that burned the stick

That beat the dog that bit the cat

That ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The ox came and drank the water

That extinguished the fire

That burned the stick that beat the dog That bit the cat that ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The butcher came and killed the ox,

That drank the water

That extinguished the fire

That burned the stick that beat the dog That bit the cat that ate the goat,

59 Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The angle of death came and slew

The butcher who killed the ox,

That drank the water

That extinguished the fire

That burned the stick that beat the dog That bit the cat that ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

One little goat, one little goat:

The Holy One, Blessed Be He came and

Smote the angle of death who slew

The butcher who killed the ox,

That drank the water

That extinguished the fire

That burned the stick that beat the dog That bit the cat that ate the goat,

Which my father bought for two zuzim.

60 SONGS Take Me Out to the Seder Contributed by Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner Source: Foundation for Family Education, Inc.

(sung to the tune of “Take me out to the ball game")

Take us out of Egypt Free us from slavery Bake us some matzah in a haste Don't worry 'bout flavor-- Give no thought to taste. Oh it's rush, rush, rush, to the Red Sea If we don't cross it's a shame For it's ten plagues, Down and you're out At the Pesach history game

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