Haggadah B’chol Dor Va-Dor … and you shall tell it to your children Introduction Our Seder starts here A Children’s Seder Remember… ThePesachSederfulfilsasimpleyetprofoundbiblical …thatmorethanthreethousandyearsago,onthisverynight,some instruction.InExoduschapter13,weread: bravepeople–ourpeopledecidedtoescapefromyearsofslavery. Andyoushalltellyourchildonthatday‘Thisiswhatthe EternalOnedidformewhenbringingmeoutofEgypt’. Theywantedtoendthesufferingtheyhadexperienced,theywanteda betterfuturefortheirchildren.Forlongerthantheycouldremember, x�n`•l `Ed©d mFI©A Lßp¶aßl Yß®c ©Bdß ¶ e theyhadbeenslaves,ashadtheirparentsandgrandparents.Butnow, :m¶i´®xßv¶O¶n i¶z`•vßA i¶l d®Fdßi d®U®r d§f xEa£r´©A suddenly,theyhadachancetoescape. V’higgad’tal’vin’chaba-yomha-huleimorba’avurzehasah Adonailib’tzeitimi-mitzrayim. Whatlayaheadofthemwasawilderness,afrighteningplace.Butitwas ThisemphasisesthetwomostimportantelementsoftheSeder.Firstly,itismeanttobe alsothewaytofreedom.Iftheydidnottakethisopportunitytorunfrom toldtoourchildren.Assuch,itisimportantthatitispresentedtotheminawaythatis thisplaceofoppression,they,andthosewhocameafterthem,wouldbe memorable,andencouragesthemtoconsiderthesignificanceoftheeventsthatledto slavesforever. ourancestorsgainingtheirfreedomfromslaveryinEgypt. Secondly,thisverseremindsusthatthestruggleforfreedomisanongoingtaskthatis Sotheyleft.Takingwiththemwhatlittlefoodtheycouldcarry,they theresponsibilityofeverygenerationofJews.Thestatement‘ThisiswhattheEternal gathereduptheirchildrenandledthemintothedesert.Behind Onedidforme’makesclearthatthisisnotsomeancienteventfromwhichweare themwasalifeofslaveryandsuffering.Infrontofthem,awilderness separatedbymanycenturiesbutachallengeandaresponsibilitytobefacedbyevery andafutureoffreedom.Whentheyleft,theydidnotknowiftheywould generationofJews.ASederisnotasuccessfulorevenalegitimateSederifitdoesnot speaktothenextgenerationandremindthemoftheirdutytoremembertheir liveordie.Theydidnotknowthattheywereactuallythefirstgeneration ancestorsandtocarrythePesachmessageoflibertyforallintheirconsciousnessas ofwhathistorywouldeventuallycalltheJewishpeople.Theydidnot bearersofthemessageofJudaism. knowthatwhattheyweredoingwouldbewritteninabookthatwouldbe calledtheTorah,wouldberememberedandrecalledineverygeneration InordertoensurethatthelessonsoftheSederaremadeaccessibletoourchildren,the followingpagesareofferedasanalternativeHaggadah.Ontheleft-handpagesare atthisseason,withthisceremony,thismealwecalltheSeder. readingsthatwillhopefullybesuitableforthosechildrenwhoarejustlearningtoread. Theright-handpagesareformoreadvancedreaders.Thesubjectmatteroneach Thatiswhyweareherethisevening.Torememberthecourageofour facingpageisthesame,meaningthatthetwopagescanbereadintandembyreaders peoplewholeftEgyptonthisnighthundredsofyearsago.Toremember ofdifferingagesandabilities.Atthefootofeachright-handpageisareferencetothe pagesinthemainHaggadahthatdealwithsimilarmaterialsoitispossibleto thepeoplewhohaverememberedthroughoutthegenerationsaswedo incorporatethedifferentversionsofthisHaggadahinasingleSeder.Atallstagesofthe tonight.Tounderstandourconnectionwithourpastandour Seder,children–andindeedallparticipants–shouldbeencouragedtodiscussand responsibilitytoourfuture. askquestionsaboutwhatishappening. Asaroughestimate,readingtheleft-handpagesofthischildren’sHaggadahwilltake aroundtwentyminutes;theright-handpagesperhapshalfanhour.If,inthattime,the participantsgainanawarenessoftheexperiencesandthecourageoftheirancestors, Illustrationsinthischildren’sHaggadah theirdutytorecallthoseexperiencesandtospreadthemessageoflibertythatwas werecreatedbyOtto Geismar, learnedfromthem,thenyouwillhavefulfilledyourresponsibilitytopassthemessage forhis1928Haggadah,andappearherebykind ofPesachtothenextgeneration. permissionofhisgreat-granddaughter. HaveahappyPesach! 1t 1c Kiddush Everydayshouldbecelebratedbecausewearesoluckytobealive. Judaismhasspecialdays,whichwesometimescall‘holy’.Onthese dayswerememberthingsaboutourpastandremindourselveshow beingpartoftheJewishpeoplemakesusfeel.Wheneverwestarta Leader: specialday,wewelcomeitbylightingcandles. WelcometoourSeder.Thiscelebrationistoremind usthatourpeoplewereslavesinEgyptbutthey becamefree.Itisaspecialdayforusandwestart ourspecialdaybylightingcandlesandmaking Kiddush. All: Wewelcomethisfestivalbylightingcandles: The candles are lit The candles are lit BaruchatahAdonaieloheinumelechha-olamasherkidd’shanu b’mitzvotavv’tzivvanul’hadliknershel(shabbatv’shel)yomtov. ,ei®z�eßv¶nßA Ep®WßC¶w x§W£` ,m®lFr®d K §ln § Epi•d�l°` ®ißi d®Y©` KEx®A WethankYouGod,forYourrulesthatmakeusspecialandfor askingustolightthe(Sabbathand)festivalcandles. .aFh mFi (l§Wße z®A©W) l§W x•p wi¶lßc©dßl Ep®E¶vße Aswellaslightingcandles,wealsodrinkwineorgrapejuice.Thisisanotherway ,ei®ofz�remindingeßv¶nßA Ep®ourselvesWßC¶w x§thatW£`this ,m®lFr®isaspeciald K §ldayn § Epi•–grapesd�l°` and®ißi d®theY©`drinks KEx®thatA are All:Wewelcomethisfestivalbydrinkingwineorgrapejuiceand madefrom.o§tthem ®Bd © i¶havexßR `•alwaysxFA been,m®lFr®usedd forK §lcelebratingn § Epi•d�l°`times ®ißi ofd®Y©joy.`At KEx®ourASeder, givingthankstoGodforbringingusjoy: .aFh mFi (l§Wße z®A©W) l§W x•p wi¶lßc©dßl Ep®E¶vße ,ei®wez�willeßv¶drinknßA Ep®fourWßC¶glasses.w x§W£We` ,m®lFr®usethedfirst K §lton §welcome Epi•d�l°`this ®ißifestival: d®Y©` KEx®A 1 .aFh mFi (l§Wße z®A©W) l§W x•p wi¶lßc©dßl Ep®E¶vße BaruchatahAdonaieloheinumelechha-olamboreip’riha-gafen. E p ®r i ¶Bdß ¶ .o§e tEp ®Bn ®d © ßIwß ¶i¶xße REp®i° `•g§xFAd§W ,m®lFr®,m®lFr®dd KK §l §ln §n § Epi•Epi•d�d�l°`l°` ®ißi®ißi d®d®Y©Y©`` KEx®KEx®AA WethankYouGod,formakingthefruitofthevine. TheSedermealwesharetowelcomethisfestivalofPesachis.an d §Goccasiond © o©n ßG ©l for All:WegivethankstoGodforlettingussharethisspecialtime E pfamilies ®r i ¶Bdß ¶ e.o§to Eptbe ®Bn ®d © ßItogether.wß ¶ i¶exß Ep®i°R `•g§AsxFAd§Wwe ,m®lFr®lookaroundd K §lthen § tableEpi•d�atl°`the ®ißipeople d®Y©`sharing KEx®Athis together. specialtime,letusgivethankstoGodforenablingustobetogether: . d §Gd © o©n ßG ©l BaruchatahAdonaieloheinumelechha-olamshe-hecheyanu E p ®r i ¶Bdß ¶ e Epn ® ßIwß ¶ e Ep®i°g§d§W ,m®lFr®d K §ln § Epi•d�l°` ®ißi d®Y©` KEx®A v’kiyy’manuv’higgiy’anula-z’manha-zeh. d §Gd © o©n ßG ©l WepraiseYou,EternalGod,Ruleroftheuniverse,forkeepingusalive, WethankYouGod,forkeepingusalive,lookingafterus,andletting ussharethisspecialtime. sustainingus,andenablingustoreachthisseason. The first glass of wine or grape juice is drunk, leaning to the left The first glass of wine or grape juice is drunk, leaning to the left (pages2,3,4) 2t 2c Karpas Leader: Tohelpusrememberthisspecialday,wehavemanydifferentthingson AnothernameforPesachischagha-aviv–thespringfestival.All thetable. aroundusweseetheworldcomingbacktolifeafterthewinter. Hundredsofyearsago,ourancestorsdidnothavewarmhomes. Winterwasadifficulttimeforthem.Sotheywereverypleased whenthefirstsignsofspringappeared–andwhenthefirstfull moonofthespringwasinthesky,theyheldaspringfestival. Torememberthis,andtogiveourthanksfortheworldcoming Let’sbeginwiththeKarpas,parsley,agreenherbwhichtellsusthatspring backtolifeatthistimeofyear,weeatKarpas,somegreenherbs. ishere. BaruchatahAdonaieloheinumelechha-olamboreip’riha-adamah. WethankYouGod,formakingfoodgrowfromtheground. WethankYou,EternalGod,Ruleroftheuniverse,formakingfoodgrow fromtheground. All take a piece of parsley, dip it in salt water and eat it. All take a piece of parsley, dip it in salt water and eat it. (page5) 3t 3c Lachma Refill the glasses with wine or grape juice AnothernameforPesachischagha-matzot –thefestivalofunleavenedbread. Matzahisknownaslachmaanya–the‘breadofsuffering’–soweeatMatzah duringPesachtoremindusofhowhardlifewasforourancestorswhenthey wereslaves. Thistraditionalreadingremindsusthatweshouldalwayscareforthoseless fortunatethanourselvesandsharewhateverwehavewiththosewhoneedit. The middle Matzah is broken in two; the larger piece will be hidden as the Afikoman. The smaller piece is replaced and the Matzot are lifted as we read: Halachmaanyadiachalu av’hatanab’ar’ahd’mitzrayim. Refill the glasses with wine or grape juice Koldich’finyeiy’teiv’yeichul Kolditz’richyeiy’teiv’yif’sach. Leader: ThisisMatzah.Itisaspecialtypeofbread.WeeatitatPesachtoremindus Ha-shatahacha– ofhowourpeoplesufferedwhentheywereslavesinEgypt. l’shatad’atyab’ar’ahd’yisra’el Ha-shataavdei– At this point, the leader holds up the three Matzot. l’shatad’atyab’neichorin The middle one is broken in two and the larger piece is the Afikoman, which will later be hidden to allow the children to search for it. ThisisthebreadofafflictionourancestorsateinthelandofEgypt.Letallwho All: arehungrycomeandeat;letallwhoareinneedcomeandshareourPassover. ThisisMatzah.Whenweeatitletusrememberhowluckywearenottobe Thisyearhere,nextyearinthelandofIsrael;thisyearoppressed,nextyearfree. slavesandpromisetohelpthepoorpeopleinourworld. (page6) 4t 4c Mah nishtanah Whyisthisnightdifferent… …fromallothernights? Leader: RememberthatthewholepointoftheSeder istoteachthechildrenaboutwhathappened Mah nishtanah ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-leilot! atPesach–‘Youshalltellyourchildonthatday…’Onthetabletherearemanyunusual Howdifferentthisnightisfromallothernights! things,toencouragethechildrentoaskquestionsallthewaythroughtheSeder.Justto SomanyspecialthingsonourSedertable!Allthesethingsare startthemoff,herearefourquestionsaboutthismeal.Thesearetraditionallyreadorsung heretomakeusaskquestions.Herearesomequestionstoask: bytheyoungestpersonatthetablewhoisabletodoso. Mahnishtanahha-lailahha-zehmi-kolha-leilot! She-b’cholha-leilotanuochlinchameitzu-matzah,ha-lailahha-zehkulomatzah? She-b’cholha-leilotanuochlinsh’ary’rakot,ha-lailahha-zehmaror?