Seder
Passover ritual meal
A Seder is the ritual meal held on the first night or two nights of Passover, following a prescribed order of prayers, symbolic foods, readings, and songs commemorating the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt.
Families gather around the Seder table with items like matzah, bitter herbs, and the Seder plate: Are you coming to our Seder this year? (Also spelled lowercase as seder.)
Passover liturgical narrative
- matzahUnleavened ritual flatbread
- ElijahOld Testament prophet
- afikomenBroken matzah hidden at Seder
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
charoset · reclining · handwashing · blessing · candles · wine cups · leader · participants
Mass departure from a place
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- slaveryOwnership of people
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
Pharaoh · plagues · redemption · deliverance · oppression · journey · miracle · Red Sea
Sharp-tasting ritual greens
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- shank boneLower leg bone
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
gefilte fish · brisket · matzah ball soup · parsley · romaine · apple · walnut · wine
Ritual fruit-nut paste
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- ceramicFired clay material
silver · decorative · traditional · bone · herbs · vegetable · paste · bitter
Related people together
- generationsPeople born around same time
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- childrenYoung human beings
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
relatives · community · table · home · hosting · tradition · storytelling · participation
Haggadah
Passover liturgical narrative
kiddush · charoset · reclining · handwashing · blessing · candles · wine cups · leader · participants · reading
Exodus
Mass departure from a place
Moses · Pharaoh · plagues · redemption · deliverance · oppression · journey · miracle · Red Sea · wilderness
bitter herbs
Sharp-tasting ritual greens
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- shank boneLower leg bone
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
horseradish · gefilte fish · brisket · matzah ball soup · parsley · romaine · apple · walnut · wine · festive
charoset
Ritual fruit-nut paste
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
ceramic · silver · decorative · traditional · bone · herbs · vegetable · paste · bitter · springtime
family
Related people together
- generationsPeople born around same time
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- childrenYoung human beings
grandparents · relatives · community · table · home · hosting · tradition · storytelling · participation · questions
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Torah, Hanukkah, Yom Kippur
- EasterEaster egg, Easter eggs, Easter basket, Easter Sunday, Easter dinner
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
- TalmudMishnah, daf, sugya, folio, Shabbat
Sederquick bite
Hasty small meal
fast food · snack · weeknight dinner · TV dinner · leftovers
Sederbondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
captivity · enslavement · oppression · servitude · exile
SederEaster Mass
Church service celebrating resurrection
Easter Vigil · Easter dinner · Christmas dinner · Eucharist · Last Supper
- seder plateCeremonial Passover serving dish
- Passover SederJewish Exodus commemoration dinner
- seder mealJewish ritual liberation dinner