charoset
Sweet Seder paste
Charoset is a sweet paste eaten at the Passover seder, typically made from fruits, nuts, wine, and spices.
The mixture symbolizes the mortar Jewish slaves used while building in ancient Egypt.
Recipes vary widely among Jewish communities—Ashkenazi versions often feature apples and walnuts, while Sephardic versions may include dates, figs, or other ingredients.
Crisp tree fruit
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- wineFermented grape beverage
- dateSpecific day or outing
fig · almond · honey · raisin · pomegranate · apricot · prune · ginger
Passover liturgical narrative
- matzahUnleavened ritual flatbread
- afikomanConcealed Seder finale piece
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
- parsleyCulinary herb for garnishing
salt water · egg · shank bone · kiddush · reclining · handwashing
Jewish spring liberation festival
- NisanHebrew calendar's first month
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- unleavenedNot raised by fermentation
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
parting · firstborn · lamb · covenant · promised land · wilderness · Sinai · matzah
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricksFired clay building units
- slaveryOwnership of people
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
liberation · freedom · Exodus · Israelites · Pharaoh · pyramids · labor · oppression
apple
Crisp tree fruit
date · fig · almond · honey · raisin · pomegranate · apricot · prune · ginger · nutmeg
Haggadah
Passover liturgical narrative
- matzahUnleavened ritual flatbread
- afikomanConcealed Seder finale piece
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
parsley · salt water · egg · shank bone · kiddush · reclining · handwashing
Pesach
Jewish spring liberation festival
- NisanHebrew calendar's first month
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- unleavenedNot raised by fermentation
Moses · parting · firstborn · lamb · covenant · promised land · wilderness · Sinai · matzah · leaven
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
Egypt · liberation · freedom · Exodus · Israelites · Pharaoh · pyramids · labor · oppression · redemption
chopping
Cutting into pieces
paste · spread · chunky · smooth · food processor · recipe · traditional · homemade · binding · consistency
- Passoverseder plate, Passover, matzah, seder, Haggadah
- Passover Sederseder, seder plate, seder meal, matzah, matzo
- ExodusMoses, burning bush, ten commandments, Red Sea, ten plagues
- Passover foodsmatzah, matzo, bitter herbs, seder plate, shank bone
- ritual foodscommunion wafer, communion wine, communion wafers, sacramental wine, seder
- Jewish baked goodsbabka, bagel, bialy, challah, hamantaschen