seder
Exodus commemoration dinner
A seder is any of various Jewish ceremonial dinners, especially the ritual meal held on the first night or two nights of Passover.
The meal follows a specific order of prayers, readings from the Haggadah, symbolic foods, and songs that retell the story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt: We're hosting seder this year. (Capitalized Seder is the same word, often capitalized because of its religious significance.)
Passover liturgical narrative
Unleavened ritual flatbread
- charosetRitual fruit-nut paste
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- shankboneLower leg bone
- wineFermented grape beverage
brisket · gefilte fish · matzah ball soup · haroset · tzimmes · kugel · horseradish · parsley
Jewish spring liberation festival
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- plaguesMass outbreaks of disease
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
Egypt · Israelites · Red Sea · unleavened bread · Nisan · liberation · slavery · firstborn
Related people together
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- readingInterpreting written text
singing · storytelling · generations · children · questions · reclining · discussion · participation
Seder wine obligation
- pillowBedding for heads
- open doorBarrier removed for entry
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- candlesWax lights with wicks
Haggadah
Passover liturgical narrative
matzah
Unleavened ritual flatbread
wine · brisket · gefilte fish · matzah ball soup · haroset · tzimmes · kugel · horseradish · parsley · saltwater
Pesach
Jewish spring liberation festival
Moses · Egypt · Israelites · Red Sea · unleavened bread · Nisan · liberation · slavery · firstborn · lamb
family
Related people together
reading · singing · storytelling · generations · children · questions · reclining · discussion · participation · hosting
four cups
Seder wine obligation
- pillowBedding for heads
- open doorBarrier removed for entry
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
candles · white tablecloth · wine stains · roasted egg · orange
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Torah, Hanukkah, Yom Kippur
- feastsbanquet, wedding feast, thanksgiving feast, thanksgiving dinner, Easter feast
- holiday gatheringsfamily reunion, family dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, Easter dinner
- mealssupper, brunch, dinner, lunch, luncheon
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
- Shared Mealscommunal meal, potluck, feast, banquet, dinner party
sederweeknight dinner
Meal on working evenings
fast food · quick bite · snack · takeout · working lunch
sederTisha B'Av
Jewish fast commemorating calamities
slavery · captivity · bondage · oppression · exile
- seder plateCeremonial Passover serving dish
- Passover SederJewish Exodus commemoration dinner
- seder mealJewish ritual liberation dinner