Seder Meal Research Paper

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The Seder Meal is the Passover meal of remembrance of the liberation of the Israelites from their enslavement in ancient Egypt. For hundreds of years the Hebrews were used as slaves to build the Egyptian’s empire. Although Passover is celebrated a little differently throughout the different branches of Judaism they all have similarities. One is the Seder meal. Seder is celebrated and held in order for families to pass down the story of the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt. This story comes from the book of Exodus in the Hebrew bible. The tradition of Seder comes from a verse stating “I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.” Traditionally in the evening after the meal the family gathers together to read …show more content…

They also represent four constants while they were in captivity. These were, they did not change their Hebrew names, they continued to speak their language, they remained highly loyal, and they remained loyal to one another. The order in which a Seder is usually observed is first the each person should act as if they were one of the many leaving Egypt. This helps them remember those before them and their persecution. Then, the Benediction is observed. This is said in Kiddush over wine. It states the holidays sacredness. Next is the Purification. This is done by washing hands as they would do before handling meat minus the blessing. They then dip food into water. After they have the appetizer which is usually some type of vegetable. They dip this vegetable into saltwater and then it must be eaten. The saltwater is meant to symbolize the tears of those enslaved and the labor they were put through. Breaking the Matzah follows. It sits in the middle on the Seder plate. The larger of the two pieces is put aside for later use. It is meant to symbolize the parting of the Red Sea. It is at this time the reading of the story of Exodus is told. Afterwards they will wash for the

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