Karpas – Dipping Greens

Green vegetables like parsley, celery and lettuce are symbols of the new life that grows in the spring. The salt water reminds us of the tears we cried when we were slaves. We dip the green vegetables in the saltwater, to bring together our celebration of spring with the telling of the story of the exodus from the Torah.

Before we eat it, we say a blessing. “Thank-you, God, for the vegetables that grow in the ground.”

ָבּ ְ רוּך אַתָּ ה יְיָ ֱא ֵ לֹהינוּ מֶלְֶך ָהעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֳדָמָה·

Baruch ata Adonai elohenu melech haolam borey p’ri ha’adamah.


haggadah Section: Karpas
Source: UUJA.org