Tonight we recognize the cycles of nature. Baseball is all about rebirth. Sometimes it's the regular season, sometimes it's playoffs, and sometimes it's the offseason when Mitchell is boasting about some unknown Dodgers prospect.

The vegetable to dip represents our joy after the 2020 quarantine. Let us be outside and enjoy nature. Let us stand in the outfield grass witht= the sun shining down during a day game. But we do not forget about the sorrows that the game brings (saltwater). We will inevitably fail more times than we succeed. Yet if we fail only 7 times and succeed 3 times, then we have a shot at the hall of fame. 

Before we eat it, we recite a short blessing:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree ha-adama.

We praise God, Umpire of Everything, who calls the strikes, balls, outs, and runs of the game.

Now dip the vegetable into saltwater and eat. 


haggadah Section: Karpas