As we remember the liberation from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world around us.

We now take a vegetable, representing our joy at the dawning of spring after our long, cold winter. We now dip it into salt water, a symbol of the tears our ancestors shed as slaves.

בָּרוּךְ ַא ָתּהיְי,ָ, ֱאלֹ ֵהינוּ ֶמלֶךְ ָהעוֹלָם,בּוֹ ֵרא ְּפ ִרי ָה ֲא ָד ָמה


Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree ha-adama. We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruits of the earth. We look forward to spring and the reawakening of flowers and greenery.

We all have aspects of ourselves that sometimes get buried under the stresses of our busy lives. What has this winter taught us? What elements of our own lives do we hope to revive this spring?


haggadah Section: Karpas