Dip parsley (or another vegetable) in salt water.

Parsley (or another vegetable) symbolizes the Jews' humble origins and the renewal of spring. We dip the parsley in salt water, symbolizing the tears our ancestors shed while enslaved.

Say the following blessing before eating the parsley:

Ha'adamah

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְ‑יָ אֱ‑לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech haolam, borei p'ri ha'adamah.

Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, Sovereign of all, who creates the fruit of the earth.


haggadah Section: Karpas