Sedar means “order” in Hebrew, and our order is not chronological:

קַדֵּשׁ kadeish Kiddush (the blessing over wine)

וּרְחַץ urchatz Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the seder

כַּרְפַּס karpas Dipping a green vegetable in salt water

יַחַץ yachatz Breaking the middle matzah

מַגִּיד magid Telling the story of Passover

רָחְצָה rachtza Ritual hand-washing in preparation for the meal

מוֹצִיא מַצָּה motzi matzah The blessing over the meal and matzah

מָרוֹר maror Dipping the bitter herb in sweet charoset

כּוֹרֵךְ koreich Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb

שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ shulchan oreich Eating the meal!

צָפוּן tzafoon Finding and eating the afikoman ( Dessert !)

בָּרֵךְ bareich Saying grace after the meal & inviting Elijah/הַלֵּל hallel Singing songs that praise G-d

נִרְצָה nirtzah Ending the seder and thinking about the future


haggadah Section: Introduction
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