Rotev (Passover) | Passover haggadah by Steven Henry

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Rotev (sauce, tomato or beet, reminder of the covering blood of the Passover lamb) [To replace the egg that should *not* be on the Passover Seder plate, proven by the fact that it has no actual part in the Seder or its texts]

רוֹטֵב

A word of explanation of why I have slightly modified tradition here, to be more accurate to the heart of God as explained in His Word, the Torah/Tanakh. One may eat eggs of any sort at the Passover meal, but it does deserve to be and should not be on the Passover Seder plate. You will find that the egg does not get explained much, because it simply doesn’t belong – it was supposedly added during or after the Babylonian captivity. I strongly believe that it also doesn’t belong because I’m convince that the egg has been included by Roman-Catholic agents within the teaching hierarchy of Jewish rabbinical schools to coincide with the mystic and pagan practices and traditions from ancient mythologies, including Ishtar and fertility cult customs (often spelled “Easter”). I believe where "tradition" contradicts what God established and sanctified, then that said "tradition" needs to replaced or fixed/repaired to go back to God’s arrangement, so that we are obeying and fearing and serving God and not man.

So, we believe according to the Torah/Tanakh, that instead of the egg, we should be put in its place plain (or mildly seasoned) tomato sauce or beet sauce, as part of the ceremony remembering the blood on the doorposts, the reason the Angel of the Lord passed-over (Passover) the homes of our Jewish brethren who had applied the blood of the lamb on their doorposts with the brushes made of hyssop (Exodus 12:22). Which is directly referencing God’s Word thru the Prophet David, the King.

“⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7)

And also directly referenced by God thru the Prophet Isaiah:
“¹⁸"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

And as God said thru Abram, whom He changed the name to Abraham, to include the Name of Yahweh in Abram’s name: “⁷ But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"
⁸ And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together.” (Genesis 22:7-8)

And as God Himself said to Adam and Chava/Eve,

“Genesis 3:9-12 (NKJV)
⁹ Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" ¹⁰ So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was unclothed; and I hid myself." ¹¹ And He said, "Who told you that you were unclothed? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" ¹² Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." ¹³ And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

“¹⁴ So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. ¹⁵ And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." ¹⁶ To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you."

“¹⁷ Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. ¹⁸ Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. ¹⁹ In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return." ” (Genesis 3:13-19)

-- Note, God said He Himself would provide a coming Deliverer.

God explained more again through His prophet Isaiah.

“¹⁰ Moreover the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying, ¹¹ "Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above." ¹² But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the LORD!" ¹³ Then he said, "Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? ¹⁴ Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. ¹⁵ Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. ¹⁶ For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings. ¹⁷ The LORD will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father's house--days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah."” (Isaiah 7:10-17)

And again:

“⁶ For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” (Isaiah 9:6-7)

And again through His prophet David, the King

“⁶ But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
⁷ All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
⁸ "He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!"
⁹ But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts.
¹⁰ I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God.
¹¹ Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
¹² Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.
¹³ They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.
¹⁴ I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.
¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.
¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;
¹⁷ I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.
¹⁸ They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.
¹⁹ But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
²⁰ Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.
²¹ Save Me from the lion's mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me.
²² I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
²³ You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
²⁴ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard.
²⁵ My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
²⁶ The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!
²⁷ All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. ” (Psalm 22:6-27)

And again:

“²¹ I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. ²² The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. ²³ This was the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:21-24)

With these passages in mind, I want you to take the larger of the two sprigs of parsley (or celery, or lettuce) that you have, and dip it into the tomato or beet sauce. Now on the middle of the plate, I want you to paint the doorposts. It will look like an exaggerated Hebrew letter chet (ח), some ways like a simple sukkot. The corners are to overlap. See picture below for a visual.

haggadah Section: Koreich