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The Seder Plate



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On Pesach it is customary to use our most beautiful silver and dishes, remembering how G-d freed us from Egypt and made us into a proud, Jewish Nation.

At the head of the table is the beautiful Seder Plate. In Hebrew, we call it a “Ka’arah”. Before the Seder we arrange the Seder Plate by placing three whole Matzot in a cover or special compartment under the plate. Then we arrange six items on top, each one reminding us of the Passover Story:

Zeroah: A Roasted Bone
This reminds us of the Pesach offering we used to bring in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Zeroah in depth

Beitzah: A hard-boiled Egg
This reminds us of the festival offering which was brought to the Holy Temple on Pesach.
Beitzah in depth

Maror: Horseradish Root
These bitter herbs symbolize the harsh suffering and bitter times we endured when we were slaves in Egypt.
Maror in depth

Charoset: A mixture of chopped apple, walnuts and red wine. Ground up together, Charoset resembles bricks and mortar, reminding us how hard we were forced to work when we were slaves in Egypt. Charoset in depth

Karpas: This can be a small slice of onion, boiled potato or sprigs of parsley. We dip the Karpas into salt water at the beginning of the Seder, representing the salty tears we cried when we were slaves. Karpas in depth

Chazeret: Romaine Lettuce
This is the second portion of bitter herbs which we eat during the Seder. This is eaten in a Matzah sandwich together with Maror.
Chazeret in depth

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Posted: June 6, 2011
The bone....can be found
You purchase the lamb shank at a grocery store and the mother roasts it in the oven or on a grill, then the bone is used for the Seder meal.
Posted By mitzi, Ocean Springs, MS

Posted: Apr 28, 2011
passover
hello i celebrate passover yes i do my name is sam sam i am
Posted By Anonymous, vancouver, china

Posted: Apr 22, 2011
zeroah
where do you find a bone?
Posted By mattathiah, fredericksburg, virginia/united states of america

Posted: Apr 7, 2011
Thank your for helping our whole class
Posted By Miss B :o), Hertfordshire

Posted: Feb 7, 2011
Thank you
Thank you for all your help! You helped my teacher with the lesson and you helped me with my homework! Good Job!
Posted By JoJo, Hitchin, UK

Posted: Dec 6, 2010
Thank you that really helped with my homework! Someone told me that it was not lettuce but parsley?? and there was no karpas just a basin of salt water!
Posted By Anonymous, manchester, england

Posted: Oct 10, 2010
Thank-you! this helped a lot with my R.S homework. :)
Posted By Anonymous, Leicster, England

Posted: July 5, 2010
to anonymous
it does say what the bitter herbs symbolized: These bitter herbs symbolize the harsh suffering and bitter times we endured when we were slaves in Egypt.

as for the two candles, i am not sure what you are talking about but maybe you are talking about the two candles that are lit every shabbat and jewish festival?

what did your RS teacher say?
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: July 5, 2010
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it helped a lot, but you could have talked about the two candles and you could have said what the bitter herbs symbolized.
i'm not jewish so you could have explained a bit more. also this is not what my RS teacher said.
Posted By Anonymous, camde., england

Posted: May 18, 2010
seder plate
thank you very much.
i am not a jew, but i had to do this for my homework and i tried all of the foods on the seder plate.
the horseradish and onion was NOT NICE.
Posted By Anonymous, london, england



 




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