Seder Night
Say the seder order
קדש, ורחץ, כרפס, יחץ, מגיד, רחצה, מוצי מצה, מרור, כורך, שולחן עורך, צפון, ברך, הלל, נרצה
What happened to the water in the first מכה?
It turned to blood
What are the names of the ארבע בנים?
תם, חכם, אינו יודע לשאול, רשע
How many מכות were there?
10
Where were בני ישראל living at the time?
Goshen
Name 4 miracles Hashem preformed in this story?
The מכות, the Matzah, splitting the ים סוף, leaving Egypt, etc.
What river flowed through Egypt?
The Nile River
What are the four questions asked in מה נשתנה?
1. Why is it that on all other nights we need not dip even once, and on this night we dip twice? Why is it that on all other nights we eat leavened bread or matzah, and on this night only matzah? Why is it that on all nights we eat various vegetables, and on this night, bitter herbs? Why is it that on all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline?
How long were בני ישראל slaves in Egypt??
210 years
Who was leading בני ישראל at the time
Moshe
Why are we allowed to use romain lettace as Maror if it isn't bitter?
Yes, you can because if you leave it on the stem it becomes bitter.
Why would Hashem specifaclly target the Nile?
The Egyptions worshiped the Nile
What are the four names of Pessach?
חג הפסח, חג המצות, חג האביב, חג החירות
How many מכות did Moshe do?
6
Who do we invite to the seder by leaving a cup and open the door for them?
Eliyahu
What does the shankbone, Charoset, salt water, and Maror on the seder plate represent?
The shankbone - Hashem took us out of Egypt with a strong hand and the קרבן פסח, the Charoset - the sement that בני ישראל used when building the pyramids, Salt water - the tears that בני ישראל cried, Maror - the bitterness that בני ישראל felt in Egypt
What was the reason moshe didn't do the first מכה? Why? When?
He had הכרעת הטוב for the water because it had saved his life. When he was a baby and his mother put him in a basket and in the river. If not for the river the Egyptians would have killed Moshe.
What are the 4 words of גאולה?
(הביאתי) הוצאתי, הוצלתי, גאלתי, לקחתי
What were the the מכות?
דם, צפרדע, כינים, ערוב, דבר, שחין, ברד, ארבה, חושך, מכת בכורות
How many days do we celebrate pessach for? (America and Israel)
7 days in Israel and 8 days in America
How many times in Moshe's name mentioned in the Haggada?
His name is not mentioned (1)
According to the Midrash who stepped into the ים סוף before it split, and is the reason it split?
נחשון בן עמינדב
At what piont in the Seder do we drink the 4 cups of wine/grape juice?
קדש, מגיד, ברך, הלל
What words does the Passuk use when describing פרעה not freeing the jews?
ויחזק לב פרעה
How old was Moshe when he went to Pharaoh (1st time)?
80 years old