Foods
מַצָּה
Once a little baby in a basket, he came back to Egypt from Midian, teamed up with his siblings, demanded that Pharaoh let our people go, and led us to freedom.
Who is Moses?
We call it the "four questions" even though it's really one question and some answers.
What is Ma Nishtana?
The social justice issue at the center of the Exodus story.
What is slavery?
Four
What are the:
four questions,
four children,
four cups, or the
matriarchs?
These Passover cookies are made with coconut or almonds and LOTS of egg whites.
What are macaroons?
She watched over her baby brother to make sure he would be safe after she and their mom put him in a basket.
Who is Miriam?
It would have been enough!
What is Dayenu?
Ha Lachma Anya: Let all who are hungry come and do this!
What is eat?
One
What is Hashem? (or our God)
On all other nights, we don't even dip once, but on this night we dip twice into a glass or bowl of this.
What is saltwater?
She saw the basket in the reeds and asked one of her servants to come down to the water and help her take it out of the water. Inside was a baby, and she named him Moses.
Who is Pharaoh's daughter, Batya?
One morning, Pharaoh woke in his bed to find these.
Frogs!
(in his bed and frogs on his head!)
We invite this prophet to our seders hoping that he'll come and tell us that the world is ready for peace for everyone. We make sure there is a glass of wine ready for him when we open the door to check and see if he's here.
Who is Elijah?
Two
What are the number of times we dip the karpas in salt water?
You can make this seder side dish out of a lot of things: apples, pears, mango, even avocado. Add some nuts, a little wine or grape juice and you are good to go.
What is charoset?
Moses's big brother met up with him when Moses came back from Midian. Together they strategized about how to convince Pharaoh to let our people go. From then on, he and Moses stuck together.
Who is Aaron?
Just one baby goat my father bought for two zuzeem.
What is chad gagya?
What are symbols of social justice issues we care about that we want to make sure we talk about at our seders?
Ten
What are the plagues?
On the seder plate and in the Hillel sandwich, this vegetable won't let us forget the bitterness of slavery.
What is maror?
She was not going to stand by and do nothing. She made a basket to keep her baby safe and sent her daughter Miriam to scope out the best place to put it in the water.
Who is Yocheved?
Looking forward to next year's seder already!
What is L'shana Ha'ba'ah?
On other nights we might eat in a hurry, but on this night we eat like this to remember that rest and relaxation are part of being free and are also issues of justice.
What is reclining?
Shebechol halailot anu ochlin bein yoshvin u'vein misubin, halaila hazeh kulanu misubin!
On all other nights, we eat either sitting up or reclining, but on this night we ALL recline.
Forty-Nine
What are the days of the omer?