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THE EGYPTIANS SUFFERED THE THESE BEFORE PHARAOH LET THE JEWISH PEOPLE GO.
WHAT IS TEN?
THE EVENTS OF THE PASSOVER STORY ARE RECOUNTED IN THIS SECOND BOOK OF THE BIBLE
WHAT IS EXODUS?
YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE GRAPE JUICE FOR THESE
WHAT IS THE FOUR CUPS OF WINE
USUALLY ONLY USED AS A GARNISH, WE DIP THIS GREEN VEGETABLE FIRST DURING THE SEDER
WHAT IS PARSLEY?
THE SONG DAYENU IS SUNG AT SEDER, AND TRANSLATES ROUGHLY TO THE ENGLISH PHRASE “IT WOULD HAVE BEEN” THIS
WHAT IS ENOUGH?
AT PASSOVER, JEWS EAT MATZOH IN HONOR OF THEIR ANCESTORS WHO HAD TO FLEE EGYPT BEFORE THEIR BREAD HAD A CHANCE TO DO THIS
WHAT IS RISE?
THIS NUMBER IS FEATURED REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE SEDER, MOST MEMORABLY IN QUESTIONS, CHILDREN AND CUPS OF WINE
WHAT IS FOUR?
ON PASSOVER, WE REMEMBER THAT ONCE WE WERE SLAVES, BUT TODAY WE ARE THIS
WHAT IS FREE?
MADE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AT THE SEDER THIS DRINK REPRESENTS JOY AND FREEDOM
WHAT IS WINE?
THE SALT WATER IN WHICH WE DIP REMINDS US OF THESE
WHAT ARE TEARS?
WHEN WE TELL THE PASSOVER STORY, WE LEARN ABOUT THIS NUMBER OF SONS. (THE NUMBER MUST BE IN HEBREW)
WHAT IS ARBA?
IN 2010 THE CURRENT WORLD RECORD OF 426 POUNDS WAS SET FOR THE LARGEST ONE OF THIS TASTY ITEM
WHAT IS A MATZAH BALL?
SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY TRANSLATED AS “GOOD DEEDS,” THE TORAH LISTS COMMANDMENTS OR MITZVOT
WHAT IS 613?
PILLOWS ARE COMMON ON THE CHAIRS AROUND THE TABLE BECAUSE WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS - LIKE FREE WOMEN AND MEN
WHAT IS RECLINE? (ALSO ACCEPTED: LEAN)
WE POUR A CUP OF WINE FOR THIS PROPHET.
WHO IS ELIJAH?
WE DIP A GREEN VEGETABLE TO REMIND US OF THIS SEASON
WHAT IS SPRING?
MEANING “TO LIFE,” THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL TOAST WHEN JEWS DRINK
WHAT IS L’CHAIM?
BECAUSE OF THE PLIGHT OF THE JEWS OF EGYPT, MATZAH IS SOMETIMES ALSO CALLED “THE BREAD OF” THIS
WHAT IS AFFLICTION?
CHAI TRANSLATES TO THIS TRADITIONAL NUMBER IN JUDAISM
WHAT IS 18?
WHILE IT MAY FEEL CHAOTIC AT TIMES, “SEDER” IS A HEBREW WORD THAT LITERALLY MEANS THIS
WHAT IS ORDER?
WE POUR A CUP OF WATER FOR MOSES' SISTER.
WHO IS MIRIAM?
“BOREI P’RI HA’GAFEN” CONCLUDES THE BLESSING OVER THE WINE; OVER VEGETABLES WE SAY “BOREI P’RI HA” THIS, HEBREW FOR “THE EARTH”
WHAT IS ADAMAH?
MEANING “NARROW PLACE,” MITZRAYIM IS HEBREW FOR THIS LAND
WHAT IS EGYPT?
AFTER EATING THE BITTER HERBS, MOST JEWS MAKE A SANDWICH OF THE HERBS, MATZAH AND CHAROSET, NAMED AFTER THIS SAGE FROM 2000 YEARS AGO
WHO IS HILLEL?