The Seder Plate
This bitter herb reminds us of the bitterness of slavery.
What is maror?
This is the book used to tell the Passover story.
What is the Haggadah?
He led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Who is Moses?
"Pesach" means this in English.
What is Passover?
This flatbread is eaten instead of regular bread.
What is matzah?
This sweet mixture symbolizes the mortar used by the Israelite slaves.
What is charoset?
This is the youngest person’s big moment at the Seder.
What is asking the Four Questions?
This was the first of the Ten Plagues.
What is the Nile turning to blood?
This word means "order" and describes the structure of the meal.
What is Seder?
These are hidden for kids to find at the end of the Seder.
What is the afikoman?
This is a roasted bone placed on the Seder plate.
What is the shank bone (zeroa)?
We remove this from our homes during Passover.
What is chametz (leavened bread)?
The Israelites crossed this body of water.
What is the Red Sea?
"Dayenu" is a song that means this.
What is “It would have been enough”?
This fruit-and-nut mixture on the Seder plate represents the mortar used by slaves in Egypt.
What is charoset?
This green vegetable is dipped in salt water.
What is karpas?
This is the name of the special plate used at the Seder.
What is the Seder plate?
This was the final, devastating plague.
What is the death of the firstborn?
This Hebrew word means “telling”
What is Haggadah?
This dish, traditionally made with layers of matzah, eggs, and sweet or savory fillings, is often served during Passover in Ashkenazi homes.
What is matzah brei?
The egg on the Seder plate represents this.
What is mourning/the festival sacrifice (beitzah)?
This cup is filled but never drunk from, waiting for a prophet.
What is Elijah’s cup?
This is the number of years the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt before the Exodus.
What is 400 years?
This Hebrew phrase means “Next year in Jerusalem” and is said at the end of the Seder.
What is L'shana haba'ah b'Yerushalayim?
Persian Jews eat this Passover food at the Seder, which involves hitting each other with it during the song “Dayenu.”
What is a green onion or scallion?