About the Seder
For how many days is Pesach observed?
Eight in the Diaspora; Seven in the Land of Israel
What item on the table represents the bitter tears shed by the Israelite slaves?
Salt water or vinegar
Who traditionally recites the four questions?
The youngest child present
How many cups of wine or grape juice do we drink at the Seder?
Four
What is the name of the half of the middle matzah that is broken in half, hidden, and then eaten as the last dessert at the end of the Seder?
Afikoman
What book do we use to conduct the Seder?
The Haggadah
What is the name of the bitter herb eaten during the Passover seder to symbolize the bitterness of slavery?
Maror
What song means "It would have been enough"?
Dayeinu
During the Seder, what two items do we dip and what do we dip them into?
Karpas (usually Parsley) into salt water
Maror (usually horseradish) into charoset
What blessing(s) are said over the Matzah?
Motzi and Matzah
What does "Seder" mean?
Order
What is the symbolic significance of the charoset on the seder plate?
It represents the mortar used by the slaves to build structures in Egypt.
What does "Mah Nishtanah" mean?
Why is this night different from all other nights?
?מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת
What is the significance of the four cups of wine drunk during the Passover seder?
They represent the four expressions of deliverance/freedom promised by God
What does the opening of the door during the Seder symbolize?
It symbolizes welcoming the Prophet Eliyahu, who is believed to visit every Pesach seder.
How many times is Moses mentioned in a traditional Seder?
None
What is the name of the green vegetable often placed on the seder plate to symbolize spring and new beginnings?
Karpas (usually parsley or another green vegetable)
What song means "We were slaves and now we are free"?
Avadim hayinu
What is the Hebrew word for the festive meal eaten during the Seder?
Shulchan Oreich
שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ
How are we supposed to sit when eating or drinking during the Seder?
Lean to the left (to symbolize freedom)
How are we supposed to feel about the Exodus at the Seder?
We should feel as if we personally are going out of Egypt.
Which Seder plate item represents the festival sacrifice offered in the days of the Bet HaMikdash?
Z'roa (shank bone)
What are the songs of praise that are sung both before and after the meal?
Hallel - a series of Psalms
What were the ten plagues upon Egypt?
Blood (דָּם)
Frogs (צְּפַרדֵיעַ)
Lice (כִּנִּים)
Wild Beasts (עָרוֹב)
Cattle Disease (דֶּבֶר)
Boils (שְׁחִין)
Hail (בָּרָד)
Locusts (אַרְבֶּה)
Darkness (חֹשֶךְ)
Death of the Firstborn (מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת)
What is the Hebrew word for the telling of the Passover story during the seder?
Magid