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It's not the meal that's so important. It's the telling of the Passover story, along with its symbolic foods (and then dinner) that is critical. The story of the liberation from Egyptian slavery is the central event in Judaism, and Jews are commanded to retell and relive the story every year, as though they themselves had been freed from slavery.
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∙ 12y agoThe meal itself is not called a seder. The word seder means 'order' and refers to the religious service held the first night of Passover (Israel) or the first two nights of Passover (outside of Israel). Approximately half-way through the seder a break is taken to eat dinner.
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∙ 12y agoThe Seder meal has its origin in the Torah (Exodus ch. 12), which says to eat the Pesach sacrifice, matzos and bitter herbs. Tradition (Oral Torah; Talmud) also specifies the four cups of wine and the haroseth; and the other foods present at the Seder (egg and roasted shank-bone) are also rooted in ancient custom.
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∙ 11y agoThe Passover (Pesach) Seder, is of great importance in Judaism. It is a 3325-year old continuous tradition that began on the night of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exodus chapter 12), and is fully detailed in our ancient Oral Traditions (Talmud, perek Arvei Pesachim).
The Seder meal is one of those occasions, like Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, that Jews all over the world, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, observe in common. During the Seder, we keep the essential mitzva and customs of handing Jewish traditions down to the next generation, with the traditional Seder foods and the ceremony of reading the Passover Haggadah which retells the events of the Exodus.
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∙ 11y agoSimply put, Jewish people share the Seder meal together to remember, each year, that once they were slaves, but now they are free.
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The meal in the middle of a Seder is called the Shulchan Orach, which really just means set table. In the table of contents of the Hagaddah, it is section 10 out of 14. (There's a nice melody for the table of contents, so many Seders begin by singing it.)
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When do jews eat the seder meal?
Generally it occurs only during Passover, a Jewish holiday. There is also a seder for the holiday of Tu Bishvat, but this seder is rarely observed.
Do jews eat the seder meal on shabbat?
The Jews eat the Passover Seder meal on the night of Passover (Pesach). It makes little difference whether Passover begins on Shabbat or on a weekday. Note that there are festive meals on every Shabbat, but they are not called "seder" and the foods are different.
Why do Jews have a haggadah at the Passover meal?
The Haggadah contains the service for the seder.
Can anyone attend a Seder meal?
you can NOT attend a seder meal
What is said at Passover Seder meal?
At the Seder meal we retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
What is seder for Jews?
The word 'seder' is Hebrew for 'order'. The Jewish Seder is the ceremonial meal in Passover, during which, according to a set of ancient customs and text, we recount the Exodus from Egypt.
What are 3 ways Jews get ready for Passover?
They,1. Clean their house2. Make sure there is no yeast in the house3. Prepare for the meal (Seder meal)
How do you write seder meal in Hebrew?
Seder = סדר
Why do you eat bitter herbs at the seder?
It symbolizez the bitterness of life in ancient Egypt for the Jews.
What is the name of the plate they eat from during the seder meal?
There is the Seder plate, or Keharoh, but no one eats off it. It is where all the symbolic food (according to some, not the matza) in placed.
Why do people eat the sedar meal?
The Jewish people eat the seder meal to commemerate g-d taking them out as a nation from Egypt the land that they were slaves in for more than 200 years.
What is the seder Passover?
The Passover (Pesach) Seder is a special festive meal held on the night of Passover. In it, Jews tell of the Exodus (From a book called the Haggadah) and have specified foods (including matzoh and bitter herb).
