Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1972 — Page 45
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THE JEWISH POST AND OPINION
How To Conduct A Seder
We know that many inexperienced young parents would like to observe the first seder in their own home, yet feel that they cannot conduct the seder in the traditional manner. We, therefore, print several ideas from ‘‘American Judaism” which should prove helpful. 1. Make sure that everyone has a Haggadah. Select the one that you like best and is suited for the participants. The seder has been characterized as “a hurried trip through Jewish history via the Haggadah — a panoramic cross-section of Jewish life.” 2. Don’t feel that your seder must be too formal. You may interpolate into the various parts of the service your own comments. You may ask others to do the same. Keep the service moving along, but don’t feel that it has quite the same formality as a synagogue service. The seder is a unique admixture of the solemn and the joyful. 3. Study the Haggadah before the night of the seder. Decide
in advance which parts you can do in Hebrew and which in English. 4. Rotate the reading of the parts of the Haggadah among those at the table. Some will read in English; others in Hebrew. Some will sing the songs in one style; others will use another melody. The very melange of the Hebrew dialects and the variations in the manner of reading portions of the service will illustrate the diversity of Jewish life and add a special flavor to the proceedings. 5. Have the guests recite as many of the blessings as possible in unison, and even certain segments can be read in unison so as to engage the attention of everyone. THE SEDER TABLE should be set as beautifully as possible with flowers, fine silverware and sparkling linen in addition to lighted candles over which a blessing should be recited. On the table, there is a decorative plate which contains the symbols pf Pesach; the maror, the bitter herb, which
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leaves the bitter taste of slavery in our mouths; the haroset, the mixture of apples, nuts and wine, reminiscent of the mortar used in the work of slave labor in olden days when the Jews made bricks for Pharaoh. The roasted egg recalls the special sacrifice offered in the Temple on all holidays; the roasted bone stands for the paschal lamb which our ancestors ate this night each year before the destruction of the Temple, and the parsley and salt water. The parsley, eaten to indicate that Pesach is a spring festival is dipped in salt water to remind us of the tears of the Hebrew slaves. THE AFIKOMAN is another symbol of Passover. Early in the service, the middle Matzah of the three that are on a plate covered by a napkin is broken in two. One portion is wrapped in a napkin and is hidden until the meal is finished. This portion is known as the afikoman. The custom of hiding the afikoman has developed from a desire to keep children who are at the seder alert until the conclusion. A prize is given to the child who later finds the afikoman. THE FOUR QUESTIONS which are asked by the youngest child are called Mah nishtanah, the first two Hebrew words of the questions. The narrative of the Haggadah is the reply. THE CUP OF ELIJAH is kept filled with wine on the table in anticipation of the coming of Elijah pictured as the herald of the great Messianic era when all men will accept God’s rule. During the service each person drinks four cups of wine which symbolize the four-fold promise of redemption which God pledged to Israel. Elijah is supposed to be the invisible guest, who enters spiritually when the door is opened during the seder. HALLEL. Throughout the seder, we recite certain psalms. Because they are psalms of praise, we speak of them as Hallel, which is the Hebrew word for praise. These psalms are regarded as the oldest portion of our Haggadah ritual. The seder is an occasion of joyous family reunion. A little effort on your part will bring you the satisfaction of knowing that you have created an inspiring event for all the family, and in your child’s life it will remain a happy memory.
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