The First & Second PASSOVER/PESACH Seder (online Hagaddah)

SHALOM!

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Note that when writing or narrating, the word “we” is used a lot. The reason is, we are supposed to see ourselves as the Children of Israel both Spiritually and Physically adopted and bought by the Mighty Blood of YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH (a.k.a JESUS CHRIST/YESHUA).

We don’t talk about the ancient Children of Israel as though they are foreigners or strangers to us. We are one with them in spirit and body through YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH!

Further on, when we are observing YAH’S Feasts, we are supposed to be empathetic, that is to say that, we are supposed to place ourselves in our ancestors’ shoes, thereby supposed to feel the pain our ancestors went through. They are our ancestors through YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH!

Even, when speaking to the Orthodox Jews, we are supposed to speak in the same manner.

1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Tree of Life Version (TLV)

6 Your boasting is no good. Don’t you know that a little hametz leavens the whole batch of dough? 7 Get rid of the old hametz,[a] so you may be a new batch, just as you are unleavened—for Messiah, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore let us celebrate the feast not with old hametz,[b] the hametz of malice and wickedness, but with unleavened bread—the matzah of sincerity and truth.

Passover/Pesach is a Jewish holy day commemorating the work of YAH (a.k.a ELOHIM meaning GOD) in sparing the lives of the Jewish people when HE struck down the first born of Egypt.
Passover is immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread. The combination holiday celebrates the Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery.

Many Jewish families participate in a Seder, a ritual meal that retells the story of God’s deliverance (Numbers 9:1-5, Deuteronomy 16:1-8).

The final events of YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH’S life played out around Passover/Pesach. The backdrop of YAHUSHUA’S substitutionary death at this season highlighted the ways in which HE became the perfect Passover lamb whose innocent blood covered our sins and brought us life.

* This holiday is prescribed by God in Leviticus 23

So, the SEDER:

We begin our celebration of PASSOVER/PESACH as it was observed in the time of Moses….. with a meal called a seder.

There is a saying in Judaism which goes as follows:

  • THEY TRIED TO KILL US
  • WE WON
  • LET’S EAT!

A seder is not just a dinner party!

Before our meal, we read from a special book, the HAGADDAH. Through:

  • stories
  • songs

and

  • blessings

……………………………the Haggadah tells the story of the Exodus.

It is said that when we tell the story, we should:

  • begin with sadnesss

and

  • end with JOY!

We begin the story of our people as slaves in Egypt and end with their crossing the sea to FREEDOM!

The purpose of the SEDER is to make each participant feel as though he or she was among those Jewish slaves who left Egypt. We tell the story,

  • we ear the special foods
  • and drink the FOUR Cups of wine,

……………………………………………we feel part of Jewish history.

Who can lead the SEDER?

Anyone can lead a SEDER.

  • In some families,the oldest guest is the leader;
  • In others, the participants take turns reading from the Hagaddah and leading the songs and prayers.

No two SEDERS are alike!

  • Some last for an hour
  • Others for three. Each family creates its own traditions.

THE HAGADDAH

In Ancient times, the SEDER was mainly a feast. Each year, to commemorate the Exodus, families roasted a lamb and ate it with MATZAH and MAROR. But the rabbis said that whoever elaborates on the story of the Israelites journey to freedom is to be commended. So over the years,

  • prayers,
  • poems,

and

  • stories

………………………were added.

HAGADDAH means “TO TELL”.

It comes from the passage in the TORAH that commands us to “tell” our child about the Exodus. The Text includes:

  • Passages from the Bible
  • Songs
  • Stories
  • Blessings

and

  • Commentary

Over 3,000 versions of the Haggadah have been published. New editions are produced each year. Many include beautiful illustrations. The book has been translated into over 20 languages spoken in countries where Jews have lived through the ages. There are versions in braille and large type for those with visions problems. Special Hagaddahs have been written for children, for example:

This is good for children and youth/young people. I highly recommend for both new beginners and those who already well versed with the SEDER. Click on the image for more information…..

REMEMBER TO WEAR WHITE CLOTHING AND HEAD COVERING AT THE SEDER TABLE!

THE SEDER TABLE

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The Seder table is different from a regular supper table. There are:

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  • THREE pieces of MATZAH covered with a cloth,
  • a bowl of salt water for dipping foods,
  • an extra cup of wine for ELIYAHU/ELIJAH

and

  • a Seder plate with special foods.
  • BEITTZAH/ROASTED EGG

A reminder of spring and new life.

  • KARPAS/GREEN VEGETABLES

A symbol of Spring, the time of the Exodus.

  • MAROR/BITTER HERB

Recalls the bitter life of the Jewish slaves.

  • CHAROSET/CHOPPED APPLES AND NUTS

Recalls the nortar used by slaves to build Pharoah’s cities

  • ZEROA ROASTED LAMB (not Bone – for us Messianic Jews as the LAMB OF YAH is very much alive and we really need a piece of HIM to live spiritually)

Recalls the mortar used by slaves to build Pharoah’s cities.

Note that the Orthodox Jews believe in eating the lamb bone because the Temple in YAHrushalayim was destroyed and not replaced since. they plan to eat Lamb again at the Seder once a new Temple is built in the City of YAHrushalayim.

REMEMBER TO WEAR WHITE CLOTHING AND HEAD COVERING AT THE SEDER TABLE!

 

THE ORDER OF THE SEDER

SEDER means “ORDER.”

We follow a certain order in telling the story.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION and SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOUR CUPS

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YAH uses four expressions of redemption in describing our Exodus from Egypt and our birth as a nation:

1. “V’hotzeiti/I will take you out…”

2. “V’hitzalti/I will save you…”

3. “V’ga’alti/I will redeem you…”

4. “V’lakachti/I will take you as a nation…”

Praise YAH!

  • We recite the Kiddush over the first cup (Sanctifying the holiday)

  • We read the Exodus story from the Haggadah over the second cup (Sanctifying the Haggadah/The Telling),

  • We recite the Grace after Meals over the third cup (Sanctifying the Birkat Hamazon/The Blessing after the meal),

and

  • We sing the “big Hallel” (Psalms and hymns of praises to YAH) over the fourth cup (Sanctifying the Hallel).

During the SEDER, we can experience these elements of redemption in a spiritual sense.

There are a number of explanations as to the significance of the various stages of redemption conveyed through each of these expressions. Here is one:

1. Salvation from harsh labor—this began as soon as the plagues were introduced.

2. Salvation from servitude; or the day the Jews left Egypt geographically and arrived at Ramses.

3. The splitting of the sea, after which the Jews felt completely redeemed, without fear of the Egyptians recapturing them.

4. Becoming a nation at Sinai.

During the Seder we can experience these elements of redemption in a spiritual sense, by leaving our “Egypt” and our servitude to our egos.


There is actually a fifth expression in the above mentioned verses:

“And I will bring you to the land which I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as an inheritance.”

While the Exodus from Egypt and the birth of the Jewish nation were permanent, we have yet to be brought to Israel on a permanent basis.

In honor of this verse we have:

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a FIFTH CUP at the Seder: the Cup of ELIYAHU/ELIJAH (who we already now know). This cup is set up for ELIYAHU during the second half of the Seder, but we do not drink it. ELIYAHU will announce the arrival of MASHIACH, who will bring all Jews to Israel, for good!!!

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THE BLOOD OF YAHUSHUA: The Four Cups of Wine 

(By Apostle/Prophet Elisheva Eliyahu of Amightywind Ministry)

The Blood of the Lamb made the Passover possible (Exodus 12). We know that YAHUSHUA’s Blood, as HE is the true Lamb of GOD, has bought our freedom and it is our ONLY Salvation. At the Last Supper, YAHUSHUA taught us that the Passover wine was a symbol of HIS Blood, the Blood of the Renewed Covenant, poured out for many for the remission of sins; that as often as we would drink of it, we should remember HIS Sacrifice.

Taking time during the Seder to sing traditional Passover songs, but also traditional songs and hymns about the Blood of YAHUSHUA is definitely worth while. Songs such as “There is Power in the Blood”, “Now Behold the Lamb”, “Nothing but the Blood”, “There is a Fountain”, “The Blood will Never Loose it’s Power” among others about the Cross and the Blood are good choices. You may spontaneously add songs into your Seder thru the night. We suggest adding such songs while going over any or each of the “Four Cups”. (See more on the Four Cups later in this booklet).

The FOUR CUPS and The Cup of Eliyahu/Elijah

Traditionally in the Passover Seder four cups of wine or grape juice are consumed throughout the Seder though this is not mandated by YAHUVEH, but YAHUSHUA is recorded as having used wine as an integral part of HIS Seder. Here, we must add GOD would NEVER tell you to get drunk, intoxication must be avoided. We suggest replacing the wine altogether with juice if there is an issue. The Four Cups are said to represent the four types of redemption ABBA YAHUVEH uses in describing the Jews’ exodus from Egypt as written in Ex. 6: 6-7. These four cups also represent the Blood of YAHUSHUA. Therefore, instead full cups, we highly suggest either giving small symbolic portions (like 1 tablespoon) for each of the “Four Cups”, or dilute the wine in a pitcher – ready to pour. Watered down wine or grape juice may be preferable to regular wine. (Ancient wine did not have the alcohol content it has today and it was the custom of the Ancient Romans, Greeks and Israelites to dilute their wine several times over. Also remember that yeast, which is prohibited during Passover, is what gives wine a high alcohol content).

Cup #

1

2

3

4

recite the Kiddush over it

we read the Exodus storyover it

we recite Grace After Meals over it

we sing the “big Hallel (Praise)” over it

[generally, first pour cup, then recite what is mentioned above + fruit of the vine blessing, and finally afterward, all would drink]

Name of Cup

Sanctification

Deliverance/ Judgment

Redemption

Restoration/
Praise

Exodus 6:7-8

I am the LORD, and I will take you out (from under the burdens of the Egyptians)

I will deliver you (from their bondage)

I will redeem you (with an outstretched arm)

I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God
*John 15; Luke 22: 14-19* *Luke 22:20; Mt. 26:26-30;
Mark 14:22-26*
5 – The Cup of Elijah
[poured w/ 3rd or 4th cup, and drunk by Elijah only]
Exodus 6:8 – Malachi 4:4-6
And I will bring you to the land (which I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), and I will give it to you (as an inheritance)

*In the gospels, YAHUSHUA is recorded as taking the wine at least twice, once before and after the Passover meal. It is important to realize that participating in a Passover Seder for a Messianic Jew contains the elements of communion and you must examine your heart as you would otherwise do.

There is also a 5th cup of wine called, “The Cup of Elijah.” This cup is poured but not drunk and the door opened in anticipation of the coming of Elijah the Prophet to announce the MESSIAH, the MASHIACH, YAHUSHUA. The Prophet Elijah is considered the bearer of good tidings of joy and peace. The name of Elijah is associated with the coming of the MASHIACH, whose advent Elijah is expected to announce. We read: “I will send you the Prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers;” (Malachi 4:4-6a)

Jewish tradition has it that Elijah visits every Jewish home at the Seder and sips the cup. When Israel was exiled from the land, the cup of Elijah was filled, but not drunk. It remains on the table as a sign of ABBA YAHUVEH’S further Messianic promise of renewal. YAHUSHUA said of John the Baptist in Mark 9:13 & Matthew 11:14:

“And they asked HIM (YAHUSHUA), ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?’
YAHUSHUA replied, ‘To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the SON of YAHUVEH must suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.’” “For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. He who has ears, let him hear.”

“Elijah has come” – This was true in the person of John the Baptist who heralded YAHUSHUA’S coming when HE came to earth 2000+ years ago. Scripture promises that as John the Baptist was sent with the anointing of Elijah to prepare the way for the LORD YAHUSHUA’s First Coming, Elijah would also come to prepare the way for the Return of the LORD. Who is this End Time Elijah, a person, with the mantle of the first Elijah of Old, like John the Baptist?

“Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that Great and Dreadful Day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” (Malachi 4).

Elijah of New?

Prophet Elisabeth Elijah, whom YAHUVEH used to birth this ministry (Amightywind Ministry), not only carries the same birth name as the Prophet Elijah of Old, but also carries the same anointing: calling YAHUVEH’s children back HIM; calling on the LORD GOD by HIS NAME, YAH, rather than as Ba’al (“Lord”) only; reminding us to remember the Law of Moses primarily as seen the Two Greatest Commandments: to love GOD first, and to love our fellow man; returning us to all the 10 Commandments including GOD’s Shabbats; and like John the Baptist, preparing the way for YAHUSHUA and preparing a people to be ready for HIM, or else, face HIS Wrath. Here you may read an excerpt of a prophecy given to her in the year 2004:

Re-read all the Prophecies and you will see for many years I have called Elisabeth MY Elijah of New. Yes, her legal maiden name is Elijah, but that is not the reason I have done this. She only recently learned the reason and it is more than sending her to the widows of Zarephath to test them. And they know it not for their famine has not yet come, it is not just this reason as stated in many of the prophecies I have spoken through her. I audibly spoke to her on Passover, [that year falling on] April 5 (one day after her birthday) and told her, awakening her with the words she did not understand and only through this message will understand more fully “You are MY Ring maiden.”

Verily I say unto her and you with spiritual ears to hear and listen. I, YAHUSHUA call her MY Elijah of New and reveal these secret revelations given to her straight from Heaven to be a blessing unto her as well as the true Bride of YAHUSHUA ha MASHIACH. Just as Elijah of Old knew when to expect YAHUVEH’s horse drawn Chariot of Fire to catch him away to Heaven and he knew the exact time and day and was prepared and warned Elisha in advance to watch him. Elijah of Old is the shadow of what will happen with the Bride, so why would I do any less for the Bride of YAHUSHUA? (Prophecy 76, “Beloved Bride of YAHUSHUA, Arise and Prepare Yourself for Your Bridegroom Doth Come!”)

When that Prophecy was given in 2004 and for the years following, Elisabeth Elijah did not know that: John the Baptist was also born during the Passover season according to the study of the New Testament Gospel accounts coupled with the Old Testament Levite Temple service rotation. Some believe he was born during the Passover, the 14th-15th of Adar; neither was she aware of the long standing tradition of the Jewish People to await Elijah’s ‘return’ during this time, as displayed in the tradition of opening a door for Elijah during the Passover Seder as the Fourth Cup, the Cup of Restoration, and the Cup of Elijah are poured and blessed.

Elisabeth Elijah was also born during Passover time and coincidentally, AmightyWind Ministries was also founded at the same time. Elisabeth Elijah does not claim to be anyone special and will always be the first to say “I’m the weakest of the lot” as GOD has also called her this. But, we know GOD uses the most humble, the most powerfully. We do not claim Elisabeth Elijah is the reincarnation of Elijah of Old, he has not literally returned. However, we do believe Elisabeth Elijah is a significant end time prophet, and carries Elijah of Old’s mantle, just as John the Baptist did before her. Therefore, GOD calls her HIS “Elijah of New”. Read Prophetic Words concerning an “Elijah of New” given throughout the years:

I have warned through this prophetic handmaiden as I told Elijah of Old to speak forth and confront the prophets of Baal so I now use MY Elijah of New to do the same… MY Elijah of New speaks forth MY Words (Prophecy 38 – The Walls of Jericho will Fall Again).

I am YAHUVEH and I anointed Elijah of Old as I have anointed MY handmaiden who I call MY Elijah of New. You will be held responsible whether you are a blessing or a curse to her. I am anointing her to speak forth prophetic messages that few would dare to speak in fear of ridicule, but those who dare to mock, and deny this is “I AM” speaking know this, you have stuck a finger in I, YAHUVEH’s eye. Don’t believe ME just wait and watch and see if what I have prophesied comes to pass, then it will be too late, for those that curse and deny her now, woe unto those that dare to test I, YAHUVEH (Prophecy 58)!

I have sent you forth for years now and send you as MY Elijah of New to the widows of Zarephath in America and around the world and they knew not they were destitute for the time had not come but now it will soon be upon them. The ones in the store that did not like you and did not pray with you, nor help you, instead mocked the messages I have given you will be those that will suffer when the evil befalls this earth in a way it has not been shown before (Prophecy 66).

What will be your excuse when you stand before I, YAHUVEH in the not too distance future? You have been warned; those that bless this Jewish Handmaiden bless not only her but I, YAHUVEH and MY Son YAHUSHUA. Elisabeth is the one I call MY Elijah of New. I, YAHUVEH have sent her to the Widows of Zarephath and they know it not. You who refuse to help in this worldwide harvest field have no financial needs now, but you shall. I sent Elijah of Old to be a blessing to one widow, though the land was full of widows from the drought and famine. I knew in advance of a widow that would need a blessing and was willing to share her last meal with a prophet named Elijah even though she believed she and her son would eat it and die. She lived and was financially blessed and her cruse of oil did not run dry. I, YAHUVEH desire to do the same for you. It is no accident you have come to this Ministry and are reading these words now (Prophecy 75).

Hear O’ Israel, Jerusalem and the rest of the World, as it is written, the one you call John the Baptist prepared the way for MY Son YAHUSHUA so it shall be again as MY Elijah of New prepares the way for the return of YAHUSHUA to rule and reign on earth like HE did in Heaven (Prophecy 87).

Jezebel tried to kill all MY Prophets and failed, and will always fail. Just as Elijah of Old I made a way of escape, so too I protect MY Elijah of New (Prophecy 92).

In 2008 [and beyond] the Prophetic Messages that will come forth will only grow stronger, with stronger meat for the Holy to eat. [Starting] in 2008 there will be a war like none other for it will be the true Holy Prophets standing just like Elijah did, Elijah of Old did and prophesying and exposing and destroying the prophets of Baal. This is why I called you Elisabeth, although your last name is [also] Elijah, I call you MY Elijah of New because I prophesy through you and just as Elijah of Old, the prophets of Baal shall be destroyed. Just because it doesn’t happen in the way your flesh thinks it should be, think not for I tell you true, not one of them has escaped YAHUVEH’s Judgment. If they could speak to you, they would tell you of the things that happen to them. Everyone who has spoken against the Words I have spoken through these Prophecies, they would tell you a tale of woe. Oh they would call it, “bad luck” but the tragedies that have befell them (Prophecy 93).

YAHUVEH is speaking very clearly if we are listening. HE has sent Elisabeth Elijah to herald the return of HIS SON YAHUSHUA! We give thanks and praise to ABBA YAHUVEH that in our hearing HE has sent “Elijah”! To announce the coming of the Holy ONE of Israel, YAHUSHUA our MASHIACH. Come YAHUSHUA! Come! YOUR Bride says, Come!

YAHUVEH will protect Spiritual Israel just as HE protected physical Israel when she obeyed HIM and put HIM first in her life and love. May we put YAHUVEH, YAHUSHUA and IMMAYAH, the RUACH ha KODESH first in our life and love. May we live with great anticipation that YAHUVEH has in fact sent Elijah of New and the coming of our MASHIACH is on the horizon! May we live with anticipation each day at our MASHIACH’s soon coming! Amen! Amen! Amen!

 

Visit amightywind.com and almightywind.com for the full prophecies and more prophecy excerpts arranged by topic.

 

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The Seder begins:

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Step 1: LIGHT THE CANDLES

Say blessing over the lit candles (usually done by a female)

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…..you can either say “PESACH (a.k.a PASSOVER) Candles” instead of “SHABBAT Candles”… It’s up to you keeping in mind that PESACH itself is a SHABBAT.

 

Step 2: KADDESH (sometimes written as KADEISH)/KIDDUSH

Say Kiddush(Blessing over the wine) and drink the First cup of wine.

Exodus 6:6 Names of God Bible (NOG)

6 “Tell the Israelites, ‘I am Yahweh. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Ephesians 1:3-4 Names of God Bible (NOG)

God Chose Us Through Christ

3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer. 4 Before the creation of the world, he chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in his presence.

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(Raise the KIDDUSH CUPS filled with wine or grape juice. The KIDDUSH can be said or sung with those present either standing or sitting.)

Ba-ruch a-ta, ADONAI (or YAHUVEH ELOHIM)
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam,
bo-rei pe-ri ha-ga-fen.
AMEN!
We praise YOU, YAHUVEH our ELOHIM (a.k.a GOD), RULER of the universe, CREATOR of the fruit of the vine.
AMEN!

 

Sanctifying Pesach:

Ba-ruch ata, ADONAI (or YAHUVEH ELOHIM)
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam,
a-sher ki-de-sha-nu, be-mits-vo-tav
ve-ra-tsa va-nu,
ve-sha-bat kod-sho
be-a-ha-va u-ve-ra-tson
hin-chi-la-nu, zi-ka-ron
le-ma-a-sei ve-rei-shit.
Ki hu yom te-chi-la,
le-mik-ra-ei ko-desh,
zei-cher li-tsi-at Mits-ra-yim.
Ki va-nu ki-dash-ta
mi-kol ha-a-mim,
ve-sha-bat kod-she-cha
be-a-ha-va u-ve-ra-tson
hin-chal-ta-nu.
Ba-ruch a-ta, ADONAI,
me-ka-deish ha-PE-SA-CH.
AMEN!
We praise YOU, ADONAI YAHUVEH our ELOHIM (a.k.a GOD), RULER of the universe who hallows us with mitzvot (a.k.a commandments) and favours us with the holy Shabbat, lovingly and graciously bestowed upon us, a memorial of the act of creation, first of the holy assemblies, a remembrance of the going forth from Egypt.
YOU have chosen us and hallowed us from among all the people, by lovingly and graciously bestowing upon us YOUR holy Sabbath. We praise YOU, O YAH, who sanctifies PESACH.
AMEN!

(Drink the wine. The service continues…)

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Step 3: UR’CHATZ

Wash Hands as seen in the images below.

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After everyone has washed their hands, say blessing as follows:

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Step 4: KARPAS

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Say Blessing and eat a vegetable dipped in salt water. See image below.

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This is but sorry it is not very clear…

The following is short but clearer:

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Step 5: YACHATZ

Break the middle MATZAH and hide the larger half, the AFIKOMEN.

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At the beginning of the SEDER, the Middle MATZAH is broken and half is set aside for dessert. It is called the AFIKOMEN (some spell it as AFIKOMAN). To keep the children awake until the end of the seder, MATZAH-hiding games are played. At some SEDERS, the leader hides the AFIKOMEN/AFIKOMAN and the children search for it. At others, the children steal the AFIKOMEN and the leader must offer a reward to get it back.

 

Step 6: MAGGID

a. Say Blessing over the Second Cup of Wine/Grape Juice – Don’t drink yet!

b. Tell the Story of PASSOVER (or you may list the 10 plagues [see Exodus 7:14 –ch 11] and then read Exodus 11 – 15

c. ask the FOUR QUESTIONS,

d. Drink the SECOND CUP OF WINE.

Say Blessing over the Second Cup of Wine/Grape Juice

(Optional scriptures to read before reciting the blessing below):

Exodus 6:6 Names of God Bible (NOG)

6 “Tell the Israelites, ‘I am Yahweh. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Romans 8:20-22 Names of God Bible (NOG)

20 Creation was subjected to frustration but not by its own choice. The one who subjected it to frustration did so in the hope 21 that it would also be set free from slavery to decay in order to share the glorious freedom that the children of God will have. 22 We know that all creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time.

Hebrews 2:14-16 Names of God Bible (NOG)

14 Since all of these sons and daughters have flesh and blood, Yeshua took on flesh and blood to be like them. He did this so that by dying he would destroy the one who had power over death (that is, the devil). 15 In this way he would free those who were slaves all their lives because they were afraid of dying. 16 So Yeshua helps Abraham’s descendants rather than helping angels.

(Raise the KIDDUSH CUPS filled with wine or grape juice. The KIDDUSH can be said or sung with those present either standing or sitting.)

Ba-ruch a-ta, ADONAI (or YAHUVEH ELOHIM)
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam,
bo-rei pe-ri ha-ga-fen.
AMEN!
We praise YOU, YAHUVEH our ELOHIM (a.k.a GOD), RULER of the universe, CREATOR of the fruit of the vine.
AMEN!

 

Sanctifying The Hagaddah/The Telling of the Passover Story:

Ba-ruch ata, ADONAI (or YAHUVEH ELOHIM)
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam,
a-sher ki-de-sha-nu, be-mits-vo-tav
ve-ra-tsa va-nu,
ve-sha-bat kod-sho
be-a-ha-va u-ve-ra-tson
hin-chi-la-nu, zi-ka-ron
le-ma-a-sei ve-rei-shit.
Ki hu yom te-chi-la,
le-mik-ra-ei ko-desh,
zei-cher li-tsi-at Mits-ra-yim.
Ki va-nu ki-dash-ta
mi-kol ha-a-mim,
ve-sha-bat kod-she-cha
be-a-ha-va u-ve-ra-tson
hin-chal-ta-nu.
Ba-ruch a-ta, ADONAI,
me-ka-deish ha-ha-gga-dah.
AMEN!
We praise YOU, ADONAI YAHUVEH our ELOHIM (a.k.a GOD), RULER of the universe who hallows us with mitzvot (a.k.a commandments) and favours us with the holy Shabbat, lovingly and graciously bestowed upon us, a memorial of the act of creation, first of the holy assemblies, a remembrance of the going forth from Egypt.
YOU have chosen us and hallowed us from among all the people, by lovingly and graciously bestowing upon us YOUR holy Sabbath. We praise YOU, O YAH, who sanctifies “the HAGADDAH/Telling of the Passover Story”.

AMEN!

 

 

Now,

 

 

The FOUR QUESTIONS introduce the MAGGID, the storytelling part of the seder. They are designed as sample questions children may ask to learn about the story of PASSOVER. The Four Question come down to us through the generations. The original Ma Nishtana (Why Is This Night Different?)

MA NISHTANA (THE FOUR QUESTIONS – which are really ONE QUESTION with FOUR ANSWERS)

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We introduce the Passover Story with FOUR QUESTION, traditionally asked by the youngest child in the family. Children are encouraged to ask more questions about the unusual things we do as the SEDER continues.

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Sing the Song or just say the words. See video below for guidance.

English Transliteration Hebrew
Why is this night different
from all the other nights;
Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh,
mi-kol ha-leylot
מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה, הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה
מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת
That on all other nights we eat both
chametz and matzah,
on this night, we eat only matzah
She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin
chameytz u-matzah,
ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulo matzah
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין
חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, כֻּלּוֹ מַצָּה
That on all other nights we eat
many vegetables,
on this night, maror
She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin
sh’ar y’rakot,
ha-laylah ha-zeh, maror
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין
שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, מָרוֹר
That in all other nights we do not
dip vegetables even once,
on this night, we dip twice
She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘eyn ‘anu
matbilin ‘afilu pa`am ‘achat,
ha-laylah ha-zeh, shtey f`amim
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אֵין אָנוּ
מַטְבִּילִין אֲפִילוּ פַּעַם אֶחָת
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, שְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים
That in all other nights
some eat sitting and others reclining,
on this night, we are all reclining
She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin
beyn yoshvin u-veyn m’subin,
ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulanu m’subin
שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין
בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִין וּבֵין מְסֻבִּין
הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה, כֻּלָּנוּ מְסֻבִּין

 

 

Four Times, The TORAH commands parents to teach the story of the EXODUS to their children. From the beginning, the SEDER has highlighted the participation of children, and parts of the SEDER are designed especially for them.

You can read from the Holy Scriptures or summarise the story as follows. When mentioning the Ten Plagues, ensure you dip your smallest finger in wine or grape juice and let one drop representing each plague drop onto a clean serviette or napkin.

The PASSOVER Origins

In summary, The PASSOVER story begins when Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and came to be an official in the court of the Egyptian Pharoah. Joseph’s advice saved the land from a great famine. When Joseph’s family came to Egypt in search for food, Pharoah invited them to stay. They lived in peace for many years and became known as Israelites.

Years later, a new Pharoah came to rule. He did not remember Joseph and all he had done for the Egyptians. He saw that the Israelite population was growing, and feared that in a war they might side with the enemy.

So Pharoah made the Israelites slaves. He forced them to work hard building his cities and palaces. They knew neither peace not rest, only misery and pain.

To limit the population, Pharoah decreed that every baby born to an Israelite woman be drowned in the river.

Miriam, the baby’s sister, saw the princess rescue her brother and asked if she needed a bay nurser. The princess said yes. Miriam told her mother, and so it happened that Yocheved was able to care for her son and teach him about his people.

The princess named the baby Moses. In Hebrew, his name means “brought out of the water.”

Moses could have lived at the Pharoah’s palace forever, but he could not bear to watch the suffering of the Jewish slaves. He left Egypt and became a shepherd in a faraway land.

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YAH was angry with Pharoah and punished him ten times. These punishments were called plagues. Each punishment frightened Pharoah, and each time he promised to free the slaves. But he did not keep his word.

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Starting dipping your finger into a glass of wine or grape juice as the plagues are mentioned one at a time and let one drop on to a clean napkin or serviette…

 

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Finally, after the last plague, the DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN SONS of the Egyptians, Pharoah agreed to let the Israelites go.

The people got ready quickly. They didn’t have time to bake bread for their journey. Instead they put raw dough on their backs. The sun baked it into hard crackers called MATZAH. The Jewish people followed Moses to the banks of the sea.

Soon after Pharoah let the slaves leave, he changed his mind and ordered his army to bring them back. Pharoah’s soldiers caught up with the Israelites by the banks of the sea.

YAH told Moses to hold up his ROD/STAFF (which was also his walking stick). When he did, a strong wind parted the sea, and the people were able to walk across on dry land. The Egyptians came after them into the sea. Moses gain lifted his STAFF, and the waters rushed back, covering the Egyptians and their horses and chariots.

When the people were safely out of Egypt, Moses and his sister Miriam led them in songs of thanks to YAH.

 

Sing or Say “Psalm 113 and 114: The HALLEL”

Psalm 113 Names of God Bible (NOG)

Psalm 113

1 Hallelujah!

You servants of Yahweh, praise him.
Praise the name of Yahweh.
2 Thank the name of Yahweh now and forever.
3 From where the sun rises to where the sun sets,
the name of Yahweh should be praised.
4 Yahweh is high above all the nations.
His glory is above the heavens.
5 Who is like Yahweh our Elohim?
He is seated on his high throne.
6 He bends down to look at heaven and earth.
7 He lifts the poor from the dust.
He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
8 He seats them with influential people,
with the influential leaders of his people.
9 He makes a woman who is in a childless home
a joyful mother.

Hallelujah!

 

Psalm 114 Names of God Bible (NOG)

Psalm 114

1 When Israel left Egypt,
when Jacob’s family left people who spoke a foreign language,
2 Judah became his holy place and Israel became his kingdom.
3 The Red Sea looked at this and ran away.
The Jordan River turned back.
4 The mountains jumped like rams.
The hills jumped like lambs.
5 Red Sea, why did you run away?
Jordan River, what made you turn back?
6 Mountains, what made you jump like rams?
Hills, what made you jump like lambs?
7 Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord,
in the presence of the Elohim of Jacob.
8 He turns a rock into a pool filled with water
and turns flint into a spring flowing with water.

 

 

Drink the Second Cup of Wine/Grape Juice

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Step 7: MOTZI MATZAH

Say the blessings and eat the MATZAH

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Blessed are you YAHUVEH our GOD, King of the Universe,

Who brings forth food from the earth

Blessed are You, YAHUVEH our GOD King of the Universe,

Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us to eat the matzah/unleavened bread and maror/bitter herbs for Passover.

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Step 8: MAROR

Say the blessing and eat the maror.

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Step 9: KORECH/ The Hillel Sandwich

Eat a sandwich of MATZAH and BITTER HERBS.

Also eat a sandwich of CHAROSET Between MATZAH.

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A person called Hillel read the words of the TORAH about the Pesach lamb, “on matzah and bitter herbs you shall eat it,” and he took it literally. And so the sandwich was invented. When we look at the many commandments that we have to keep we find that they are multiple expressions of a single spiritual path, Jews are multiple faces to a single soul, as a symphony with a single conductor playing a single melody.

Especially in these hard times of economic turmoil and spiritual darkness we need to learn how to trust in YAHUVEH GOD Almighty, but that requires faith.

Matzah is called the “Bread of Faith” because by eating it you are actually connecting back to YAHUVEH GOD through HIS dear only begotten Son, YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH and gaining an understanding that HE is are guiding you through life, to reach the true goal that has been set for you.

When we make ourselves into a temple for the Divine, the bitter, the sweet and the tasteless challenges of life wrap together in a single sandwich.

 

 

 

Step 10: SHULCHAN ORECH

Eat the festive meal.

It is traditional to begin the meal with an egg, which symbolizes the Chagigah offering. This way, everyone starts the Seder meal with the same thing ― as in Temple times when everyone ate the Chagigah offering.

The meal should preferably end before midnight, in order to eat the Afikomen by that time. It is important not to eat so much that you will be too full to eat the Afikomen.

The meal should not include any roasted meat, in order to distinguish our meal from that of Temple times, when the “Pascal lamb” was eaten roasted. (Dry-pan roasting is a problem; the juices produced are not sufficient to be considered “cooking.”)

The meal is actually an extension of the “Hallel” praises, so one should continue to speak about the Exodus throughout the meal. As well, the entire meal should ideally be eaten while leaning to the left.

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Explain the symbolism of the lamb bone and egg. Eat egg dipped in salt water and then eat dinner. The egg may be eaten at the beginning of the Passover meal or by itself if you are not eating a meal. It is a symbol of the suffering and oppression in Egypt. Everything else in boiling water becomes soft or disintegrates but an egg becomes hard like the Israelites. The more it is boiled, the harder it becomes. An egg also symbolizes new life. Additionally, YAHUVEH has revealed to Prophet Elisabeth Elijah that the 3 parts of the TRINITY are like the egg – each is distinct and yet part of the whole. As ABBA YAHUVEH has said to Elisabeth, “Which part of the egg is the egg? Is it the shell? The white or the yolk?” Of course it is all three – each distinct and yet each making up the whole, the egg. Amazing, isn’t it?

 

Step 11: TZAFUN

Find the hidden AFIKOMEN/AFIKOMAN and share it for dessert.

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The Blessing:

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Luke 22:19 Names of God Bible (NOG)

The Lord’s Supper

19 Then Yeshua took bread and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, “This is my body, which is given up for you. Do this to remember me.”

 

 

Step 12: BARECH

a. Say the blessing after the meal,

b. Drink the THIRD CUP OF WINE/GRAPE JUICE (Cup of REDEMPTION – the one mentioned at Holy Communion tables),

and

c. Welcome the Prophet Elijah/ELIYANU HA NAVI

BIRKAT HA MAZON/ THE BLESSING AFTER THE MEAL

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You shall eat, be satisfied, and bless ADONAI YAHUVEH ELOHIM for the good land given to you
Deuteronomy 8:10

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The Blessing over the THIRD CUP OF WINE

 

(Raise the KIDDUSH CUPS filled with wine or grape juice. The KIDDUSH can be said or sung with those present either standing or sitting.)

Ba-ruch a-ta, ADONAI (or YAHUVEH ELOHIM)
E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam,
bo-rei pe-ri ha-ga-fen.
AMEN!
We praise YOU, YAHUVEH our ELOHIM (a.k.a GOD), RULER of the universe, CREATOR of the fruit of the vine.
AMEN!

(Drink the wine. The service continues…)

Pour the FIFTH CUP OF WINE INTO ELIYAHU’S/ELIJAH’S CUP then say the following Blessing and open the door as follows….

 

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Video: Eliyahu Hanavi: Havdalah Song Lyrics (A Song for Elijah the Prophet)

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Click on the image for more information on YAH’S Eliyahu HaNavi/ Elijah The Prophet of New (not reincarnated)….

 

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Click on the image for more information on YAH’S Amightywind Ministry…

 

Video: Days of Elijah – Paul Wilbur

Step 13: HALLEL

Psalm 115-118 Names of God Bible (NOG)

Psalm 115

Don’t give glory to us, O Yahweh.
    Don’t give glory to us.
    Instead, give glory to your name
        because of your mercy and faithfulness.
Why should other nations say, “Where is their Elohim?”
Our Elohim is in heaven.
    He does whatever he wants.
Their idols are made of silver and gold.
    They were made by human hands.[a]
        They have mouths, but they cannot speak.
        They have eyes, but they cannot see.
        They have ears, but they cannot hear.
        They have noses, but they cannot smell.
        They have hands, but they cannot feel.
        They have feet, but they cannot walk.
        They cannot even make a sound with their throats.
            Those who make idols end up like them.
                So does everyone who trusts them.

Israel, trust Yahweh.
    He is your helper and your Magen.
10 Descendants of Aaron, trust Yahweh.
    He is your helper and your Magen.
11 If you fear Yahweh, trust Yahweh.
    He is your helper and your Magen.

12 Yahweh, who is always thinking about us, will bless us.
    He will bless the descendants of Israel.
    He will bless the descendants of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh,
    from the least important to the most important.
14 May Yahweh continue to bless you and your children.
15 You will be blessed by Yahweh, the maker of heaven and earth.
16 The highest heaven belongs to Yahweh,
    but he has given the earth to the descendants of Adam.
17 Those who are dead do not praise Yah,
    nor do those who go into the silence of the grave.
18 But we will thank Yah now and forever.

Hallelujah!

Psalm 116

I love Yahweh because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
I will call on him as long as I live
    because he turns his ear toward me.
The ropes of death became tangled around me.
    The horrors of the grave took hold of me.
        I experienced pain and agony.
But I kept calling on the name of Yahweh:
    “Please, Yahweh, rescue me!”

Yahweh is merciful and righteous.
    Our Elohim is compassionate.
Yahweh protects defenseless people.
    When I was weak, he saved me.
Be at peace again, my soul,
    because Yahweh has been good to you.

You saved me from death.
    You saved my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.
I will walk in Yahweh’s presence in this world of the living.
10 I kept my faith even when I said,
    “I am suffering terribly.”
11 I also said when I was panic-stricken,
    “Everyone is undependable.”
12 How can I repay Yahweh
    for all the good that he has done for me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation
    and call on the name of Yahweh.
14 I will keep my vows to Yahweh
    in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh
    is the death of his faithful ones.
16 Yahweh, I am indeed your servant.
    I am your servant,
        the son of your female servant.
    You have freed me from my chains.
17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice.
    I will call on the name of Yahweh.
18 I will keep my vows to Yahweh
    in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courtyards of Yahweh’s house,
    in the middle of Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

Psalm 117

Praise Yahweh, all you nations!
    Praise him, all you people of the world!
His mercy toward us is powerful.
    Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever.

Hallelujah!

 

 

Psalm 118

Give thanks to Yahweh because he is good,
    because his mercy endures forever.
        Israel should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”
        The descendants of Aaron should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”
        Those who fear Yahweh should say,
            “His mercy endures forever.”

During times of trouble I called on Yah.
    Yah answered me and set me free from all of them.
Yahweh is on my side.
    I am not afraid.
        What can mortals do to me?
Yahweh is on my side as my helper.
    I will see the defeat of those who hate me.
It is better to depend on Yahweh
    than to trust mortals.
It is better to depend on Yahweh
    than to trust influential people.

10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.
11 They surrounded me. Yes, they surrounded me,
    but armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,
    but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes.
        So armed with the name of Yahweh, I defeated them.
13 They pushed hard to make me fall,
    but Yahweh helped me.
14 Yah is my strength and my song.
    He is my savior.

15 The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard
    in the tents of righteous people.
        The right hand of Yahweh displays strength.
16 The right hand of Yahweh is held high.
    The right hand of Yahweh displays strength.
17 I will not die,
    but I will live and tell what Yah has done.
18 Yah disciplined me severely,
    but he did not allow me to be killed.

19 Open the gates of righteousness for me.
    I will go through them and give thanks to Yah.
20 This is the gate of Yahweh
    through which righteous people will enter.

21 I give thanks to you,
    because you have answered me.
        You are my savior.
22 The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.
23 Yahweh is responsible for this,
    and it is amazing for us to see.
24 This is the day Yahweh has made.
    Let’s rejoice and be glad today!
25 We beg you, O Yahweh, save us!
    We beg you, O Yahweh, give us success!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh.
    We bless you from Yahweh’s house.
27 Yahweh is El, and he has given us light.
    March in a festival procession
        with branches to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my El, and I give thanks to you.
    My Elohim, I honor you highly.

29 Give thanks to Yahweh because he is good,
    because his mercy endures forever.

 

 

 

Sing Songs of Praise, ending with the FOURTH CUP OF WINE.

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The Blessing over the FOURTH CUP OF WINE/GRAPE JUICE:

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Matthew 26:27 Names of God Bible (NOG)

The Lord’s Supper

27 Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you.

The Hymn: The HALLEL

Matthew 26:26-30 Names of God Bible (NOG)

The Lord’s Supper

26 While they were eating, Yeshua took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take this, and eat it. This is my body.”

27 Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood, the blood of the promise.[a] It is poured out for many people so that sins are forgiven.
29 “I can guarantee that I won’t drink this wine again until that day when I drink new wine with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
30 After they sang a hymn, they went to the Mount of Olives.

Video: The Hymn They Sang After The LAST SUPPER….was THE HALLEL

 

Step 14: NIRTZAH

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Complete the SEDER with song.

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Video: Dayenu: Learn the words to the Passover Seder song

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Video: Dayenu – Israeli Passover Songs

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Video: כי כה אהב אלוהים \Ki Ko Ahav Elohim

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Video: Passover Songs by “Praises for YAHWEH Band”

Video: Song – Here is love, vast as the ocean – Robin Mark

Video: In MASHIACH/Christ Alone

…..etc…..

REMEMBER TO WEAR WHITE CLOTHING AND HEAD COVERING AT THE SEDER TABLE!

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THE REST OF PASSOVER

The SEDER begins a WEEK OF CELEBRATION. Traditional Jews observe PASSOVER for EIGHT DAYS. SEDERS are held on the FIRST TWO NIGHTS.

The FIRST TWO and LAST TWO DAYS are HIGH SABBATH HOLY DAYS during which NO WORK is to be performed but rather time is spent in YAH’S Presence as well as resting.

  • The in-between days, called “CHOL HAMO’ED,” are Half Holy Days.
  • Synagogue services include a special TORAH Reading and HALLEL Songss of Praise.
  • A special KIDDUSH over the wine is recited on the Shabbat during PASSOVER.

COUNTING THE OMER

PASSOVER celebrates two important times in history, but it is also a CELEBRATION OF NATURE!

In ancient Israel, PASSOVER marked the BEGINNING OF THE BARLEY HARVEST. On the Second Day of the holiday, everyone brought an OMER, A SHEAF OF BARLEY, to the Holy Temple in YAHrushalayim (a.k.a Jerusalem). From that day, 49 days were counted until the beginning of the holiday of SHAVUOT, the holiday the commemorates the GIVING OF THE TORAH ON MOUNT SINAI as well as the BAPTISM OF THE RUACH HA KODESH (a.k.a HOLY SPIRIT).

The fact that Jewish tradition links the TWO HOLIDAYS OF PASSOVER and SHAVUOT shows that OUR FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY WAS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL WE RECEIVED THE TORAH, The rules which give our lives order and meaning!

The OMER is counted in the evening, beginning with the SECOND SEDER!

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Numbers 9:1-5 Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Second Month Passover

9 Adonai spoke to Moses in the Sinai wilderness in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt saying, 2 Bnei-Yisrael is to observe Passover at its appointed time. 3 You are to celebrate it at its appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, with all its rules and regulations.”

4 So Moses told Bnei-Yisrael to observe Passover. 5 They celebrated Passover at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month in the Sinai wilderness. In accordance with all that Adonai commanded Moses, so Bnei-Yisrael did.[a]

Deuteronomy 16:1-8 Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Three Harvest Festivals

16 “Observe the month of Aviv and keep the Passover to Adonai your God, for in the month of Aviv[a] Adonai your God brought you out from Egypt by night. 2 You are to sacrifice the Passover offering to Adonaiyour God, from the flock and the herd, in the place Adonai chooses to make His Name dwell. 3 You are not to eat hametz with it. For seven days you are to eat matzot with it, the bread of affliction—for you came out from the land of Egypt in haste. Do this so that all the days of your life you will remember the day when you came out from the land of Egypt. 4 No hametz should be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day may be left overnight until the morning. 5 You may not sacrifice the Passover offering within any of your gates that Adonai your God is giving you. 6 Rather, at the place Adonai your God chooses to make His Name dwell, there you will sacrifice the Passover offering in the evening at sunset—the time of your coming out from Egypt. 7 You are to cook and eat it at the place Adonai your God chooses, then you will turn around in the morning and journey home. 8 For six days you are to eat matzot. On the seventh day there is to be a solemn gathering for Adonai your God—on it you are to do no work.

Leviticus 23 Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Biblical Feasts

23 Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying: 2 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, and tell them: These are the appointed moadim of Adonai, which you are to proclaim to be holy convocations—My moadim.

3 “Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Shabbat of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You are to do no work—it is a Shabbatto Adonai in all your dwellings.

Pesach and Feast of Matzot

4 “These are the appointed feasts of Adonai, holy convocations which you are to proclaim in their appointed season. 5 During the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is Adonai’s Passover. 6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Matzot to Adonai. For seven days you are to eat matzah. 7 On the first day you are to have a holy convocation and you should do no regular work. 8 Instead you are to present an offering made by fire to Adonai for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation, when you are to do no regular work.”

Bikkurim and Shavuot

9 Adonai spoke to Moses saying: 10 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: When you have come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you are to bring the omer[a] of the firstfruits of your harvest to the kohen. 11 He is to wave the omer before Adonai, to be accepted for you. On the morrow after the Shabbat, the kohen is to wave it. 12 On the day when you wave the omer you are to offer a male lamb without blemish, one year old, as a burnt offering to Adonai. 13 The grain offering with it should be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—an offering made by fire to Adonai for a soothing aroma. Its drink offering with it should be a quarter of a gallon[b] of wine. 14 You are not to eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this same day—until you have brought the offering of your God. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
15 “Then you are to count from the morrow after the Shabbat, from the day that you brought the omer[c] of the wave offering, seven complete Shabbatot. 16 Until the morrow after the seventh Shabbat you are to count fifty days,[d] and then present a new grain offering to Adonai. 17 You are to bring out of your houses two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two tenths of an ephah of fine flour. They are to be baked with hametz as firstfruits to Adonai. 18 You are to present, along with the bread, seven one-year-old lambs without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They will become a burnt offering to Adonai, with their meal offering, and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to Adonai. 19 Also you are to offer one male goat for a sin offering and a pair of year-old male lambs for a sacrifice of fellowship offerings. 20 The kohen is to wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before Adonai, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Adonai for the kohen. 21 You are to make a proclamation on the same day that there is to be a holy convocation, and you should do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 “Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the furthest corners of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Rather you are to leave them for the poor and for the outsider. I am Adonai your God.”

Fall Festivals

23 Adonai spoke to Moses saying: 24 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, saying: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a Shabbat rest, a memorial of blowing (shofarot),[e] a holy convocation. 25 You are to do no regular work, and you are to present an offering made by fire to Adonai.”
26 Adonai spoke to Moses, saying: 27 “However, the tenth day of this seventh month is Yom Kippur,[f] a holy convocation to you, so you are to afflict yourselves. You are to bring an offering made by fire to Adonai. 28 You are not to do any kind of work on that set day, for it is Yom Kippur, to make atonement for you before Adonai your God. 29 For anyone who does not deny himself on that day must be cut off from his people. 30 Anyone who does any kind of work on that day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You should do no kind of work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It is to be a Shabbat of solemn rest for you, and you are to humble your souls. On the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening until evening—you are to keep your Shabbat.”
33 Adonai spoke to Moses saying: 34 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, and say, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Sukkot, for seven days to Adonai. [g] 35 On the first day there is to be a holy convocation—you are to do no laborious work. 36 For seven days you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. The eighth day will be a holy convocation to you, and you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. It is a solemn assembly—you should do no laborious work.
37 “These are the moadim of Adonai, which you are to proclaim to be holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to Adonai—a burnt offering, a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each on its own day, 38 besides those of the Shabbatot of Adonai and besides your gifts, all your vows and all your freewill offerings which you give to Adonai.
39 “So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you are to keep the Feast of Adonaifor seven days. The first day is to be a Shabbat rest, and the eighth day will also be a Shabbat rest. 40 On the first day you are to take choice fruit of trees, branches of palm trees,[h] boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook, and rejoice before Adonai your God for seven days. 41 You are to celebrate it as a festival to Adonai for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations—you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You are to live in sukkot for seven days. All the native-born in Israel are to live in sukkot, 43 so that your generations may know that I had Bnei-Yisrael to dwell in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Adonai your God.”
44 So Moses declared to Bnei-Yisrael the moadim of Adonai.