a special dinner which takes place on the first two nights of Passover and is held to remember the occasion when the Jewish people left Egypt. Ritual meal served on the first night of Passover, commemorating the flight of the Jews from Egypt. Presided over by the head of the family, the Seder follows a liturgy, the Haggadah, that reminds participants of the story of the Exodus. The ritual includes blessings, the pouring of wine, and ritual questions about the meaning of the event ("Why does this night differ from all other nights?") asked by the youngest child present. The meal includes unleavened bread and bitter herbs, the bread symbolizing the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt and the herbs symbolizing the bitterness of slavery. A cup of wine is poured for Elijah, the precursor of the messiah
{i} festive religious ceremony and dinner celebrated by Jews during the holiday of Passover (in commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt)
Literal translation: "order"; A program of prayers and rituals for home celebration
'Order'; a special ritual meal at Passover, recalling the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt 'Order'; a special ritual meal at Passover, recalling the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt
Seder is the festive meal eaten on the first night of Pesach The liturgical text for this meal is called the Haggadah
The PASSOVER talking-feast Seder can also be used to describe the order of rituals at other meals; for example, the SHABBAT seder, and the TU B'SHVAT seder Hebrew for "order "
The ceremonial meal which takes place at home during Passover in which stories and songs are read out from the haggadah
(pl sedorim) (lit , "order of"): The special service-meal conducted on the first two nights of Passover
Hebrew for "order" A ceremonial meal eaten at Passover see Messiah in the Passover
~ A joyous home serivce and festive meal that recalls the Israelites liberation from slavery in Egypt Takes part during Passover
More than a meal - the seder is a Jewish ritual that entails prayer, singing, discussion, story-telling, some special ritual appetizers, four cups of wine, a full meal, more singing The order and meaning of the seder is presented in a haggadah
Lit "The order " The Passover with (Pesach) service and meal held on the eve of the beginning of the week of Passover during which the story of the Exodus is recounted