Pesach
Pesach begins on Wednesday night, April 8, 2009Holiday celebrating the Jewish People's exodus from Egypt.
Seder Table Checklist
1. Three Matzot (covered)The Matzot can either be part of the Seder Plate (if the plate is so constructed) or left separately. Also, they should be whole.
2. Haggadah
3. Wine
4. Seder Plate
5. Kiddush cup (at least 3.3 oz.)
6. Saucer (for spilling wine when plagues are mentioned.)
7. Extra Matzah (covered-optional; This Matzah need not be on the table.)
8. Cup of Elijah
9. Salt Water
10. Extra Marror (This Marror need not be on the table.)
11. Pillow (for leaning)
12. Kittel (a white garment worn by all married men except one who is in mourning. Some have the custom that a Chatan (groom) during the first year of marriage does not wear a Kittel.)
The OU.ORG Pesach section is compiled from different sources, including The Book of Our Heritage by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov.
Other Pesach Content
- What is Passover?
- When does Passover Begin?
- How Do I Prepare for Passover
- What Is “Kosher for Passover”
- What is “Matzoh” or “Matzah”?
- When Do Passover Dietary Laws End?
- Foods Which May Not Be Used On Passover
- The “Seder”
- Seder Table Checklist
- About Work Restrictions
- Glossary of Common Passover Terms
- Matzah - The Main Symbol
- The Haggadah
- The Number “Four”
- The Four Cups
- The Four Questions
- The Four Sons
- The Four Expressions
- The Fifteen Steps-The First Five
- The Fifteen Steps - The Middle Six
- The Fifteen Steps-The Last Four
- And You Shall Tell Your Children
- Haggadah Insights
- “Shir HaShirim” - The Song of Songs
- From Shame to Praise
- Wine - Connection Between Purim and Pesach
- Pesach Insights from Parshat Shemot
- Pesach Insights from Parshat Yitro
- Pesach: Birth and Rebirth
- The Inner Meaning of Matzah
- Pesach
- Shabbat Chol Hamoed
- A Time of Dance
- When was the Exodus?
- What are we celebrating on Pesach?
- A Three Days Journey in the Desert
- Hotter Than Fire
- HILCHOS PESACH
- Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen-Passover Insight
- Reb Mordechai Rosen z"l
- Passover Safety Tips
- Falling Through The Cracks
- Your Official Guide to Passover Preparation
- Children’s Activities for Pesach
- Children’s Activities for Shavuot