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Judaism: Expression of Religious Identity

Pesach, the Seder and the Haggadah

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Recall questions on chametz and its removal, what the seder is, the Haggadah and what the matzah represents.

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When is Pesach, and what happens at the seder?

Key term

Explain what the seder is.

Key term

What do maror and charoset represent on the seder plate?

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  1. 1

    When is Pesach and how long does it last?

    Model answer

    It begins on the fifteenth of Nisan and lasts seven days in Israel and among Reform Jews and eight days in most Diaspora communities.

  2. 2

    What is chametz, and what is done about it before Pesach?

    Model answer

    It is leavened food, which is cleared from the home, searched out by candlelight, and destroyed or formally sold for the duration of the festival.

  3. 3

    Explain what the seder is.

    Model answer

    The ordered home meal on the opening night or nights of Pesach at which the exodus is retold.

  4. 4

    Define the Haggadah.

    Model answer

    The book that sets out the order of the seder and the telling of the exodus.

  5. 5

    What does the matzah represent?

    Model answer

    The bread of affliction eaten in slavery, and the haste of the departure from Egypt when there was no time for the dough to rise.

  6. 6

    What do maror and charoset represent on the seder plate?

    Model answer

    The bitterness of slavery and the mortar the Israelites used in their forced labour.

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