JUDAISM: ABOUT THE SEDER MEAL

Question 1

Name the items on The Seder Plate? (6)

Answer 1

1. Bitter herbs
2. Charoset
3. A bone from the leg of lamb
4. A hard-boiled, slightly roasted egg
5. Matzah
6. Karpas

Question 2

What is karpas? (3)

Answer 2

1. A simple vegetable, other than bitter herbs.
2. Either potato or turnip dipped in salt water.
3. Symbolises simple life of slaves and the losses they suffered.

Question 3

What is matzah? (2)

Answer 3

1. Unleavened bread (bread with no yeast).

2. Symbolises they did not have time to add yeast and wait for bread to rise when they were escaping the Pharaohs.

Question 4

What does a hard-boiled, slightly roasted egg remind the Jews of?

Answer 4

Their new life of freedom.

Question 5

What do the bitter herbs symbolise?

Answer 5

How long they were in slavery.

Question 6

What is charoset?

Answer 6

A paste made of apple and nuts which reminds the Jews of the mud bricks they were forced to make.

Question 7

What does a bone from a leg of lamb represent?

Answer 7

The lambs that were killed for their blood which was to be painted on the doors.

Question 8

Why is wine spilt?

Answer 8

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Question 9

Kiddush

Answer 9

God freed them
He protected and freed
Egg reminds them of new life and freedom

Question 10

Maggid

Answer 10

Celebrate freedom
Celebrates keeping the Covenant
Lamb’s blood and bone as they were saved from Angel of Death

Question 11

Bikat Hamazon

Answer 11

Redeemed by God
God will go a long way to protect the Jews
God will help the Jews in big ways

Question 12

Hallel

Answer 12

Strengthening covenant 
Hallel's similar to lambs blood 
Shows Jews are God's chosen people 
Symbolises the laws of covenant 
I am the Lord, and I will bring you from under the yoke of Egyptians.  I will free you from