The Sedar Plate Flashcards
What is the passover?
One of the most celebrated/important festival in the Jewish year
What season does the passover take place in?
It takes place in early spring
What does the Sedar meal represent?
It represents they time when isrealites left Egypt
What does the roasted egg represent?
It represents new life after egypt
What does the salt water represent?
It represents the tears of the isrealite slaves in Egypt
What does the parsley represent?
It represents a fresh start after Egypt
What does the charoset represent? (A sweet, dark-colored paste made of fruits and nuts)
It represents the motar used by the slaves to make bricks in Egypt
What does the bitter herbs represent?
They represent the bitter times of slavery in Egypt
What does the matzavah represent? (Flat bread)
It represents the speed in which the jews had to leave Egypt
What does the lamb bone represent?
It represents the lamb sacrificed at the passover (and later at the temple)
Why do Jews smear lamb blood on their door?
To notify the angel of death not to come to them.
