Here is our Haggadah. A Passover instruction guide. We are commanded to keep this feast FOREVER..... Not easter, but Passover. Enjoy. It is very long. The Wise Messianic Haggadah Passover is a celebration of freedom, in particular the celebration of Gods deliverance of the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt, but as we shall see, a Jew named Yeshua gave the celebration new significance. As you may recall from the story of the Exodus, the last of the ten plagues used to persuade Pharaoh to let the people go was the smiting of the firstborn. In the twelfth chapter of Exodus, the Israelites are instructed to sacrifice a perfect lamb, and smear its blood on their lintels and door posts. When the destroyer saw the blood, he would Pass over that house. The Passover celebration itself centers around a ceremonial meal called a Seder, which consists of eating symbolic foods and drinking symbolic wine, interspersed with a stylized narrative of the Exodus, according to the Seder liturgical manual called the Haggadah (which means narration). It is not a passive ceremony, but involves everyone present. Passover is a time of celebration, so the table is set festively. There are candles, which must be lit, by a woman, by nightfall. A special blessing is pronounced in connection with the lighting of the candles. (Here again we see something interesting; few things in Judaism require a woman to perform them, but it is a woman who lights the candles to get everything started. So it was necessary that the Savior of the world should be born of a woman, without the involvement of a man.) The Haggadah is more than a book. It is a script suggesting what we may say, showing us how we may sit, and recommending what we might eat. It serves as a series of clues to the various parts of the Seder. We don’t so much celebrate Passover or mark Passover or remember Passover as we experience it, relive it, retell it. That is why the Haggadah tells us to imagine that each of us was a member of the generation of the Exodus. Each of us needs to remember the thrill of freedom before it became a burden to be tamed, and each of us needs to remember the desires and the dangers involved in seeking to tame it. We are our own ritual experts this evening, but we are gathered in a cause that transcends our personal desires. So we use a book called the Haggadah, the collective memory of the generations. Telling the story in our own way frees our imagination to enter into the mystery and the marvels of the Exodus from Egypt. But the Haggadah also bids us to free ourselves from the limits of the written word: “Whoever expands upon the telling of the story is to be praised.” We become the Israelites; we feel the Egypt in our lives. We recall what it is like to feel trapped, oppressed, and forgotten. The Haggadah tells us that is what is supposed to happen: “Each of us should imagine that we personally went out from the Land of Egypt.” And in many ways, the story is our own. Egypt in Hebrew is Mitzrayim, meaning “narrow place.” Each of us is constricted by our own fears of change. We know that the pull of freedom is threatened by the tug of laziness or the lure of the familiar. Each of us can use the help of valiant men and women who call us to be free. We can pass through the narrow canal of the parted waters and emerge new on the other side if we have the help and the encouragement of others. Passover is the beginning of such encouragement. Freedom is just the beginning. It is the prerequisite, not the goal. The goal leads through the ethical to the spiritual: to serve God willingly instead of serving Pharaoh forcibly, to be part of the sacred instead of the mundane, to be joined to the ultimate instead of the finite. The Seder celebrates freedom with purpose. It is journey with destination *******Miriam’s Cup******* A new tradition has gained momentum in the past few years, highlighting the role of women in Judaism – and the Exodus Story. Some families fill a Kiddush cup with water and designate it for Miriam, Moses’ sister. Miriam is a central figure in the Passover story. She stands guard over baby brother Moses, as he is set floating on the Nile and arranges for a wet nurse – Moses’ mother – to care and nurse for him while living with the Pharaoh’s daughter. Miriam leads the Israelites in singing and dancing after they cross the Red Sea successfully. It was her merits, one Midrash, biblical story, says that the Israelites were blessed with fresh sweet water all the days of her life. And when Miriam dies, the Israelites lose their most precious possession – water. Miriam offered hope and renewal throughout the journey. We are reminded, then, on a holiday celebrating many kinds of birth (Moses, the Jewish people, springtime) and of the women who make many of these births happen. ******Order of Seder******* Name Meaning Kaddesh Kiddush (1st cup of wine) Urechatz Wash hands, before eating Karpas Karpas Eat parsley dipped in salt water Yachatz Break the middle matzah – hide the Afikoman Maggid The telling of the story of Passover (2nd cup of wine) Rachtzah Wash hands before the meal Motzi Blessing for “Who brings forth”, over matzah Matzah Blessing over matzah Maror Blessing for the eating of the bitter herbs Korech Eat matzah with bitter herbs & charoset Shulchan Orech Passover Dinner Tzafun Eat the Afikoman Barech Blessings after the meal (3rd & 4th cups of wine) Hallel Recite the Hallel, Psalm of praise Nirtzah Next year in Jerusalem – conclusion of the Seder *******KADDESH******* LEADER: We are gathered this evening to observe and remember Passover, God’s deliverance of His people. God delivered Israel from the bondage of slavery and He commanded us to observe this holiday. We are not to celebrate in vain, but to give thanks to Him and to recognize an even greater Passover and deliverance. Through the death of the foretold Messiah – Yeshua, we too will be passed over from death and released from the bondage of sin. I ask tonight that you consider each of the scriptures and prayers that we will be reading this evening and that you may truly observe and recognize our God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I also encourage you to seek God on your own. The truth is revealed in God’s Word. READER: “And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.” (Exodus 12:17) READER: “And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) LEADER: (non-scripted prayer) LEADER : Light is a symbol of God’s presence. Lighting candles during holidays and on Shabbat remind us that God is our light. It is written in Genesis that the offspring of a woman would crush the serpent’s head. “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) It is through a woman that our salvation would come, our hope, our light. It is by the seed of a woman that Yeshua was born. Let us kindle the festival lights. WOMAN: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Festival lights. Amen. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam a-sher kid-sha-nu B’-mi-tzvo-tav v’-tziva-nu l’-had-lik ner shel yom tov. (light one candle) WOMAN: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has kept us in life and has preserved us, and has enabled us to reach this season. Amen. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam a-sher she-he-che-ya-nu v’-ki-yi-mo-nu v’-hi-gi-a-nu l’z-man ha-zey. (light other candle) LEADER: The Seder plate has many items that we will use to experience the Passover using our senses. We will now begin reading the Haggadah, which means “the telling”. We are called to celebrate Passover – Jew and Gentile. For Yeshua said: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them; the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-20) READER : Then the Lord said unto Moses, “Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.” (Exodus 6:1) ALL: Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” (Exodus 6:6-7) LEADER: During the Passover Seder we will drink four glasses of wine: (1) The Cup of Sanctification (2) The Cup of Plagues (3) The Cup of Redemption (4) The Cup of Praise LEADER: We will say the traditional Jewish prayer before drinking each cup. I would also like to point out that there is a traditional meaning with each cup as well as Yeshua’s fulfillment. The Cup of Sanctification Traditional– We are to be clean of yeast. Fulfillment –We are to be clean of sin – Yeshua is the only way to be cleansed of our sins The Cup of Plagues Traditional– Remembrance of the Plagues in Egypt. Fulfillment –Remembrance of our trials & tribulations – develops perseverance, humility, and maturity in our walk with the Lord. The Cup of Redemption Traditional –Symbolizes the blood of the Passover lamb who saved the Israelites from death. Fulfillment –Yeshua is our Passover Lamb who’s blood saved us from death. (this cup is the cup in communion or The Lord’s Supper) The Cup of Praise Traditional –Give thanks to God for guiding the Israelites out of Egypt. Fulfillment –We are to always have praise on our lips for our salvation that is given through Yeshua. READER: “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? “ (Hebrews 10:26-29) READER: “And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. “ (Luke 22:14-18) LEADER : Sanctification is the first step to our salvation. God is holy and we can not enter His presence with sin. He established the sacrificial system to cleanse us of our sin. Yeshua is the ultimate sacrifice, so we can be in God’s presence. May we all be sanctified through the blood of the Lamb, Yeshua. Please fill your cup. Let us lift our cups, the Cup of Sanctification, and bless the Lord for His abundant giving. (fill everyone’s cup) ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Ba-rukh a-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam bo-rey pri ha-ga-fen. (Drink the first cup of wine) (the end of Kaddesh) *******URECHATZ******* READER: (Psalm 24:1-6) [1] The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. [2] For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. [3] Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in his holy place? [4] He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. [5] He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. [6] This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah LEADER: Let us wash our hands. As we wash, let us renew our commitment to God to have “clean hands and a clean heart”. (Dip hands into water and then dry) ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by your commandments, and has commanded us to wash our hands. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam a-sher kid-sha-nu B’-mitz-vo-tav v’-tziva-nu ahl na-tie-lat ya-da-yim. (end of Urechatz) *******KARPAS******* READER: “And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.” (Exodus 2:23-25) LEADER: We will take the parsley, called kar-pas and we will dip it into the salt water. We do this to symbolize the tears and pain of the Israelites. After the following prayer, take the parsley and dip it into the salt water two times and remember that even though we have painful circumstances in our lives, we will always have the hope of God to free us from our tribulations. ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. Ba-rukh a-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam b-orey pri ha-‘a-da-mah (Dip the parsley in the salt water twice, then eat it.) (end of Karpas) *******YACHATZ******* READER: “Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. “ (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8) READER: “And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.” (Exodus 12:34) LEADER: (lifting the plate of three matzah) We traditionally put three Matzahs on our Seder plate. There are many explanations for why we use three. One is that it represents Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will let the Spirit lead you in your thoughts as to why there are three matzahs. However, my thoughts are that it represents Elohim (the plural word for God). Why would there be a plural word for God if He is known as One? Perhaps because God is known by many names: Adonai, Jehovah, Yahweh. Perhaps because He is referred to as God our Father, Yeshua - Son of God, and Holy Spirit – the Spirit of God. (remove and break the middle matzah) We now break the middle piece, the bread of affliction. We will eat one half and the other half is called the Afikoman (a-fi-KOH-men), the dessert. (wrap the afikoman in a cloth) I will hide the Afikoman and later the children can try to find it to return for a reward. (hide the wrapped afikoman, Put the other half back in the pouch) ALL: In haste we went out of Egypt (end of Yachatz) *******Maggid******* READER: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. “ (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) READER: “And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. “ (Deuteronomy 6:20-25) READER: “And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. “ (Exodus 12:26-27) Young Child: (Rising to ask four questions) [1] On all other nights we eat bread. On this night why do we eat only matzah? [2] On all other nights we eat all kinds of vegetables. On this night why do we eat only bitter herbs? [3] On all other nights we do not dip our vegetables even once. On this night why do we dip them twice? [4] On all other nights we eat our meals sitting or reclining. On this night why do we eat only reclining? LEADER: Tonight is different from all other nights because tonight we will remember what God has done for his people. ALL: Blessed is the Almighty God who has given the Torah to His people. LEADER: We will now tell the story of Passover. READER: The Israelites were already in the land of Egypt. They became fertile and multiplied and increased very greatly, so that the land was filled with them. A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph, and imposed great labor and hardship on the Israelites. But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased and spread out. The king then ordered that all newborn baby boys be killed. The Pharaoh charged all his people saying “every boy that is born you shall throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.” READER: A Levite woman conceived and bore a son and hid him for three months. After that time, she prepared a wicker basket and laid the child in the basket and placed it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the Nile and saw the basket among the reeds and had her slave girl fetch the basket. The Pharaoh’s daughter took pity on the child and made him her own son. She named him Moses, explaining, “I drew him out of water.” READER: Moses grew and had learned of his heritage. After witnessing an Egyptian beating an Israelite, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When Pharaoh learned of the matter, he sought to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh. He arrived in the land of Midian, where he married his wife, Zipporah. READER: A long time had gone by and the king of Egypt died. The Israelites were groaning under bondage and cried out to God. God heard their cries. God appeared to Moses in a burning bush telling him that he would use Moses to lead His people out of Egypt into a land “flowing with milk and honey”. So Moses returned to Egypt and Moses took the rod of God with him. READER: Moses and his brother Aaron went to the Pharaoh to ask for the release of their people. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened against the Israelites and would not release them from the bondage of slavery. Each time the Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go, the land of Egypt came under a great plague. With the tenth and most awful plague, the heart of Pharaoh would be pierced. ALL: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.” (Exodus 12:12) READER: “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13) READER: “And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. And in the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.” (Exodus 12:14-17) LEADER : Let us fill our cups a second time. A full cup is a sign of joy and on this night we are filled with joy in remembrance of God’s mighty deliverance. We must also remember the great sacrifice at which redemption was purchased. Lives were sacrificed to bring the Israelites out of the bondage of Egypt. LEADER: As we recite each plague, let us dip our little finger into the cup, allowing a drop of wine to fall, reducing the fullness of our cup of joy this night. ALL: Blood! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Frogs! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Gnats! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Wild Beasts! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Disease to livestock! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Boils! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Hail! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Locusts! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Darkness! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) ALL: Death of the firstborn! (dip a finger and let a drop fall in a bowl) LEADER: Rabbi Gamaliel, grandson of Rabbi Hillel and teacher of Rabbi Saul (Paul, the Apostle), taught that in recounting the Passover story one must explain three things: The Passover Lamb, Unleavened Bread, and the Bitter Herbs. LEADER: PASSOVER: It is God that we honor in remembering that He passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians. (lift shank bone of a lamb) The shank bone reminds us of the lamb whose blood marked the doors of the Israelites. We read in Exodus that the lamb was to be without defect, brought into the household and cared for. It was then at twilight, the fourteenth day of the month, that the Israelites were to slaughter the lamb and put the blood on the sides and tops of the doorframes. God gave His people instructions that only through obedience would they be spared from the angel of death. Isaiah told of the coming Messiah, that He would be led like a lamb to the slaughter. We know that Yeshua was our final blood atonement so that we would be freed from the bondage of sin and we would be passed over from death. “ Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.” (Revelation 5:12) READER: The Israelites were saved by God and not an angel or seraph or any other messenger. For it is written: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.” (Exodus 12:12) LEADER: “I shall pass through the land of Egypt…” ALL: “I – not an angel” LEADER: “I shall strike down every first-born…” ALL: “I – not a seraph” ALL: “I am the Lord, I am the One God, and there is none besides Me.” LEADER : MATZAH: (lift half of Middle Matzah), Why do we eat this unleavened bread? The dough did not have time to rise before God revealed Himself to them and redeemed them. As it is written: “And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.” Exodus 12:39) LEADER: MAROR: (lift the Bitter Herb), Why do we eat bitter herb? We eat bitter herb because of the hardship that the Israelites had to bear. As it is written: “And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor.” (Exodus 1:14) LEADER: (lifting the egg), The egg has also been added to the Seder. It is called kha-hi-hah, a name signifying the special holiday offering. The egg was added during the Babylonian period. The egg does not have a great significance in the Seder other than reminding us of our Jewish heritage and the many obstacles that have been overcome throughout the years. LEADER: And now we bless our second cup of wine, the cup of plagues. ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who created the fruit of the vine. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam bo-rey pri ha-ga-fen. (Drink the second cup of wine) (end of Maggid) *******RACHTZAH******* ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to wash our hands. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘olam -sher kid-sha-nu B’-mitz-vo-tav v’-tziva-nu ah-‘na-tie-lat yah-da-yim. (wash hands) (end of Rachtzah) *******MOTZI******* LEADER: We will now bless the matzah as a food. (hold all matzah on plate) ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-o-lamha-mo-tzi le-khem min ha-‘a-retz. (this is the bread blessing Yeshua pronounced at the Last Supper) (Do not eat the Matzah at this time) (end of Motzi) *******MATZAH******* LEADER: (hold top and middle-half pieces of matzah) The Matzah of Passover is not just food, but a fulfillment of a commandment . This is the bread of affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt; let those who are hungry, enter and eat thereof, and all who are in distress, come and celebrate the Passover. Now we are here, but next year may we be in the land of Israel! Now we are slaves, but next year may we be free men! – Let us bless the Matzah. ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us concerning the eating of the Matzah. (do not eat the Matzah at this time) (end of Matzah) *******MAROR******** ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us concerning the eating of the Maror. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai Elo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam a-sher kid-sha-nu B’-mitz-vo-tav v’-tziva-nu a-he-lot Ma-ror. (everyone eat the top Matzah with Maror) (end of Maror) *******KORECH******* READER: “And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s Passover.” (Exodus 12:11) ALL: “The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.” (Numbers 9:11) (Everyone eat the bottom Matzah with Maror) LEADER: Let us now eat and remember the grace, mercy and love that God has for each of us, for He sent Yeshua, our Messiah, to be our Passover Lamb. We too, like the Israelites released from bondage of slavery, can be saved from the bondage of sin. (eat the broken half-Matzah with Maror and Charoset) LEADER: How great is God’s goodness to us! For each of His acts of mercy and kindness we declare DAYENU (die-YAY-new) – it would have been sufficient. LEADER: If the Lord had merely rescued us, but had not judged the Egyptians… ALL: Day-ye-nu! LEADER: If He had only destroyed their gods, but had not parted the Red Sea… ALL: Day-ye-nu! LEADER: If He had only drowned our enemies, but had not fed us with manna… ALL: Day-ye-nu! LEADER: If He had only led us through the desert, but had not given us the Sabbath… ALL: Day-ye-nu! LEADER: If He had only given us the Torah, but not the land of Israel… ALL: Day-ye-nu! (end of Korech) *******Song******* This is My commandment, that you love one another, That your joy may be full. (repeat first two lines) That your joy may be full. (repeat this line) This is My commandment, that you love one another, That your joy may be full. (repeat whole song) *******SHULCHAN ORECH******* The Shulchan Orech is not read – these are the directions [1] Leader says a prayer [2] Break to eat the Passover Supper [3] Everyone returns to finish reading the Haggadah [4] The Afikomen must be found (by the children) and returned to the Leader for a reward. The reward is a symbol of the fact that Yeshua purchased our Redemption at the price of His own life. [5] Save room for dessert – the Afikomen (end of Sulchan Orech) *******TZAFUN******* [After the meal comes the hidden matzo or afikomen. It is usually left to the children to find it, and once it is found, the head of the house may have to buy it back with money. The Seder cannot continue without it. Once it is retrieved, a small piece is given to each participant. The wine goblets are filled, and grace after meals is recited. To one who has trusted in Jesus as Messiah , the significance of the afikomen is startling. The three matzot suggest the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The middle matzo would then be the Son (Jesus), whose body was broken (crucified) , wrapped in white linen and hidden (buried) and found (resurrected), to be partaken of by all who will.] LEADER: (lifting the afikomen) We will now eat the afikomen, the dessert. The taste of the afikomen should linger in our mouths. The Passover can not be completed without the afikomen, nor can our redemption be complete without Yeshua, the Bread of Life, our Messiah! It is about the afikomen that Yeshua said “This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. Ba-rukh A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-o-lam ha-mo-tzi le-khem min ha-‘a-retz. (all eat the Afikoman) LEADER: Many ask, “How does the Messiah, Yeshua, fit into the Passover Story?” God gave us many signs and prophecies about our coming Messiah. Yeshua fulfilled all the prophecies foretold of the first coming of the Messiah, in the Torah, the prophets and the writings. Just as the lamb’s blood protected the Israelites from death, Yeshua’s blood will protect us from death. Prophecy: Fulfilled READER: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” (Micah 5:2) Prophecy: Now READER: “Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.” (Micah 5:3) Prophecy: Future READER: “And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.” (Micah 5:4) READER: “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.” (Isaiah 52:13 – 53:8) (end of Tzafun) *******BARECH******* ALL: “What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.” (Psalm 116:12-14) LEADER: Let us fill our cups for the third time this evening. (lifting cup), This is the Cup of Redemption, symbolizing the blood of the Passover Lamb. This was the cup “after supper” which Yeshua identified himself – “Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.” (Luke 22:20) ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Ba-rukh a-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam bo-rey pri ha-ga-fen. (Drink the third cup of wine) LEADER: (lifting the fourth cup of wine) The theme of this part of the Haggadah before the meal was the redemption of the Israelites from Egypt. In keeping with tradition, we now move to the Messianic redemption. We open the door, indicating our readiness to receive the Prophet Elijah, herald of the Messiah. We must also now open our hearts to the truth. (have a child open the door) ALL : “Behold. I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” (Malachi 4:5) LEADER: Elijah was taken up by a great whirlwind in a chariot of fire. We wait for him today to announce the second coming of our Messiah, Son of David. READER : Before the birth of John the Baptizer, an angel of the Lord said: “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (Luke 1:17) READER: Later, Yeshua spoke of John: “And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, which was for to come.” (Matthew 11:14) READER: It was this same John who saw Yeshua and declared: “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) LEADER: Let us fill our cups, the Cup of Praise and give thanks to God! ALL: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Ba-rukh a-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hey-nu Me-lekh ha-‘o-lam bo-rey pri ha-ga-fen. (Drink the fourth cup of wine) (end of Barech) HALLEL LEADER: (text is from Psalm 136) [1]Give thanks unto the Lord; ALL: for his mercy endureth for ever. [2]O give thanks unto the God of gods: ALL: etc. [3]O give thanks to the Lord of lords: [4]To him who alone doeth great wonders: [5]To him that by wisdom made the heavens: [6]To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: [7]To him that made great lights: [8]The sun to rule by day: [9]The moon and stars to rule by night; [10]To him that smote Egypt in their first-born: [11]And brought out Israel from among them: [12]With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: [13]To him which divided the Red Sea into parts: [14]And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: [15]But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea: [16]To him which led his people through the wilderness: [17]To him which smote great kings: [18]And slew famous kings: [19]Sihon king of the Amorites: [20]And Og the king of Bashan: [21]And gave their land for a heritage: [22]Even a heritage unto Israel his servant: [23]Who remembered us in our low estate: [24]And hath redeemed us from our enemies: [25]Who giveth food to all flesh: [26]O give thanks unto the God of heaven: (end of Hallel) *******NIRTZAH******** READER: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith the Lord. But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (Jeremiah 31:31-34) READER: “…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” (Revelation 5:8) READER: “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) READER: “Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 3:12-18) LEADER: We have now finished our Passover Seder. I encourage each one of you to take the time during the remaining Passover holiday to read the story of Passover in Exodus as well as other scriptures quoted throughout this Haggadah. We are all called to live the Sh’ema – to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and might, and to treat others with kindness. Seek a relationship with God, not a “religion”. There are many today that do not believe the Yeshua is the Son of God. To deny this, is to deny the Torah, the prophets and the writings. There is no mystery – it’s all there. All the prophecies pertaining to the first coming of the Messiah have already been fulfilled by Yeshua. If you were to go back and read the prophecies, you would clearly see that it would be impossible for anyone else to fulfill these prophecies. So we can look into and study the prophets and study Yeshua’s ministry and see the true fulfillment of God’s word. You may ask, “How can a Jewish person believe that Yeshua is the Son of God and still be Jewish?” Well, the answer is simple to find – you must have a personal relationship with God. He will reveal the truth to you and you will see that He is lifting the veil that has been placed over Jewish and Gentile hearts. All will see that the Jewish Messiah has come! And when Yeshua came, Jews were not called to give up their Jewishness. On the contrary, they were called to be more righteous than the Pharisees. The Gentiles, too, are having the veil lifted from their eyes, for they have denied their Jewish heritage for so long that there remains division in the Church and in some cases a lack of understanding of the depth of the Scriptures. LEADER : “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) LEADER: Next year in Jerusalem! La-sha-nah ha-ba-‘ah bi-ru-sha-la-yim! (End of Nirtzah and the Passover Seder) *******Songs******* Soon and Very Soon Soon and very soon; We are going to see the King! Soon and very soon; We are going to see the King! Soon and very soon; We are going to see the King! Hallelujah, hallelujah; we’re going to see the King! (repeat song) Freely, Freely Chorus He said, “Freely, freely, you have received; Freely, freely give. Go in My name, and because you believe, Others will know that I live.” Verse God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name, I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name; And in Jesus name I come to you, To share His love as He told me to. (go to chorus)
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