The Passover Seder Plate

The centerpiece of the Passover Seder table is the Seder plate, a special plate containing 5 foods that remind us of the struggle of the Israelites in their quest and journey to freedom.

These five food are....

Haroseth
Parsley (dipped in salt water)
Roasted egg
Shank Bone
Bitter herbs

A mixture of chopped walnuts, wine, cinnamon and apples that represents the mortar the Jewish slaves used to assemble the Pharaoh's bricks.

Symbolizing Springtime, it is dipped in salt water to remind us of for the tears of the Jewish slaves.

Another symbol of Spring.

Symbolic of the sacrificial lamb offering, the bone can come from whatever the family is eating, such as the leg bone of a roasted turkey.

Freshly grated horseradish reflects the bitter affliction of slavery.

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asaf gurfinkel

18:55 04/28/2008

 

why didn't you put egg at the least

Humma Hasan

03:05 04/21/2008

 

What do the foods symbolise?

lisa

21:50 04/19/2008

 

are you allowed to eat off the seder plate ?

Manny Hamelburg

22:05 04/17/2008

 

What do the four questions signify?

anthony.wolfe

15:35 04/16/2008

 

can you eat anything with venigers