Pesach Passover Research Paper

On the 15th day of the Jewish Month, Nissan, Pesach begins. Pesach in English means Passover (“Pesach: Passover” 1). Before Pesach begins, the host family must make sure their home is perfectly clean (“Pesach: Passover” 1). When cleaning their home it usually takes several weeks or days to clean every spot (“Pesach: Passover” 1). When cleaning the stove and fridge, they are supposed to clean it with a toothpick and a Q-tip and when cleaning the surfaces that are being used to hold food, they must be covered with foil or self-liner (“Pesach: Passover” 1). Once all the appliances are cleaned, the the chametz are burned (“Pesach: Passover” 1). Chametz is any food made by wheat, rye, barley, oats, and spelt (“Pesach: Passover” 1). It is avoided …show more content…
Any green vegetable is dipped into salt water to act as a reminder for the Jews of the slavery that they went through ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). The fourth step is Yachatz, which is breaking the middle matzah ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). Matzah is a replacement for chametz ("What Is Passover?" 1). The bread is broken because they are symbolizing the poor by “creating less” ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). One half of the bread is put aside to make sure that they’ll have enough for later ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" …show more content…
The ninth step is Korech which is the charoset and hillel sandwich ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). Charoset is a combination of apples, nuts, and wine and symbolizes brick and mortar that the Jews used to building things while they were slaves in Egypt ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). The tenth and eleventh step is Shulchan Orech, which means meal, and Tzafun, which means hidden things ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). During the Shulchan Orech a course of matzah ball soup and gefilte fish are served while followed by the main course and dessert ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). During the Tzafun, the children search for a hidden piece of matzah called the afikoman and whoever finds it first gets a prize ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). The twelfth step is Barech, which means blessing ("What Happens at a Passover Seder?" 1). Psalm 126 is read and it states, “When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, LORD, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy, Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy,