Charoset

the most-heavy rituals the Jewish participate in each year. During the Seder they not only recall the story in Exodus they see, smell and feel liberation, and recite prayers and contemplate the different stages in the story. The Seder plate id the focal point of the proceeding on the first 2 nights of Passover. The Seder plate hold around 7 items that symbolize different parts of the Passover story. But what goes on the Seder plate? - Shank Bone (zeroa): this is a roasted bone with a small piece of meat on it. It is symbolic of the lamb that was sacrificed the night the Israelites fled Egypt, which was the most important part when it was celebrated in the time of the temple. - Egg (Beitzah): is seen as representing the cycle of life. - Charoset: sweet salad of fruits, nuts, wine and cinnamon that represents the mortar the Israelites used to make bricks. - Vegetables (Karpas): during the Seder the vegetables are dipped into salt water representing and reminding them of the tears of the Israelite slaves. - Bitter herbs (maror and hazeret): it is symbolic of the bitterness of slavery. - Haroset: this s a red/ brownish paste which is symbolic of the clay the Israelites used to make bricks and mortar for the Egyptian cities they would build. The sweetness of the Haroset offsets the bitterness of the herbs reminding them that their freedom offsets the taste of remembering slavery. - Salt water: is representative of the tears and sweat of slavery. It is also symbolic of springtime,…

Some of these foods include: Baklava, dates, and halva. Baklava, a pasty covered in nuts and a cheese mixture, is associated with the fasting month of Ramadan Eid ul-Fitr by the Balkans and Ottoman Empire. Halva, another food that is important during religious holidays, is a nut-butter-based or flour-based dense, sweet confections. Halva is eaten on the 7th and 40th days and first anniversary following the death of a Muslim. Jewish people in the Middle East make up a small percentage of the…

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…

thence of the Resurrection. The fifth element is the shinbone of a lamb and that is so symbol the paschal sacrifice. The last element is the parsley or the radishes and this is just used as one of the side dishes for the meal. (Gaster,54) JEWISH PASSOVER (1 1/2) This project I got the opportunity to get a group together which was my family and sit down with them and feed them a meal I prepared for the passover. Starting from the beginning, I had invited my immediate family and two other family…