seder

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The Word of the Day for April 13 is:

seder   \SAY-der\   noun
     : a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on 
the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the 
exodus from Egypt

Example sentence:
     Ari enjoys the stories, songs, and ceremonies that accompany dinner on the 
night of the seder.

Did you know?
     Order and ritual are very important in the seder, so important that they 
are even reflected in its name; the English word "seder" comes from a Hebrew 
word that means "order." The order of courses in the meal, as well as prayers, 
stories, and songs, are recorded in the Haggadah, a book that retells the story 
of the Exodus and relates the events of the seder to it. Each food consumed as 
part of the seder recalls an aspect of the Exodus. For instance, matzo 
(unleavened bread) represents the haste with which the Jews fled Egypt; maror 
(a mix of bitter herbs) recalls the bitterness of life as a slave; and a 
mixture of fruits and nuts called charoset (or haroset) symbolizes the clay or 
mortar the Israelites worked with as slaves.





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