A reference for Seder/Passover. Shows various recipes.

http://kosher4passover.com/recipes.htm





Passover, or Pesach is held each Spring to recall the Jews' deliverance out
of slavery in Egypt circa 1300 BCE. A ritual Seder meal is eaten in each
observing Jewish home at this time. Six different foods are placed on the
seder plate in the order in which they area eaten:
Maror (bitter herbs) to symbolize the bitterness of slavery
Zeroa (lamb shankbone) to recall the Passover sacrifice in the ancient
temple Choroset (apple, nuts & spices with wine) represents the mortar used
by Hebrew slaves
Chazeret (bitter vegetables) also to symbolize the bitterness of slavery
Karpas (vegetables dipped in salt water) recalls the bitter tears shed
during slavery
Beitzah (roasted egg) symbolizes mourning, sacrifice, spring, and renewal.

Roger



----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Fletcher" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: a new poem: The Haggadah (The Story)


 > Morning Ryfkah.  What a lovely beginning and I like the sandwich building
a
 > lot too.  I'm completely lost as to what a Hillel sandwich is but it
sounds
 > very tasty.  Is it vegetarian?  What's choroset?  I'm hoping it's not
meat:-)
 >  I wonder whether you might include a few notes at the end of the poem?
I
 > haven't watched the News much for the last few days so I don't know what
the
 > Mexican flag's doing in the poem.  I'm left with the feeling that I'm
missing
 > out a lot by not knowing the references.  I do think it has all the right
 > ingredients though:-)
 > bw
 > christina
 >
 >
 > > The Haggadah (The Story)
 > >
 > > Today bright as divinity
 > > eastern clouds portend another fate
 > > We purchase horseradish
 > > to remind us that tears run bitter
 > >
 > > We build a Hillel sandwich
 > > a bit of choroset
 > > the apples nuts wine
 > > like mortar across the matza
 > > a horseradish dab added
 > > Laughing we cry
 > > as hot meets sweet
 > >
 > > The looting shooting flash
 > > across TV screen
 > > hours of a statue carnage
 > > videologued for posterity
 > > an American Marine buried
 > > with full military honors
 > > his casket cloaked by
 > > a Mexican flag
 > >
 > > The story retold
 > > God with an outstretched
 > > arm makes us free
 > >
 > > Ryfkah 4/12/03
 >
 >
 >






Deborah Elizabeth Russell, Artist/Poet

Post Poems | Inside | Cityslide
Shadow Poetry | Parallels Words For The Wind

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