Appendix A Prepare Seder Plate

Prepare the Seder Plate
On Passover we use a special plate called a seder
plate. We put five or six different foods on the seder
plate. These foods help us remember why Passover is
a special day.
A seder plate has a special place for each food.
Usually each food’s name is written on the seder plate
in Hebrew and in English. Can you figure out where all
of the foods on your seder plate go?
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Shank Bone
This is a roasted bone, usually from a chicken or
turkey. Some families like to put a roasted beet on the
plate instead of a bone.
Many years ago, the Jews used to give God a lamb on
Passover. This was called a sacrifice. The bone helps
us remember the days long ago when we used to give
God a lamb.
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Egg
People put a hard-boiled egg on the seder plate. It is
a good idea to hard-boil the egg so it will not break if
there is an accident.
Passover is a spring holiday. Spring is a time of year
when baby animals are born. Some baby animals
hatch from eggs. So an egg helps us to think of new
life and springtime.
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Karpas
Karpas is a green vegetable. Some people put parsley
on their seder plates, while others may use celery or
another green vegetable.
Passover is a spring holiday. Spring is a time of year
when leaves and new plants are growing. So karpas
helps us to think of springtime.
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Charoset
Charoset is a sweet mixture of apples, nuts, honey,
wine, and spices. Some people may put other fruit in
their charoset, too.
Charoset is a red-brown color. Charoset is also a little
mushy. Charoset reminds us of the mushy, red-brown
mortar the Jewish slaves made long ago in Egypt.
Mortar is a kind of clay that is used to help bricks stick
together.
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Maror
Maror is a bitter herb. Some people put radishes, green
onions, or horseradish on their seder plates to use as maror.
Maror tastes bitter. Maror reminds us of how bitter life was
for the Jews who were slaves in Egypt.
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Chazeret
Chazeret is another bitter herb. Some seder plates have a
place to put chazeret, and other seder plates do not.
Chazeret tastes bitter, just like maror. This reminds us of how
bitter life was for the Jews who were slaves in Egypt.