Karpas

A passage you may read as you prepare to dip:

Centuries ago, only those who were free enjoyed the luxury of dipping their food to begin a meal. In celebration of our people’s freedom, tonight, we, too, start our meal by dipping green vegetables. However, we also remember that our freedom came after tremendous struggle. And, so, we dip our vegetables into salt water to recall the ominous waters that threatened to drown our Israelite ancestors as they fled persecution in Egypt, as well as the tears they shed on that harrowing journey to freedom.

We recognize that, today, there are more than 68 million people still making these treacherous journeys away from persecution and violence in their homelands. As we dip the karpas into salt water tonight, we bring to mind those who have risked and sometimes lost their lives in pursuit of safety and liberty.

HIAS Haggadah 2019 www.haggadot.com

KADESH
URCHATZ
KARPAS
YACHATZ
MAGGID
RACHTZAH
MOTZI MATZAH
MAROR
KORECH
SHULCHAN ORECH
TZAFUN
BARECH
HALLEL
NIRTZAH

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