passover seder

this
will be a
day for you
to remember and
celebrate as a festival to
ADONAI,
from generation to
generation you are
to celebrate it..
Ex 12:14

the matzah reminds us of the haste in which our ancestors left egypt,
for the dough had not the time to rise, but baked hard and flat in the desert sun.
the parsley reminds us of the bitterness of the bondage of slavery.
we remember also that messiah, our passover, set us free from the bondage of sin.
we dip twice --first as a symbol of replacing our tears with joy,
and second to season the taste of bitterness,
knowing that Yeshua is our sweetness in the bitter times of life.
reclining is a symbol of the free man who can eat in leisure.
so this pillow reminds us of our freedom,
for in trusting God we are secure.

blessed are you,
o lord our God,
king of the universe,
who sustains the world with goodness,
with grace and with infinite mercy..
through your great goodness,
provision has not failed us.
may it never fail us at any time,
for the sake of your great name.

may our eyes behold your return to jerusalem in holiness.

blessed are you, o lord, who rebuilds jerusalem in his mercy.
amen.

at each passover since the children of israel were in exile in strange lands, it has been traditional to say,
"this year here, but next year, lord willing, we will celebrate it in jerusalem."
for a long time, that was just a dream. now since the lord has restored the land of israel, it is possible.
jerusalem is being rebuilt and the desert has begun to bloom.
the second coming of messiah yeshua is drawing near.
when he comes, there will be a new jeruslaem as he establishes his kingdom here on earth.

n e x t y e a r i n j e r u s a l e m ! ! !

(i got all of these excerpts from jewishvoice.org)