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Invited to the Passover Seder? What do I bring my Jewish friendsPassover is the most celebrated festival amongst Jews, and probably the best known festival amongst Christians.The Seder, the ceremonial feast held over two nights outside Israel and one night in Israel has very elaborate rituals and is composed of readings and singing and eating of special foods. In addition the table is decorated with particular ornaments and dishes.The festival commemorates Jewish exodus from Egypt. And the …

On Seder night, the Haggadah sets the order or Seder of the evening, but foods and traditions vary enormously among different communities. Ashkenazim can’t imagine a seder plate without horseradish, while many Sephardic families use romaine lettuce for maror and celery leaves for karpas. Naturally, foods were often influenced by what was available locally and by regional culinary traditions.My Sephardic mother cooked the eggs for the seder plate in onions skins and added a dash of coffee. …

As Pesach and the Seder approaches, I thought it could be useful to have a checklist handy to ensure that you don't forget what to place on the table. As SEDER means order, I thought a little assistance on this front might be helpful.Is there something we have left out?AT THE SEDER TABLESeder plate with: Sliced Cucumber / celery / potato (Karpas) Lettuce (Chazeret) Horseradish (Marror) Charoset Roasted chicken wing (Zero'ah) Hard boiled egg (Beitzah) …