When your guests assemble, this reading could be the first words used around the table to welcome everyone and set the mood for your gathering.
Open Your Senses
The Passover Seder goes beyond words to open the senses.
See the sights of Passover.
See the
Seder plate at your dinner table.
See your
family and friends gather together.
See your
children find the afikoman.
Open your
eyes; and welcome the season of spring.
Hear the sounds of Passover.
Hear the
singing of your children and parents.
Hear the
breaking of the matzah.
Hear your
children asking questions.
Listen to
our history retold generation to generation.
Taste the flavors of Passover.
Taste the
bitter herbs and sweet charoset.
Taste the
bread of our ancestors.
Taste the
tears and joy of our ancestors.
Savor the
flavors of your traditional Passover dinner.
Smell the scents of Passover.
Smell the
matzah ball soup.
Smell the
gefilte fish and sweet wine.
Smell the
new blossoms of spring.
Inhale the
smells that fill your home tonight.
Feel the wonder of Passover.
Feel the
warmth of glowing candles.
Feel the
tradition of family.
Feel the
love of God holding your child’s hand.
And feel
the joy and blessing of your freedom.
How lucky we are.
How good is our fortune as our Seder begins.