Seder Plate Diagram

Question: The Seder Plate

Answer: six foods that represent themes connected to the Passover Seder and to the Exodus.

Question: Maror

Answer: “Bitter herb” - a required food at the Passover seder, symbolizing the bitterness of the slavery in Egypt

Question: Chazeret

Answer: Horse radish

Question: Charoset

Answer: This symbolic food at the Passover Seder is a mixture of ground nuts, apple, cinnamon, and wine representing the mortar used by the Israelites laboring as slaves in Egypt and thus recalling the bondage there.

Question: Karpas

Answer: Means green vegetables and symbolized springtime and reeds used to paint the doors with blood

Donation Page

Support Our Work

Do you appreciate the value this website provides? If so, please consider donating to help keep it running. Your donation will go a long way in helping us continue to provide the same quality of content and services. Every bit helps, and your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity.