Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition by Anita Diamant

Author:Anita Diamant [Anita Diamant and Howard Cooper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061748516
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

The Yontif Seder

The word seder, which means “order,” is most closely associated with Passover. The Passover seder is made up by the order of the readings, blessings, and rituals that take place before, during, and after the ritual meal on the first and (for many) second nights of the holiday. People have also created seders for Tu B’Shvat, Hannukah, and Purim; ritual menus of songs, readings, blessings, and activities surrounding a meal.

The yontif seder is similar to the Shabbat seder, which is the order of blessings, customs, and songs surrounding the Friday night meal, described on pages 35–49. Most of the holidays described in the following chapters begin with a festival meal that includes four basic blessings: over candles, wine (kiddush), the season (shehechiyanu), and bread (motzi).

Candles. Festival candles mark the beginning of most holiday celebrations, just as Shabbat candles mark the beginning of the Sabbath. If a holiday begins on Friday night, the blessing for the candles concludes with the words shel Shabbat v’yom tov, “the lights of Shabbat and the holiday.”

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