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Brief Guide to the Passover Seder Service

by Lisa Katz
for About.com

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Rachatzah, Motsi

Rachatzah - Washing the Hands

Everyone washes their hands in preparation for the festive meal.

Motsi - Blessing the Matza

We raise the two whole matzot and the broken matzah which is between them. We say the blessings over the "bread" and over the matza. Then we eat a piece of matzah.
  1. Seder Intro
  2. Kiddush, Urchatz, Karpas
  3. Yachatz
  4. Maggid - Part I of the Passover Story
  5. Maggid - Part II of the Passover Story
  6. Maggid - Part III of the Passover Story
  7. Rachatzah, Motsi
  8. Matzah, Maror, Korech
  9. Shulchan Orech, Tzafoon
  10. Barech, Hallel, Nirtzeh

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