Pesach Songs and Liturgy

This is the whole Passover Seder Chanted in the Moroccan Chanting. I can not wait until the whole body of Messiah can join together as one and sing together like this to honor the Father for sending our Messiah Yeshua as the Korban of Pesach: We should be united on this day more than ever

Passover Seder Steps

There are fifteen steps in the Seder, described in the Haggadah. They are usually sung, to a special melody, at the beginning of the Seder and sometimes when beginning the next step in the process. The word “Seder” means “order” and we follow the steps one by one in the Haggadah.

1. Kadesh Recite the Kiddush. We make a special Kiddush for the Festival of Passover. This is the first glass of wine (There are 4 glasses during the 15 steps).

2. Urchatz Wash Hands. Since the next step in the Seder will be the eating of a vegetable dipped in salt water we wash our hands to be ritually clean.

3. Karpas Eat the green vegetable dipped in salt water. Salt water is symbolic of the tears shed by the Jewish People in Egypt during slavery and throughout our history.

4. Yahatz Break the middle matza and hide half for Afikoman. The smaller piece, represents the “bread of affliction,” is returned to the Pesach plate to be eaten later for the Mitzva of Matza. The larger piece, representing the Pesach Sacrifice, to be eaten at the end of the meal (Afikoman,”Desert”).

5. Maggid Tell the story of Passover.  This is the part where the youngest child asks the four questions. We drink the second cup of wine. A new tradition of Miriam’s cup, which is filled with water, and the story of how she helped find water in the desert and how women have helped the Jewish people are told.

6. Rachtzah Wash hands before meal. This is the regular blessing recited before every meal in which bread is eaten, but during Passover we only eat Matza.

7. Motzi Say Hamotzi (The blessing for bread) while holding the remaining Matzot.   8. Matza Special blessing for the matza. Everyone eats a part of the top and the middle matza.

9. Maror Eat the bitter herb. Everyone eats lettuce leaves or stalks which are dipped into Charoset (a mix of nuts, apples, cinnamon, and sweet wine ).    10. Koresh Eat the bitter herb and matza together.

11. Shulchan Orech Serve the festive meal. The term Shulchan Orech actually means “set table”.

12. Tzafun Eat the Afikoman. The Afikoman, which symbolizes the Pesach Sacrifice, which was eaten at the end of the meal. Some traditions ransom it from the children who have “hidden” it. Other traditions put the Afikoman into a pillow case to symbolize that when we left Egypt we carried everything on our backs. The pillow case is passed around the table during the Seder.

13. Barech Say the grace after meal. The Third Cup of Wine is Drunk. The Cup of Elijah the Prophet is filled.

14. Hallel Recite Hallel. We recite the second part of Hallel, the selection of chapters of Psalms used as special praise for Hashem.

15. Nirtzah Conclude the Seder. We conclude with an additional prayer that we conduct the next Seder in Jerusalem.

Kaddesh which is blessing that is done before the Seder is done in the Morrocan chanting
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Instructions how to sing the Hallel Psalms for Passover Psalms 113-118

Instructions

1. • 1

     Use the special Passover Hallel. All 6 Psalms of the Hallel are recited in their entirety, but in 2 parts.

   • 2

     Conduct the Passover Seder. This is a ritual feast conducted on the first night of Passover. The Hallel recited during the Seder is unique in that it is recited during the day on all other occasions.

   •  3

   • Raise and hold the second cup at Magid, the fifth part of the Seder. The first part of the Hallel is introduced with 10 expressions of praise. These expressions represent the 10 plagues of Egypt.

   • 4

     Recite Psalms 113 and 114 just before the drinking of the second cup of wine while sitting down. This is the only time the Hallel is recited in 2 parts. Women are obligated to recite the Hallel at this time unlike other occasions. The leader of the Seder recites the first part of each Psalm and the other attendants recite the last part of each Psalm in response.

   • 5

     Recite Psalms 115 through 118 during the 13th part of the Seder, also while sitting down. This part of the Seder is actually called the Hallel and is done just before drinking the fourth cup of wine.

DAYENU
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Yigdal (Magnify) Prayer for the 8th day:

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Hebrew text

1. .יִגְדַּל אֱלֹהִים חַי וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח
   :נִמְצָא וְאֵין עֵת אֶל מְצִיאוּתוֹ
2. .אֶחָד וְאֵין יָחִיד כְּיִחוּדוֹ
   :נֶעְלָם וְגַם אֵין סוֹף לְאַחְדּוּתוֹ
3. .אֵין לוֹ דְּמוּת הַגּוּף וְאֵינוֹ גוּף
   :לֹא נַעֲרוֹךְ אֵלָיו קְדֻשָּתוֹ
4. .קַדְמוֹן לְכָל דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר נִבְרָא
   רִאשׁוֹן :וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית לְרֵאשִׁיתוֹ
5. .הִנּוֹ אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם לְכָל(וְכָל) נוֹצָר
   :יוֹרֶה גְּדֻלָּתוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ
6. .שֶׁפַע נְבוּאָתוֹ נְתָנוֹ
   :אֶל אַנְשֵׁי סְגֻלָּתוֹ וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ
7. .לֹא קָם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמשֶׁה עוֹד
   :נָבִיא וּמַבִּיט אֶת תְּמוּנָתוֹ
8. .תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת נָתַן לְעַמּוֹ אֵל
   :עַל יַד נְבִיאוֹ נֶאֱמַן בֵּיתוֹ
9. .לֹא יַחֲלִיף הָאֵל וְלֹא יָמִיר דָּתוֹ
   :לְעוֹלָמִים לְזוּלָתוֹ
10. .צוֹפֶה וְיוֹדֵעַ סְתָרֵינוּ
    :מַבִּיט לְסוֹף דָּבָר בְּקַדְמָתוֹ
11. .גּוֹמֵל לְאִישׁ חֶסֶד כְּמִפְעָלוֹ
    :יִתֵּן לְרָשָׁע רָע כְּרִשְׁעָתוֹ
12. .יִשְׁלַח לְקֵץ יָמִין מְשִׁיחֵנוּ
    :לִפְדּוֹת מְחַכֵּי קֵץ יְשׁוּעָתוֹ
13. .מֵתִים יְחַיֶּה אֵל בְּרֹב חַסְדּוֹ
    :בָּרוּךְ עֲדֵי עַד שֵׁם תְּהִלָּתוֹ

English translation

1. Exalted be the Living God and praised, He exists – unbounded by time is His existence;
2. He is One – and there is no unity like His Oneness – Inscrutable and infinite is His Oneness;
3. He has no semblance of a body nor is He corporeal – nor has His holiness any comparison;
4. He preceded every being that was created – the First, and nothing precedes His precedence;
5. Behold! He is Master of the universe to every creature – He demonstrates His greatness and His sovereignty;
6. He granted His flow of prophecy – to His treasured, splendid people;
7. In Israel, none like Moses arose again – a prophet who perceived His vision clearly;
8. God gave His people a Torah of truth – by means of His prophet, the most trusted of His household;
9. God will never amend nor exchange His law – for any other one, for all eternity;
10. He scrutinizes and knows our hiddenmost secrets – He perceives a matter’s outcome at its inception;
11. He recompenses man with kindness according to his deed – He places evil on the wicked according to his wickedness;
12. By the End of Days He will send our Messiah – to redeem those longing for His final salvation;
13. God will revive the dead in His abundant kindness – Blessed forever is His praised Name.

The Great Hallel:
Psalm 136 is a psalm of praise and thanksgiving recited on joyous occasions, including Passover.

Psalm 136

Give thanks to the Creator for all that is good–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
Give thanks to the Judge of all judges–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

Give thanks to the Foundation of foundations–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
To the one who performs great miracles alone–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

To the one who makes the sky with great wisdom–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
To the one who spreads the earth over the sea–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

To the one who makes great lights–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
The sun to govern by day–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

The moon and stars to govern by night–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
The one who struck Egypt through their firstborn–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

The one who brought out Israel from their midst–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
With a strong hand and outstretched arm–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

To the one who split the Sea of Reeds into parts–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
Who helped Israel cross through its midst–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

The one who struck down powerful kings–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
And slew kings who seemed invincible–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

Sichon, king of the Emorites–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
Og, king of Bashan–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

And gave their land as a portion–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
A portion to Israel, your servant–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

Who when we were low in spirit remembered us–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
And broke us away from our oppressors–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

Who gives food to all flesh–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.
Give thanks to the Power of the heavens–
for God’s kindness is toward the world.

Only Part of the Psalm on this clip
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The song is called:  “V’hi She’amda”  (a Passover song whose words come from the Haggada.

And this is what has stood by our ancestors and us, for there is not only one who has stood up to destroy us, but in every generation they stand up to destroy us. And the Holy One, blessed be He, rescues us from their hand.

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A fun Video about Passover from Egypt

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