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The Seder is a beautiful evening where we celebrate our Exodus from Egypt (which happened 3332 years ago in the physical sense but continues to happen every day in the spiritual sense).
What are the minimum requirements for the Seder night?
1. We should eat (each one of us) Matzah, at least 27 gr (which is about half a round Matzah), leaning to the left.
2. We should eat (each one of us) Maror, bitter herbs, at least 27 gr (which is about one leaf of lettuce).
3. We should drink (each one of us) 4 cups (at least 86 ml) of wine, leaning to the left. The first for Kiddush, the second after recounting the story of the Exodus and before the meal, the third one after Birkat Hamazon (the Grace after the Meal) and the fourth one after the last hymns to G-d.
4. We should tell the story of the Exodus and understand it. This is why we can say it in our language. The Hagadah helps us tell the story. It is important to understand what we say, because otherwise, it is a reading, not a story. This is why people read the Hagadah in Hebrew, and then in their own language, so that everyone understands it.
5. We need to celebrate and rejoice on the night of the Seder, and also during the whole week of Pesach. (From Shabbat evening until the Sunday evening of the next week)
Shabbat Shalom and Pesach Kasher Vesameach!
Arie from the Yeshiva
