Seder

[ sey-der ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Se·ders, Hebrew Se·da·rim [se-dah-, reem, s, uh, -, dah, -, r, im, sey-dah-, rim].

1. a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.

Seder

/ ˈseɪdə /

noun

1. Judaism a ceremonial meal with prescribed ritual reading of the Haggadah observed in Jewish homes on the first night or first two nights of Passover

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seder¹

First recorded in 1860–65, Seder is from the Hebrew word sēdher literally, order, arrangement

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seder¹

from Hebrew sēdher order

Example Sentences

A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a Passover Seder with hundreds of other people on a kibbutz not far from Haifa.

From The Daily Beast

But this isn't your usual anodyne interfaith Seder, where all is prescribed by ritual and controversial topics are avoided.

From The Daily Beast

Last week, I joined about 40 other Jews, Muslims, and Christians at a third Passover Seder.

From The Daily Beast

This was the tenth time this Seder has been held, and the fifth at ADAMS.

From The Daily Beast

Andrea (and her collaborators) designed the Seder to maximize discussion of what unites us—and what divides us.

From The Daily Beast

Ay, the Passover cele345bration, the Seder, remained in the poet's memory till the day of his death.

From Project Gutenberg

The second book (Seder Moed) of the Mishna contains two tractates bearing upon the subject of fasting.

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Leopold Friedlnder drew the large silver Seder platter towards him.

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When you saw all these things at the Seder table, didn't you always feel like asking what they all meant?

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In Seder Olam they are called "prophets who prophesied in Egypt."

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