Sephardic Passover Seder guide - by Rabbi Guy Dvir

Kadesh - Cup # 1:

This is the first cup out of the four cups of wine that we drink throughout the night. We recite the Kidush while standing. There are three blessing which must be recited in the following order; Boreh pri hagefen, Asher bahar banu, shehehianu. As printed in the Hagadah. After making the blessings one must drink while sitting and reclining on the left side. If forgot to recline one must drink again while reclining without making another bracha. Drink the entire cup.

Urhats:

Washing hands without making a braha.

Karpas:

Take a vegetable (celery,or another kind) and bless boreh pri haadama. Dip in salty water and eat just a little bit, no more than 27 grams.

Yahas:

Take the middle Matsa (of the three Seder Matsot) and break it into two pieces. Leave one in the middle and the other wrap with cloth and save for the Afikoman.

Magid:

Cup #2 Pour second cup of wine which will be drunk at the end of the Hagadah without a braha. Say over the entire Hagadah and try to understand the text. An English translated Hagadah is preferable if possible. Try to create a short discussion on the table, asking questions, etc.

Rahsa:

Wash with a blessing; Al netilat yadayim.

Mosimatsa:

One person takes the top and middle(broken) Matsa and make the following blessings; Hamotsi, Al Ahilat Matsa. *Each person must try eat two pieces of Matsa immediately after reciting the blessings. The Matsa must be eaten while reclining. The weight of each piece should be 28 grams (the equivalent of 4/5 of a square Matsa). If not possible to eat two pieces at least one piece consisting of 19 grams (a bit over half a matsa) should be eaten. If less than the required amount is eaten (one piece weighing less 19 grams) do Not make a blessing Al Ahilat Matsa, just hamotsi.

Maror:

Take the Maror (preferably lettuce), eat at least 19 grams and make a blessing; Baruch....Al Ahilat Maror.Dip Maror in Haroset. No reclining necessary.

Koreh:

Take one piece of lettuce and a piece of Matsa weghing at least 19 grams (preferably 28 grams) and eat together. Should recline while eating. No blessing necessary, but say the text written inside the Hagadah; Matsa Umaror Zeher Lamikdash Beyamenu Yehudash,........

Shulhan Orech:

The holiday meal.

Safoon:

Should eat the afikoman at least 19grams (28 preferable) Say the text written in the hagada; Zeher lakorban pesah shenehal al hasoba.

Barech:

Recting the Birkat hamazon for the meal we ate. Cup #3 At the conclusion of Birkat amazon we dring the third cup of wine with a blessing.

Hallel:

We recite the Hallel without a braha. Cup #4 At the end of the Hallel we drink the fourth cup without a blessing.

Nirsa:

Singing Pesah songs printed in the hagadah.

Good Night!!! Please print and use at the Seder!