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Water is refreshing, cleansing, and clear, so it’s easy to understand why
so many cultures and religions use water for symbolic purification. We
will wash our hands twice during our seder: now, with no blessing, to get
us ready for the rituals to come; and then again later, we’ll wash with a
blessing, preparing us for the meal, which Judaism thinks of as a ritual
in itself. (The Jewish obsession with food is older than you thought!)
To wash your hands, you don’t need soap, but you do need a cup to
pour water over your hands. Pour water on each of your hands three
times, alternating between your hands. If the people around your table
don’t want to get up to walk all the way over to the sink, you could pass
a pitcher and a bowl around so everyone can wash at their seats… just
be careful not to spill!
Too often during our daily lives we don’t stop and take the moment
to prepare for whatever it is we’re about to do. Here is our chance.
Urchatz ץ ַ ח ְ ּור
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