Passover Seder Preparation Checklist

A Week Before

• Create or print your Haggadah for each guest
• Send invitations and confirm your guest count
• Buy non-perishable Passover items: matzah, wine, grape juice
• Plan your Seder plate items

The Day Before

• Search for chametz (Bedikat Chametz) after nightfall
• Make charoset
• Hard-boil and roast the Seder egg
• Set the table: Seder plate, wine glasses, Elijah's cup, matzah cover
• Prepare bowls of salt water for dipping

Day of the Seder

• Burn remaining chametz before 10am (Biur Chametz)
• Prepare the festive meal
• Assemble the Seder plate
• Light Yom Tov candles before the Seder begins

The 14 Steps of the Seder

1. Kadesh (קַדֵּשׁ) — Sanctify with Kiddush
2. Urhatz (וּרְחַץ) — Wash hands
3. Karpas (כַּרְפַּס) — Dip vegetable in salt water
4. Yahatz (יַחַץ) — Break the middle matzah
5. Magid (מַגִּיד) — Tell the Passover story
6. Rohtzah (רָחְצָה) — Wash hands with blessing
7. Motzi Matzah (מוֹצִיא מַצָּה) — Bless and eat matzah
8. Maror (מָרוֹר) — Eat bitter herbs
9. Korekh (כּוֹרֵךְ) — Hillel sandwich
10. Shulhan Orekh (שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ) — Festive meal
11. Tzafun (צָפוּן) — Eat the afikomen
12. Barekh (בָּרֵךְ) — Grace after meals
13. Hallel (הַלֵּל) — Songs of praise
14. Nirtzah (נִרְצָה) — Conclude the Seder