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Charoset final paper
2) maintains the jewish community
3) different recipes
Preparation
Ingredients
apples
red wine
Cinnamon
Brown sugar
walnuts
Religious/ cultural content
Charoset is a traditional Jewish side dish eaten during the springtime holiday passover
Passover is a holiday in the jewish religion where they celebrate the liberation of the Hebrew's from 400 years of slavery in Egypt
Charoset is a chosen side dish for the passover seder because it represents the mortar used by the Israelites when they were enslaved in Egypt.
The name charoset comes from the Hebrew word Cheres which means clay, so the name goes along with the symbolism of the dish
The idea of the dish comes from Exodus 1:13-14
A second opinion says that Charoset is supposed to represent the apple trees in egypt. This opinion comes from the fact that while the Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt, women would give birth under apple trees so the egyptians would never know when a baby boy was born.
the opinion about the mortar is the more popular and supreme in the passover traditon
Preparation for the holiday
During passover Jewish people a prohibited from eating "chametz" which is anything made from the 5 major grains that has been fully cooked.
In order to prepare for passover Jewish families must cleanse their houses of all chametz. This takes several days of scrubbing and cleaning all kitchen surfaces that may of come in contact with Chametz throughout the year
The night before passover begins a formal search of the house for any remains of chametz called B'dikat chametz is performed.
B'dikat chametz is a hebrew word meaning "searching for leavened bread"
Following the B'dikat chametz they say "All leaven or anything leavened with is in my possession, which I have niether seen nor removed, and about which I am unaware, shall be considered naught and ownerless as the dust of the earth." to get rid of any chametz they may have missed.
The morning before passover begins people take any remaining chametz they have and burn it. This is called Biyur Chametz, hebrew for burning of leavened bread.
most communities have a common place where they create a large bonfire and everyone burns their remaining chametz together.
The day before passover is a day of fasting for first born males. This represents the first born jewish males in egypt who were not killed during the last plague