Seder

American  

[sey-der] / ˈseɪ dər /

noun

Judaism.

Seders, plural Sedarim plural

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.

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Seder British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Sedarim
  plural
• Seders
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Seder

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Seder Sedarim Seders

The dining room, earlier that evening used for a Passover Seder, was destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

He shared a photo of his Seder table to social media on Saturday evening with the message "Happy Passover and Chag Pesach Sameach!"

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025

"I hope my little brother can sit with us at the Seder."

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

In another area, Jewish students set up long tables for a Passover Seder that featured photos of hostages who are believed to still remain in Gaza after the Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

Hannah whispered to herself, and the dream she’d had came back to her: all that Seder food and the familiar faces around the table, faces she cculd almost— but not quite—name.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

This is not my original thought but I do love it and share it at all the Sedarim I attend or make.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2018

Jews talk about existential issues during their Passover Seders, he said, and this issue will certainly be discussed this week.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

I experienced Jewish traditions only in relatives' homes, in the big city of Pittsburgh, where we brought our country mouse ways to secular Seders.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022

Throughout the day, children can collage matzo plates for Seders, the ritual meals at which the story of the Exodus is told.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

Before Rabbi Julie Schonfeld’s Passover Seders this year, she’ll do all her usual rituals.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022

JDC is organizing in-person Seders in countries bordering Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, she said, and is facilitating online Seders where it’s too dangerous to gather in person.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022