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The Origins of Seder

Seder, Venice, 1609.

The origins of the Seder go back to the description of the

first Passover in Egypt. In Temple times the first night of
Passover was observed in family groups by the roasting

and eating of a lamb. This took place in the courts of the

Temple in Jerusalem and was observed in this way until
the temple was destroyed in 70CE.

Jerusalem was crowded at Passover by Jews from distant
places. The home Seder presumably dates from the time

of Yohanan ben Zakkai (late 1st. Century CE) who
said that as long as the Temple stood, the altar

atoned for Israel, but now a man's table atones for

him, meaning that Judaism had to carry on by religious
observances in the home.

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