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1. The Passover meal itself was and still is, for orthodox Jews, a remembering of the Passover meal which the Israelites ate on the last night before release from slavery in Egypt, 1500 years earlier. The Passover Seder revolves around foods that are symbolic of the events that led the Jews out of slavery when they made their exodus from Egypt thousands of years ago. Friends and family gather around the table to recreate the historic event with ritual foods, prayers, and songs. Since the time of Exodus, the Pasch or Passover is the most important festival of the Jewish religion being the festival of freedom. The Passover Seder is celebrated on the first and second nights of the eight-day holiday. On every Seder table is the ritual Seder plate. Traditionally a roasted lamb bone representing the Paschal lamb that the ancients sacrificed for this holiday has its place on the plate. Also there is a roasted egg that symbolizes life. Horseradish, a bitter herb, represents the bitter life of the Jews in Egypt, while Charoset, a sweet tasting mixture of grated apples, chopped walnuts, wine, and unrefined sugar represents the mortar the Jews used to build the pyramids. Greens such as parsley, watercress, or lettuce are dipped in salt wa