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Task |
When |
Whom |
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Invite guests |
4–6 weeks in advance |
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Choose haggadah or haggadot [pl.] – make sure you have enough for everyone |
4 weeks in advance |
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Begin Passover cleaning |
4 weeks in advance |
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Plan menu |
3 weeks in advance |
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Invite guests to bring food and/or prepare parts |
3 weeks in advance |
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Shop for non-perishables; order wine |
2–3 weeks in advance |
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Plan out seder – What will you read? What will you skip? What will you sing? What props do you need? Consult books, etc. |
2 weeks in advance |
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Photocopy additions or songsheets |
1 week in advance |
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Shop for perishables |
3 days in advance |
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Finish cleaning and kasher kitchen; unpack Passover dishes, etc. |
2–3 days in advance |
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Begin cooking |
2–3 days in advance |
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Set table |
1 day in advance |
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Last minute seder planning and tweeking |
1 day in advance |
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Finish cooking, arrange seder plate or plates, finalize seating |
Day of seder |
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