כַּרְפַּם The master of the house instructs the guests to takes a sprig of parsley, dip it into the salt water, and then says: Blessed are you, O Lord our God! King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth. Eat the sprig of parsley.* Concerning the ceremony of carpas, it is written: Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the twelve disciples; and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding