Passover Resources 

Passover 2013 begins at sundown on March 25, 2013.  This corresponds to the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan.  The holiday lasts for eight days.  Some Jews, generally Conservative and Orthodox Jews, hold a seder on each of the the first two days of the holiday, and conclude Pesah after eight days. Others, generally Israeli and Reform Jews, hold one seder on the first night of the holiday and conclude Pesah after seven days.

Passover or Pesah, as it is called in Hebrew, is the holiday during which we remember when our people were slaves in Egypt (approximately 3,500 years ago) and God freed us from bondage.  The Pesah story is written in the Torah, in the book of Exodus (Chapters 1-15), and is considered to be one of the most important stories in all of Jewish history.

The word seder means "order." The seder is a ritualized multi-sensory experience during which we recount the story of our exodus from Egypt through stories, songs, blessings, foods, recitations, dramatizations, and discussions. 

Whether you are participating in one or two sedarim, either as host or as guest, or whether this is your first or forty-first time celebrating Pesah, here are some resources to help you frame the experience. As always, jkidphilly is on the ready to support you as you learn about and plan for your holiday experience.  Give us a call 215.320.0398 or email us.  All questions are welcome and we love to hear from you!

jkidphilly's Creating Passover Memories   

The jkidphilly Hagaddah  

Passover Recipes  

Colorable Passover Seder Spin 

Other Resources:

Gateways Special Education Resources  

ReformJudaism.org's Passover Seder for Very Young Children (ages 2-3) 

ReformJudaism.org's A Passover Seder for Young Children (ages 4-5) 

HOW TO SET THE SEDER TABLE: Interfaith Family's Setting the Passover Table 

The Foundation for Jewish Camp's Camp Passover  

ACT IT OUT: A 10 Minute Passover Play   

Which Passover Books do You Have on Your PJ Library Bookshelf?