Wishing my readers who celebrate Passover a joyous holiday filled with the love of family and friends.
The religious celebration of Passover begins Wednesday night (April 1st) at sundown and lasts for 8 days. The 1st two nights of the holiday, we have a ceremonial meal called a “Seder” where we join together with family and or friends and re-tell the Biblical story of Passover following 15 traditional steps outlined in the Passover Hagaddah booklet.
My Extra Notes:
My deeper explanation of the meaning of Passover to me and why we celebrate Passover
Jews all over the world celebrate Passover by reading from a Passover booklet called the “Hagaddah”, and move through its fifteen steps of the Seder outlined and explained in the booklet (which includes the rituals of the meal, story telling, questions, answers, songs, etc.) It retells the biblical story of G-d taking the Jewish people from slavery to freedom physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
The fifteen steps of the Seder reminds us those miracles, our history as slaves, our redemption, and our faith in G-d’s love and power. These important Biblical teachings are passed from generation to generation and continue to shape who we are as a people. The Seder not only reminds us of our past, but also of our responsibility to carry it forward and teach the values, miracles, faith in G-d, and traditions to our children.
At a time when rising antisemitism and acts of terrorism continue to threaten Jewish safety and freedom, the message of the Seder feels especially important. A reminder that our strong faith in G-d’s power was, is, and always will always be the true source of love and inner strength.
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| The typical “Seder” plate on the table with symbolic foods |
