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Passover
Arielle Wagner

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History
• The Exodus of the Israelites
from Egypt.

• Tw o h o l i d a y s :

• 1) Pesach – sacrifice

• 2) Spring Harvest Festival

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Who Celebrates?
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• Those who follow Judaism

• In Israel: lasts for 7 days

• Outside Israel: lasts for 8

days

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Passover Seder
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• A family feast
• symbolic foods
• Reading of the Haggadah
• Prior to Passover – cleaning of
hametz (leaven)
• Strict Kosher for Passover rules

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Passover Seder
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• Haggadah includes stories, songs,

and prayers all for Passover

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Symbolic Foods
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Matzoh Shankbone
• Represents the haste in which the Israelites • Represents the slaughtering of the Paschal
left Egypt lamb
• Unleavened bread
• Split represents split of the Red Sea
• Half is eaten prior to the meal
• Other half is saved as afikoman for the end of
the meal

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Symbolic Foods (cont.)
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Maror Roasted Egg

• Bitter herbs (horseradish) • Represents the destruction of the Temple of
Jerusalem
• Represents the bitterness of slavery

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Symbolic Foods (cont.)
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Karpas Haroset
• Represents the poor diet of the enslaved • Represents the mortar the Israelites used to
Israelites make bricks; also sweetness of freedom
• Usually parsley or piece of lettuce • Chopped fruits, nuts, cinnamon, and wine
• Dipped in salt water • Spices = straw
• Salt water represents the tears the Israelites • Red wine = plague
shed when enslaved
• Fruits = sweetness of hope and Bible lands

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Honourable Mentions
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Wine
• Mandatory to drink a minimum of FOUR
overflowing glasses of wine throughout the
Seder
• Represents the four promises of freedom in
the book of Exodus

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Passover: America vs. Israel
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America
• Many Jewish temples and Chabads plan
Passover seders and people can participate
for a fee
• Observed for 7 days
• Usually just celebrated as seder
Israel
• Usually celebrated in homes
• Observed for 8 days and most people get the
entire week off for holiday
• Israeli businesses are closed during the first
and last day of Passover
• On intermediate days, thousands gather for
pray at the Western Wall
• Preparations start at least weeks if not a month
advance to eradicate any hametz
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Questions?

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