It's Pesach! It's Passover!

On Passover we have a special dinner, the Seder.  

Morah Tzivie: Our table has looks so beautiful. It has flowers. It has candles. It looks like a holiday. But look at all these new strange foods. 

Why do we eat this interesting foods? 

Now is when we ask, everyone asks why, with the song:

Mah nishtanah ha-laiah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-laylot?

Why is this night so different from all other nights? 

On all the nights of the year, we don't dip our food, 

we don't dip our food.

But on this night, but on this night 

we dip twice,

 But on this night, but on this night, 

we dip twice.

Morah Tzivie: Why do we dip our vegetables in salty water at the Seder?

Maya: Because the tears.

Morah Tzivie: It reminds us of the tears the people cried when they were feeling sad in Egypt.

Why do we dip our food in the Charoset?

Mason: Remember the building.

Morah Tzivie: It reminds us of their hard work and the bricks they had to make while they lived in Egypt.

On all the nights of the year we eat all kinds of bread, 

we eat all kinds of bread.

But on this night, but on this night 

we eat 

Sadie: Crunchy Matzah!

But on this night, but on this night

We eat 

Aura: Crunchy Matzah

Morah Tzivie: If you had a hot dog what type of bread would you use?

Kids: Bread.

Morah Tzivie: A fluffy hot dog bun probably.  What kind of bread do we eat at Shabbat?

Kids: Challah!

Morah Tzivie: Why do we eat crunchy matzah at our Seder?

Jade: We remember the slaves in Egypt when we eat it.

Olivia: They didn't have time to bake the bread, they only had time to make matzah.

On all the nights of the year we eat all kinds of vegetables, 

we eat all kinds of vegetables.

But on this night, but on this night

We eat 

Jade: Bitter herbs Maror

But on this night, but on this night

We eat bitter maror.

 

Morah Tzivie: Maror can make your eyes water, and tastes bitter. Why do we eat this at our Seder?

Jade: The tears of the Jewish people.

Morah Tzivie: Our carrot puppet looks happy. When we flip it, it will be the maror. What do you think it will look like?
Matan: Sad.

On all the nights of the year we sit straight in our chairs, 

we sit straight in our chairs,

But on this night, but on this night 

We lean and we recline,

But on this night, but on this night 

we lean and we recline.

Morah Tzivie: How do we sit at the Seder?
Mason: We lay back.
Maya: Because we are free.

 We have been creating Pesach booklets to share with our families.

We are so excited to share all we know about Passover.

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