Passover

Explore our Passover events for you and your little one!

About the Holiday

Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a major Jewish spring festival celebrating freedom and family as we remember the Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The main observances of this holiday center around a special home service called the seder, which includes a festive meal.

On the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, Jews gather with family and friends in the evening to read from a book called the Haggadah, meaning “telling,” which contains the order of prayers, rituals, readings, and songs for the Passover seder. The Haggadah helps us retell the events of the Exodus, so that each generation may learn and remember this story that is so central to Jewish life and history.

Passover is celebrated for either seven or eight days, depending on family and communal custom. In Israel and for most Reform Jews around the world, Passover is seven days, but for many other Jews, it is eight days

Books

Company's Coming
Is it Passover Yet
Dayenu
Lotsa Matzah

Lotsa Matzah
written by Tilda Balsley
Illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez

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Why is matzah plain and flat? For centuries it’s been like that! This clever board book will give you a little insight into what matzah is and why it’s so important at Passover.