Passover History and Traditions

The Passover story begins about 3000 years, when Pharaoh Ramses II enslaved the Israelites in Egypt. A Jewish shepherd named Moses announced to the Pharaoh he was told by God to demand the freedom of the Israelites.  When the Pharaoh ignored his dem...

The Haggadah is a book that Jews read on the first night of Passover, re-telling the story of Passover. The word haggadah means "telling" in Hebrew. It is the responsibility of all Jews to re-tell the story of their ancestors escape from history in o...

The history behind the Seder is meaningful and thoughtful. Seder, the traditional Passover meal, is the foundation of the holiday celebration. In Hebrew, the word Seder means "order." Accordingly participants in the dinner follow a prescribed set of prayers, eating special symbolic foods as they commemorate the liberation of the Jewish people from bondage in Egypt and tell the story of Exodus.

Passover is the Festival of Spring and Freedom. It's also a time for traditions both old and new. Take the seder plate, all the food Jewish people make blessings on before th...

Traditonal Parts of a Sedar Plate are unveiled here for you to enjoy. Unleavened BreadIn their haste to leave Egypt and escape slavery, the Israelites had no time to let dough rise for bread. Their only provision was matzoh, which is made of wheat bu...