Why would you celebrate Passover if you’re not Jewish? Such a good question! We’ve been celebrating Passover for over ten years now. Our children have grown up in a home where it’s the norm and each year we’ve invited other people to join us. In some ways, we celebrate Passover because we celebrate a weekly […]
One of the things we’ve done each year for Passover is tweak our Seder, putting in the things are most meaningful for us. This is especially useful if you don’t want to do the whole thing, and most people agree it takes hours to do a complete Seder. One way of organising what you’ll do […]
Here are some thoughts on Exodus chapter 12 from the Jewish Chumash, a conservative Jewish commentary, a Rabbinic explanation of the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible). It includes comment by a range of Rabbis, not always agreeing on their ideas. (It’s not the Talmud, which is the detail of how to understand and […]
As we read the Passover story in Exodus, in chapter 12 God gives His people detailed instructions on what they are to do for Passover, both that night and on that night each year from then on. They must take a perfect 1 year old lamb (either sheep or goat I noticed!), keep it in […]
The first, and most important thing we need to do in exploring Passover is to read the Exodus story. This is the only activity which is not really optional, as it’s really the core of the whole thing. Traditionally as a Passover meal the story will be told as part of the seder, part of […]
Make picture/word signs of key words and challenge everyone to hold them up as they hear each word in the passage. This activity works well with non-narrative passages, such as John 6 which is where Jesus says: I am the bread of life. It’s a good way to help people pay attention to the words, […]
