Lesson Objectives To Understand why Jews celebrate Passover To know what happens during the Passover festival Introduction Think of meal that has been special to you and think why what was remembered ID: 361212
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Passover
Lesson Objectives
To Understand why Jews celebrate Passover
To know what happens during the Passover festivalSlide2
Introduction
Think of meal that has been special to you and think why? what was remembered?
Some examples are:
Your Birthday
Family Meal where everyone is together
Wedding
Religious Festival
Write down in your book
A recent meal that was special to me was ___________ it was special because___________Slide3
Keywords
Leaven
– leaven is what makes bread rise, and become fluffy
Matzot
– is unleavened bread, bread without any yeast in
Seder
– is the special Passover meal
Hagadah
- the book in which the special order of the Seder meal is writtenSlide4
Jewish Festival - Passover
Passover
or
Pesach
as it is sometimes called is a Jewish festival celebrated in Spring time.
The main part of the Passover celebration is the meal. This is called the
Seder
. The special order of the Seder meal is written down in the
Hagadah,
this tells the story of the Exodus.
The celebration is called ‘pass over’ because it reminds the Jews of the last of the ten plagues, when the angel of death passed over the Jews and killed the Egyptians first born
Task – Write out the worksheet in your books filling in the gaps you have 10minsSlide5
Seder Meal
We are going to
re-enact the Seder meal in class.
This means you have to be sensible, as we are dealing with food and drink.
All the food and drink is ok for anyone of any religion to eat.Slide6
Seder Meal
Each food on the
seder
plate is
symbolic
, it is used to remind the
Jews of something.
FIRST
- A drink is taken from the wine
The wine is drunk as reminder of the freedom of the Jews and of the four promised which God made to Moses.
The first drink reminds the Jews of the promise by God
“ I will bring you out from under the
burden
of the Jews”Slide7
Dipping the Parsley
The next step in the Seder meal is to dip the
parsley
in the
salt water
.
The
Parsley
is a symbol of the way God cared for the Jews when they were travelling in the desert.
Dipping it in
salt water
is meant to remind the Jews of the
tears
they shed whilst they were slavesSlide8
The Matzah
Breaking of the Middle
Matzah
— The leader breaks the middle of the three cakes of unleavened bread and hides half of it. This hidden half is called the
afikomen
. It is a Greek word, meaning “dessert,” or “after-dinner entertainment.”
This is hidden and after the meal the children of the family search for the
afikomen
.Slide9
The Story
The Story of Passover is retold, from the
Hagadah.Slide10
The Second Cup:
Another sip is taken from the wine this represents God’s promise of deliverance from the Egyptians.
“I will rescue you from their bondage” (Exodus 6:6).
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MATZAH
Matzah
is eaten, symbolic of the haste with which the children of Israel left Egypt Slide12
Bitter Herbs
They are eaten with matzah, symbolic of the
bitterness
of the forced labour of the Israelites Slide13
Charoseth
This tasty mixture of apples, nuts, and spices represents the
mortar
used to make the bricks to build Pharaoh’s buildings.
It is eaten with matzah. Slide14
The Egg
The
egg
, is eaten in memory of the daily Temple sacrifice, which is no longer offered . It is also a symbol of new life and springtime.Slide15
Bone
A
shank bone
is also on the seder plate. It is not eaten but is usually taken from whatever meat is being eaten by the family in the main meal.
It is a reminder of the lamb which was killed so its blood could be put on the doorpos
tsSlide16
The Third Cup
A third sip of wine is taken this symbolises God’s promise of redemption to
“I will redeem you with an outstretched arm”Slide17
Praise God
Praises are read from the Psalms. Slide18
The Fourth Cup
A final sip is taken of wine this symbolises God’s promise of release to Moses
“I will take you as my people” Slide19
Conclusion
A large family meal is now eaten.
The children then also hunt for
Afikomen
the broken piece of
Matzot
The Seder
Then Concludes
as all sing in unison,
“NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!” Slide20
Class Work
Now each of you will receive a paper plate. I want you to draw each item you would find on the Seder plate and write next to it what it symbolises.
Things to include
Parsley
Bitter Herbs
Charoset
Saltwater
Matzot
Wine
Egg
Bone
For each of them write:
This is______ it symbolises_______
Use page 27 in ‘Discovering Religions – Judaism’ Textbook to help you