Passover Challenge 1; The Passover Story
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 9:50 am
Since Karyn-Sue has been so wonderful teaching about some of our Jewish traditions, I have offered to continue this with a few challenges themed on my favorite Jewish holiday, Passover, which will occur this month, starting on Saturday night April 12.
A lot of the information I am providing has been taken form the following website:
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passove ... -Short.htm.
On Passover, we celebrate how God took the Jewish People (Israelites) out of Egypt, where they had been enslaved by Pharaoh. With Moses as His representative, God brought 10 plagues upon the Egyptians until they agreed to send the Jews from their land.When we read the Haggadah at the Seder meal, we retell this story to our children, who will one day retell it to their children. Also known as the story of Exodus, it is recorded in the Bible. Many of you may be familiar with the story as it is in the book of Exodus in the Bible and depicted in the movie "The Ten Commandments".
As with every Jewish holiday, the celebration follows guidelines from the religion but every family interprets it a little differently.The Seder is the Passover feast that includes reading the book called "Haggadah," drinking four cups of wine, telling stories, eating special foods, singing, and other Passover traditions. As per Biblical command, the Seder dinner is held after nightfall on the first night of Passover (and possibly a second night if you live outside of Israel), which is the anniversary of the miraculous exodus from Egyptian slavery more than 3,000 years ago.
One of the most important parts of the Seder is the retelling of the Passover story. We use a book called the Haggadah to guide us through the telling of the story and the rituals (which I will describe in the next challenge).
For this challenge, I want you to tell a story that is important to your family or culture. Create a layout that either tells the story in the journaling or talks about the telling of the story. In the brief summary of the Passover story above, we mentioned 10 plagues and 10 commandments. Therefore, you must use 10 of something on your layout.
Rules:
1. Create a new layout or journal page (paper or digital) that tells a story or talks about the telling of a story; and use 10 of something somewhere on your page.
2. You may combine with one other challenge that allows combining plus any monthly, team, or cumulative challenges (the normal rules). You may not combine with another Passover challenge.
3. One entry per person
4. Due April 30th at midnight.
5. One entry randomly chosen will win a $5 ACOT gift card from me.
A lot of the information I am providing has been taken form the following website:
https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passove ... -Short.htm.
On Passover, we celebrate how God took the Jewish People (Israelites) out of Egypt, where they had been enslaved by Pharaoh. With Moses as His representative, God brought 10 plagues upon the Egyptians until they agreed to send the Jews from their land.When we read the Haggadah at the Seder meal, we retell this story to our children, who will one day retell it to their children. Also known as the story of Exodus, it is recorded in the Bible. Many of you may be familiar with the story as it is in the book of Exodus in the Bible and depicted in the movie "The Ten Commandments".
As with every Jewish holiday, the celebration follows guidelines from the religion but every family interprets it a little differently.The Seder is the Passover feast that includes reading the book called "Haggadah," drinking four cups of wine, telling stories, eating special foods, singing, and other Passover traditions. As per Biblical command, the Seder dinner is held after nightfall on the first night of Passover (and possibly a second night if you live outside of Israel), which is the anniversary of the miraculous exodus from Egyptian slavery more than 3,000 years ago.
One of the most important parts of the Seder is the retelling of the Passover story. We use a book called the Haggadah to guide us through the telling of the story and the rituals (which I will describe in the next challenge).
For this challenge, I want you to tell a story that is important to your family or culture. Create a layout that either tells the story in the journaling or talks about the telling of the story. In the brief summary of the Passover story above, we mentioned 10 plagues and 10 commandments. Therefore, you must use 10 of something on your layout.
Rules:
1. Create a new layout or journal page (paper or digital) that tells a story or talks about the telling of a story; and use 10 of something somewhere on your page.
2. You may combine with one other challenge that allows combining plus any monthly, team, or cumulative challenges (the normal rules). You may not combine with another Passover challenge.
3. One entry per person
4. Due April 30th at midnight.
5. One entry randomly chosen will win a $5 ACOT gift card from me.
I love the story of Exodus, but I didn't know that Passover was such an important holiday for my Jewish friends- thank you for sharing this knowledge with us, Louise! Personally, it means a LOT to me that you're sharing these aspects of your Faith with us!
JUST, thank you!!!