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The celebration of Passover 2022 will begin on the evening of Friday, April 15, and end Saturday night, April 23.
Passover, “Pesach” in Hebrew, is the first of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance (Shavuot and Sukkot, being the other two). On Passover, Jews everywhere celebrate the redemption of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, over 3800 years ago.
Moses, the leader of the Israelites, was commanded by God to demand of Pharaoh, the Egyptian ruler, to let the Jewish people go. Pharaoh was not keen on the idea. Eventually, the Jews of Egypt escaped Pharaoh and slavery in the most spectacular fashion.
The Holiday of Passover has FOUR NAMES!!
Passover commemorates
the Jewish people’s redemption from Egyptian slavery and their birth as a nation. Passover also teaches about values, such as trust, humility, hope, renewal, and freedom. Some of the values are evident
in the holiday’s four names.
Chag HaPesach/The Holiday of “Passing Over”
Chag HaMatzot/The Holiday of Matzahs
Chag HaAviv/The Holiday of Spring
Chag HaCherut/The Holiday of Freedom
The Holiday of Passover – Chag Ha-Pesach, the most well-known name of the holiday, literaly means to pass over or skip. Passover refers to God’s “passing over” or skipping the Jewish homes (marked above the door) during the tenth plague and saving their firstborn sons.
The Matzahs Holiday – Chag HaMatzot, is the holiday’s second name. The name refers to the main symbolic food eaten on Passover, the Matzah (unleavened bread). The Matzah is made of flour and water, without yeast and is baked quickly. It commemorates the departure of the Jews from Egypt, who in their haste to leave their oppressors, they did not wait for their dough to rise, and baked matzahs instead of bread.
The Holiday of Spring – Chag Ha-A-viv, is the holiday’s third name, refers to the time of year during which Passover is celebrated. The holiday occurs every year during the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of spring season. Passover, like spring, symbolizes freedom, renewal, and hope.
The Holiday of Freedom – Chag Ha-Che-rut, is the holiday’s fourth name. On Passover, we celebrate freedom. We remember the freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. We also celebrate the freedom we have today to live and to celebrate our Jewish life and our Jewish heritage.
The Passover Story is one of a number of the MazorBooks “Jewish Holiday Books for Children” series, which offers a growing selection of picture books that tell the story of the Jewish holiday and/or a story relevant to the festivities. The books in this special series include books about Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, and Passover, with more to come.
Check them out at www.MazorBooks.com/Holidays.htm or https://amzn.to/3ubKntz
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Jewish Holidays in Pictures and Words
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