Plagues
This was the final plague that broke Pharaoh's will.
What is the Plague of the Firstborn?
Moses repeatedly said this phrase to Pharaoh to demand the Israelites' release.
What is "Let My people go"?
The Israelites were commanded to mark their doorposts with this.
What is the blood of the Pesach lamb?
This plague symbolized a spiritual and emotional darkness in Egypt.
What is the Plague of Darkness?
This flatbread symbolizes the haste in which the Israelites left Egypt.
What is matzah?
This plague caused complete darkness to cover Egypt for three days.
What is Plaque of Darkness?
God gave the Israelites this commandment to mark the beginning of their freedom.
What is the commandment of Rosh Chodesh (the new month)?
The Pesach offering had to be eaten in this specific location.
What is the home?
While in Egypt was in darkness, the Israelites has this in their homes.
What is light?
This vegetable, dipped in saltwater at the Sedar, symbolizes the tears of slavery.
What is karpas?
This plague turned the Nile River into blood.
What is the Plague of Blood?
Pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to free the Israelites, demonstrating this human flaw.
What is stubbornness or arrogance?
This important mitzvah focuses on teaching the next generation about the Exodus.
What is the mitzvah of telling the story of the Exodus (Maggid)?
What is mitzvot or tikkun olam?
The lamb's blood on the doorposts symbolized this for the Israelites.
What is protection from the final plague?
Pharaoh's magicians admitted they could not replicate this plague, calling it the "finger of God."
What is the Plague of Lice?
The Israelites were told to take this animal for the Pesach offering.
What is a lamb?
The Israelites were instructed to eat the Pesach meal quickly and in this way.
What is "with their sandals on, staff in hand, and ready to leave"?
God's presence is often referred to as this type of light.
What is the Divine Light (or HaGunuz)?
The Pesach offering could not be prepared in this way.
What is boiled?
God warns that this plague will devastate Egypt's crops after the hailstorm.
What is the Plague of Locusts?
The Exodus from Egypt symbolizes freedom from this spiritual force.
What is freedom from slavery to sin?
The Torah emphasizes that this institution is key to preserving Jewish values and tradition.
What is family?
The word "Bo" can be interpreted as "come" rather than "go," symboling this type of divine guidance.
What is God's presence leading us through darkness?
This ritual object used at the Sedar reminds us of the mortar the Israelites used as slaves.
What is charoset?