Background Information
What is Passover?
This Jewish holiday celebrates the story of Exodus, when Moses released the Israelites of Egypt from slavery.
What is symbolic within The Four Cups of Wine?
Consumed during the Seder, each representing a promise of redemption.
For how much days do Jews avoid leavened food during passover?
Eight.
What is Nisan?
Passover begins on the 15th day of this Jewish month.
What is The Haggadah?
A text read during the Seder that outlines the order of the meal and tells the story of the Exodus.
What is Exodus 12:12–13?
This Torah passage explains what the Israelites were instructed to do on the night of the first Passover and what God would do.
What is matzah?
Instead of eating leavened items, Jews eat this during Passover.
The Four Questions are asked by who?
Youngest participants.
Why eat roasted lamb, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread?
Eaten as part of the Israelites’ preparation for the Exodus from Egypt.
Who is Rav Huna?
During the Passover evening meal, Jews invite the hungry to join them, following the values of this Jewish figure.
What is Afikomen?
A piece of matzah broken and hidden during the Seder.
What is burned?
Any leftovers from the first Passover meal were to be handled this way.
What is sacrificial blood of an animal?
To protect from the angel of death during the story of Exodus, doors were marked with this.
How much times was hand washing performed during the Seder?
Twice.
Why is there no work permitted on certain days?
Passover is observed as a sacred time of rest and reflection.