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Pesach, or in English, Passover, is many things.
  • It is a Festival of Freedom, when we recall how God released our ancestors from slavery in Egypt and assisted in bringing a free people into existence.
  • Pesach is an Agricultural Festival, which in ancient times marked the beginning of the grain harvest. In those days, our ancestors were farmers tilling the soil for a livelihood. The story of Pesach reminds us of the Land of Israel.
  • Pesach is a Pilgrimage Festival. Three times during the year, the Israelites, according to the laws of the Torah, went in joyous procession to Jerusalem. There they celebrated the three festivals that occur during the year: Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot.
Pesach is all of these things, but it is especially a holiday for children-a tradition to pass on from generation to generation - L’dor V’dor...
​Our ancestors were instructed: “You shall tell it to your (son) child.” Today, Jews around the world still follow the tradition of retelling the story of Pesach. We recount the story of the Jews in the land of Egypt and the trials and tribulations that our ancestors endured. We teach our children to value freedom, never taking it for granted and fighting for those who are still not free. 

As the sun sets on Saturday, March 27, Jews throughout the world will begin the celebration of Pesach. They will gather at the Seder table and retell the story of Pesach, the Jewish struggle for freedom from oppression. Pesach is one of the most important opportunities we have for rededicating ourselves as Jews to the ageless tradition of freedom and for reaffirming to ourselves and our children the continuing vitality of our heritage.

We hope you will join us for all of the great classes, services, and programs to celebrate Pesach listed below.









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PESACH FUN NIGHT
Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 pm
Do you consider yourself a trivia maven? Do you know a lot of random facts about Pesach? If yes, then Family Trivia Night: The Pesach Edition, with Cantor Rudnick and Rabbi Kleinman, is the game night for you. For a contribution of $18, you will help support the Mitzvah Food Pantry at Jewish Family and Child Services, fulfilling the Pesach mitzvah of, “let all who are hungry come and eat.”
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PESACH IS OVER BEER & PIZZA PARTY
Saturday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
End your Passover observance with your MLRT family. Join us & our friends at Congregation Shir Ami in Bucks County with Rabbi Chuck Briskin with pizza and beer on Zoom. Pick up your favorite pie and some tasty brews and explore the history and complexity of different beer varieties. Our very own congregant Mitchell Peedin, a veteran of the beer industry, will be on hand to teach us all a little something about IPAs, pale ales, and porters (and stouts too).


Pesach Services

Sunday, March 28 - 10:00 am
Friday, April 2 - 6:30 pm Shabbat & brief Yizkor Service
​Saturday, April 3 - 10:00 am Shabbat Morning & Seventh Day of Pesach Service with Yizkor
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah by Noam Zion and David Dishon
A one-time only free download of an exceptional Haggadah.

Seder Practices around the Globe and through Jewish History​
When your Seder begins, consider the origins of your family and where the various generations originated – Europe, Asia, Israel and the Middle East, Africa, North and South America. 


Symbolism and Symbols on - or near - the Seder Plate
​There are the very traditional symbols on or near or under the Seder Plate, according to different traditions and organization of the Passover symbols. Today, as across the years, we keep being creative and adding symbols to the Seder which interpret “freedom” for each of us and for the time in which we are living. See what you can add, or subtract, or interpret differently!

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A Secular Seder: The Haggadah for Cultural Jews, their Families and Friends By Herbert J. Levine
More than the Jewish people have kept Passover, Passover has kept the Jewish people. More than any other Jewish ritual, the Seder continues to be observed. There is something profound about what we do when we participate in a Seder, which both expresses and shapes who we are. This applies both to Jews and to non-Jewish family members and friends who celebrate Passover. Most Jews who say ‘I am Jewish, but not religious’ mean that they identify with the values and customs of Judaism, the culture, but not the theology. If you define yourself in this way, this Haggadah is for you.

The-ABCs-of-a-Basic-Seder
This is the shortest, simplest Haggadah for those who are essentially novices at leading or following a Haggadah.

World's Largest Seder Songbook
A collection of original Passover songs and song parodies.

Click here for all these downloads
Pesach Recipes
Charoset
Minced Fish Patties - Gefilte Fish
Chicken Soup With Vegetables
Matzo Meal Balls - Kneidalach
Beef with Potatoes - Goulash
Chocolate and Halva Non-bake Matzo Cake


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Pesach Kids Crafts
Passover Menu Flip Book
Matzo Ball Table decoration
Passover Table Placemat
Woven Placemat
Matzah Cover

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Main Line Reform Temple | Beth Elohim

Rabbi David Straus  |  Rabbi Geri Newburge  |  Cantor Faryn Rudnick
Rabbi Kevin Kleinman  |  Ross M. Levy
Cantor Emeritus Marshall Portnoy  |  Joel Ginsparg, President

410 Montgomery Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096
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