The Story of Passover
10th Grade · Social Studies · 35 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the historical and cultural significance of Passover and the importance of retelling the story every year.
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Passover, or Pesach, is a holiday that commemorates the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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The Seder is a ritual feast on the first night of Passover where the story of the Israelites’ salvation from slavery is retold through prayers, songs, and food.
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Charoset, a sweet mixture symbolizing the mortar used by Hebrew slaves, sometimes contains brick dust in Gibraltar to more literally represent the clay.
