What Are Mini-Lessons?
Mini-lessons last between 3 and 30 minutes. Each mini-lesson includes pedagogical tips under “tips for teachers” on the right side. The icons indicate the types of interaction students will engage in and your role as the teacher. You’ll find the QR code or link to share with your class at the bottom.
Discussion
Students discuss and share personal experiences. This may evoke emotional responses.
The Passover Seder
Take a Closer Look!
Symbolic Foods
Passover begins with a special meal called a Seder. Seder means “order” in Hebrew. Symbolic foods are arranged on the seder plate. Each of the foods represents an aspect of the Passover story. On a Seder plate like this one, the foods are placed in six circles during Passover.
The Hebrew translates as: “From slavery to freedom.” This plate was made for Jews who survived the Nazi concentration camps. On Passover, the survivors were thinking about their own lives: they had also been freed from imprisonment in the camps.
The Passover Haggadah explains what these foods symbolize and the order to eat them in. Can you guess what each one represents? On the left are foods you’d find on a Seder plate. Their meaning is on the right. Find the right matches!
Bitter herbs
What are the bitter herbs that appear twice on the Seder plate? The Torah isn’t so exact about this, and the plural form suggests more than one option. What would you eat to remind you of bitter times in life?
Write your choice in the text box and learn more about this Jewish tradition.
Provide This Mini-Lesson to Students
Simply share the mini-lesson with your class using the QR code or link provided.
Go to the module The Festival of Passover, which includes this mini-lesson.
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