Your Guide to the Perfect Passover

Written by Behrman House Staff, 23 of March, 2015
Encourage Young Children to Participate in Your Passover Seder, No Matter Which Haggadah You Use
Everyone Has a Place at the Passover Table

The first Passover Seder is April 3rd! We have all of the resources you need to make it through-before, during, and after.

Before the Seder

Prepare your students with the Hebrew Wizards Passover Board and teach them everything they need to know about the holiday. Help your students learn or practice the four questions with this mah nishtanah reading aid. (Check out this FREE Hebrew Wizards Passover app too!)

Order your haggadahs.  This year we introduced the new Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family, a truly unique haggadah. Behrman House proudly collaborated with Gateways: Access to Jewish Education to welcome families with young children of all abilities and disabilities to their Passover table. The haggadah presents over 150 picture communication symbols developed by Mayer-Johnson, the leading creator symbol-adapted special education materials to assist individuals in overcoming their speech, language, and learning challenges along with photos of children with and without visible disabilities - just how any Jewish family might look. 

Don't know which haggadah to use? Check out this guide to choose the one that will suit your seder best.

Plan your seder with this Planning Checklist from the haggadah, Simply Seder, to make seder preparation easy, keep track of all the details, and avoid a last minute rush. 

Get Cooking! Download this free Charoset recipe from Get Cooking! A Jewish American Family Cookbook by Mama Doni and Recipe Rachel. Order the cookbook for all 14 Passover recipes, plus a whole year of recipes and music for the whole family!

Set the Scene. As you are putting together the seder plate, watch this funny video with your kids to "meet" each ingredient and learn what they represent.  

Add the effects with the jumping frogs your kids made from Frogs in the Bed and these beautiful Origami Pyramids for centerpieces as well as a fun classroom or family craft. 

Find some tips! There's no excuse for a boring seder. Check out these tips for a great Passover seder from wanderingjew.forward.com.

Breathe and relax with help from this survival guide that will give you helpful tips and suggestions to make the most of your holiday. 

During the Seder

Know the blessings with help from this virtual chart click and listen to the blessings we say during the Passover seder.

Know the Four Questions  by practicing with the mah nishtanah app that allows kids to listen, learn, and record their progress for only .99 cents!

After the Seder

Hide the Treasure. This witty list will give you a bunch of new, creative spots to hide the Afikomen - as well as some tips from a Jewish actor you might know. 

Play some games and see how many frogs you can catch in this free Frog Catching app based off of the Passover seder activity book, Frogs in the Bed

Listen to music. Sing along and dance to Mama Doni's Passover music video "Mission Immatzoble."

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