... of Passover is in the Bible in the book of Exodus. The Jews were slaves in Egypt and wanted to leave but the pharaoh refused to let them go. Moses was the leader who tried to convince the Pharaoh to free the Jews. The Bible says G-d decided to punish the Egyptians. Each family's eldest son would ... birth and renewal. There is an extra glass on the table that no one drinks from, it is for the prophet Elijah. It is said he will come down from heaven with great news - that all men and women everywhere will be free forever. PASSOVER HAGADDAH LEADER: (blessing over the candles) Baruch atah ad...

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... according to the will of God. The actual performance of each ritual also makes them feel closer connection to God and his presence. One of the down sides of having such a ritualistic and ceremonial based religion is that a person or individual can get caught up the "ritual- and it can become ... called before the congregation to lead the congregation in worship and to read from the Torah, the scroll of parchment on which are handwritten the Five Books of Moses in Hebrew. This reading is often chanted to an ancient melody called a trop. Both boys and girls read also from the Haftarah, a ...

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• Grade Level: High School