Passover: Festival of Unleavened Bread

Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the firstborn of the Israelites, when the Lord “smote the land of Egypt” on the eve of the Exodus. Passover begins with the 15th and ends with the 21st (or, outside of Israel and among Reform Jews, the 22nd) day of the month of Nisan (March or April). On these seven (or eight) days, all leaven, whether in bread or other mixture, is prohibited, and only unleavened bread, called matzo, may be eaten. The matzo symbolizes both the Hebrews’ suffering while in bondage and the haste with which they left Egypt in the course of the Exodus. Passover is also sometimes called the Festival of Unleavened Bread. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Passover.

Updated April 15, 2024
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For this we left Egypt? : a Passover Haggadah for Jews and those who love them
Barry, Dave
The book you hold before you is no ordinary Haggadah. If you've ever suffered through a Seder, you're well aware of the fact that the entire evening can last as long as the exodus from Egypt itself. There are countless stories, dozens of blessings, and far too many handwashings while the meal...
Afikomen
Cohen, Tziporah
Honor, Sydney Taylor Book Award In this wordless time-travel adventure, three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh's daughter. When a family settles at the table for Passover, their dog nabs the afikomen bag (containing...
Baby's first Passover
Feldman, Elchonon
Celebrate Passover with this delightful baby board book teaching little ones all about this popular Jewish festival. Bold, brightly colored pictures, and short and snappy text is the perfect way to discover Passover together in this delightful book! From assembling the seder...
Passover
Fishman, Cathy Goldberg.
The book describes the origins of the Passover story in the story of Moses and the Israelites' escape from Egypt. It also explains how the holiday is celebrated today and includes a discussion of the Seder.
A mystical Haggadah : Passover meditations, teachings, and tales
Klein, Eliahu.
In a generation that has seen an explosion in popularity of books about mystical and meditative traditions, very little has been published about the rich and fascinating mystical traditions of the Jewish holy days. Passover, the first religious holiday of the Jewish people, particularly rewards a re...
The Passover guest
Kusel, Susan
Sydney Taylor Award Winner A girl's kindness to a mysterious magician leads to a Passover miracle. Beautifully illustrated and deftly told, this story full of hope, tradition-- and just a touch of magic-- is a new Passover classic in the making. It...
On Her Own
Lapid, Lihi/ Silverston, Sondra (TRN)
A moving, page-turning story of two families in crisis that melds the clock-ticking tension of Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me with the "issue-driven" gravity of Jennifer Haigh's Mercy Street. Watching her Russian immigrant mother, Irina, struggle to put food on the...
Passover around the world
Lehman-Wilzig, Tami
Introduces children to the many different ways of celebrating Passover around the world, including customs that can be adopted for use in the child's own family seder.
Peek-a-boo passover
Mayer, Pamela
"Peek-a-boo!" says a child on each page of this Passover board book, as little readers get a glimpse of all the items that appear on the Passover seder table. Turn the page to find out what each item is!
Welcoming Elijah : a Passover tale with a tail
Newman, Lesléa
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Leslea Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around...
An invitation to Passover
Olitzky, Kerry M.
When Hannah's extended family isn't able to join her for their traditional Passover seder, she invites her diverse group of friends to experience the holiday with her. From Ha-joon's Korean kimchi, to Monique's hymn lyrics, each friend brings a bit of their own culture to the celebration. And with...
Pesach for the rest of us : making the Passover seder your own
Piercy, Marge.
Every year, poet and novelist Marge Piercy creates her own Passover seder with a group of family and friends. Babies have been born and grown up, friends have moved or divorced, but the principals continue to gather in her rustic Cape Cod home to participate in a seder that Piercy takes joy in...
Passover : festival of freedom
Polak, Monique
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women. Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we...
Passover family
Polak, Monique
Teach babies and toddlers about this important Jewish festival by exploring what happens during the Passover seder with this delightful photographic board book. This primer features family and friends coming together to share a meal, tell stories and sing songs, and encourages little ones...
Sammy Spider's first Passover
Rouss, Sylvia A.
When Sammy Spider's web gets swept away during the Shapiro family'sPassover cleaning, his mother decides spring is a perfect time to make a newweb. As Sammy learns to spin, he gets involved in the Passover seder and plays an important role in the success of the holiday meal."An adorable story with...
Meet the Matzah : a passover story
Silberberg, Alan
From the creator of Meet the Latkes comes the zaniest retelling of the Passover story starring an earnest matzah and his bready friends! What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers? Meet Alfie Koman. He's a matzah who really likes to...
Let's eat : Jewish food and faith
Stein, Lori
The food that Jewish people eat is part of our connection to our faith, culture, and history. Not only is Jewish food comforting and delicious, it's also a link to every facet of Judaism. By learning about and cooking traditional Jewish dishes, we can understand fundamentals such as kashrut,...
Tyrannosaurus tsuris : a Passover story
Tarcov, Susan
All the dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's seder because they think he will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris, the Yiddish word for "worry." "You think you have tsuris?" Stegosaurus asks. "I can't find parsley for my seder." "And I can't...
Miriam's secret
Waldman, Debby
In 1930 nine-year-old Miriam travels by train from Brooklyn to her grandparents' farm in upstate New York. Her grandparents are kind, generous people, but they aren't exactly ideal playmates for a lonely girl. When Miriam is not doing homework in the kitchen with Bubby or helping prepare...
The Passover mouse
Wieder, Joy Nelkin
In this charming and witty Passover story about kindness, community, tradition, and forgiveness, a little mouse disrupts a town's preparations for the holiday when it steals a piece of leavened bread--or chometz--just as all the houses have been swept clean in time for the holiday.<...

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