History+of+Passover

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 * Passover is a biblically-derived Jewish holiday.
 * Commemoration of their liberation by God.
 * The name “Passover” is derived from the Hebrew word Pesach.
 * Commemorates the story of the Exodus (Hebrew Bible).
 * Freedom from the slavery of the children of Israel from ancient Egypt that followed the Ten Plagues.
 * God “passed over” the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt.
 * Begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan.
 * Lasts for seven days.
 * The first and last days of the holiday (first two and last two outside of Israel) are days on which no work is permitted.
 * The seder is the centerpiece of the Passover experience
 * Seder means "order"
 * An elaborate meal takes place on the first night of Passover.
 * There are synagogue services held during the first day of the holiday.
 * There are 15 separate steps during the seder. They are laid out in the //Haggadah// (book used during the seder).
 * 15 Steps of the seder