Evening of Saturday, April 12, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025
Each year, we gather with family and friends to celebrate Passover in our homes. We sing together, prepare cherished recipes passed down through generations, and honor the memories of those who once sat at our Seder table. Passover is a time to reflect on freedom, strengthen our connections, and embrace the traditions that unite us.
Join Us for Shabbat Celebrating Passover with Multi-Generational Pre-Shabbat Activities
Friday, April 11, 2025
Come together as a community to welcome Passover with a special Shabbat celebration.
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3:30-4:00pm Passover Families with Young Children experience: music, dancing, interactive storytelling and snacks for Families with Young Children. 4:00pm-5:30 free play in the Nursery School space 5:30-5:45 - Bedikat Hametz ( searching for Hametz/leavened bread) scavenger hunt from Temple Shalom Nursery School classrooms into learning space 5:45 - 6:15 Passover learning experience, pre-neg for those coming early for services 6:30 Shabbat services 5:45-6:15 Festive Pre-neg gathering for adults and families in the Social Hall. |
Plan Your Seder
Below, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to help you prepare for your Seder. Each section includes valuable resources, including music, Haggadot, and how-to videos, ensuring a meaningful and enriching experience for all.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Seder
Step 1: Plan Ahead
- Decide what is the most important part of the Seder to you and make sure that is included (it is ok if other pieces don’t happen this year)
- If you plan to invite family and friends to an online experience create a Zoom link early
- Decide what time and for how long you will be together
- Choose an online Haggadah (booklet containing the Seder liturgy) (some options are below)
- Ask different people to lead certain sections or choose how you would like to use your Haggadah together
Step 2: Choose a Haggadah (Seder booklet)
Here are some great options to choose from:
- Our Temple Shalom Family Haggadah created by our own students!
- The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) has made several of their Haggadot available as free flip books, including a child friendly option
- You can choose to create your own Haggadah here and also here
- The URJ has created a list of digital resources that you can use to enliven your Seder and add some creative twists
- This is an amazing assortment of Haggadot, recipes appropriate for smaller crowds, and other online tools: www.seder2020.org
- Check out this great Haggadah supplement created especially for this year’s unique circumstance
Step 3: Add Your Music
Choose the songs you will sing in advance! Cantor Shafritz has created a playlist of Passover music:
- Dayenu: Learn the words to the Passover Seder song, from Bim Bam
- Dayenu, Maccabeats version
- Who Knows One? An English version of Echad Mi Yodea for Passover!
- Echad Mi Yodea?
- Mah Nishtanah, by the Maccabeats
- Uptown Passover by Six13
- Avadim Hayinu
- Frogs!
- Lotsa Lotsa Matzah
Step 4: Practice, Practice, Practice
PJ Library shared wonderful step by step videos for families to access seder together! Check out the playlist here to watch them all, or pick and choose your family's favorite traditions.
Step 5: Get the Kids Involved
For those planning a child-friendly Seder, you can find great resources here from PJ Library and by clicking the other links below.
Printable Hagaddah designed for families with young children
Design your own Hagaddah!
DIY Seder Plate