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Games
Moses Maze
 Plague Quiz
Word Search
Matzah Puzzle
Funny Stuff
'TWAS
THE NIGHT AFTER SEDER
''Twas the night after Seder, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The fish and the kugel, (oh my, what a taste)
After both the Sedarim, went straight to my waist.
When I got on the scale, I couldn't believe it!
The treadmill and bicycle wouldn't relieve it.
I remembered the marvelous meals I prepared;
The light airy matzah balls everyone shared.
The brisket, the turkey, the tzimmes so sweet;
Oy, let me recline and get off of my feet.
I know we made kiddish and recited each plague,
But right now I'm logy, and my memory is vague.
So, don't give me matzah, chopped liver or wine
I'll do my aerobics and never more dine.
I'm walking to shul, so what if it's far.
I'm not even thinking of taking the car.
With 10 lbs. to lose and 10 inches to shrink,
I'll chew on my celery, plain water I'll drink.
Macaroons when wrapped tightly, can so nicely freeze.
Pack the sponge cake and tayglakh away, if you please.
Out of sight, out of mind - by this oath I'll abide;
Bring me the boiled chicken with romaine on the side.
I'll keep on that program, to my diet adhere,
And let's all get together for Pesach next year!
Here's the definition of
all Jewish holidays in a nutshell.
"They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat."
"Green Eggs and Ham" is
one of the most popular Dr. Seuss books. Here's the dilemma - how can Kosher kids talk
about eating Green Eggs and Ham?
In honor (and with apologies to Dr. Seuss' estate) of Jewish kids observing the dietary
restrictions, here's a new ending for the story.
Sam!
Will you never see?
They are not KOSHER, so let me be!
I will not eat green eggs and ham.
I will not eat them, Sam-I-am.
But I'll eat green eggs with a biscuit.
Or I will try them with some brisket.
I'll eat green eggs in a box,
If you serve them with some lox.
And those green eggs are worth a try
Scrambled up in some matzo brie!
And in a boat upon the river,
I'll eat green eggs with chopped liver!
So if you're a Jewish Dr. Seuss fan,
But troubled by green eggs and ham,
Let your friends in on the scoop:
Green eggs taste best....WITH CHICKEN SOUP!
President Bush calls in the head
of the CIA and asks "How come the Jews know everything before we do?"
The CIA chief says "The Jews have this expression, 'Vus Tutzuch'--
"Whazzup," in today's vernacular. They just ask each other and they know
everything!"
The president decides to personally go undercover to determine if this is true. He gets
dressed up as an orthodox Jew (black hat, beard, long payis, etc.), is secretly flown in
an unmarked plane to New York, picked up in an unmarked car, and dropped off in Brooklyn's
most Jewish neighborhood, Crown Heights.
Soon a little old man comes shuffling along. The president stops him and whispers,
"Vus Tutzuch?"
The old guy whispers back, "Bush is in Brooklyn."
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The 8 Day Jewish Holiday of Passover Begins Wednesday evening, March 27th at Sunset
| The week-long Jewish holiday,
occuring during the Spring season, that recalls when the Israelites, the ancestors of the
Jews, were miraculously freed from centuries of slavery in Egypt. In Hebrew Passover is
called Pesah. The
name, Passover, refers to the last of the ten plagues that God inflicted on the Egyptians.
All their first-born children were put to death, but God "passed over" the
houses of the Israelites. Immediately afterwards, they were set free.
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The Seder...
Taking place the first 2 nights
of the 8 day holiday, the Seder is the most important event in the Passover celebration.
Usually gathering the whole family and friends together, the Seder is steeped in long held
traditions and customs
Leading up to the first night of
Passover, the home is cleaned and cleared of all yeast foods, called hametz. All hametz is
either eaten before Passover begins or "sold" to non-Jewish neighbors and
friends 
Click here to play the hide the bread game
Only foods that are "Kosher
for Passover" are allowed. No leavened (containing yeast) foods or grains are eaten.
In their place matzoh and foods containing matzoh are eaten. This is to commemorate the
Israelites who fled quickly into the desert with no time for their breads to rise and were
forced to bake the dough into hard crackers in the desert sun.
 With its Passover dishware and silverware, the Seder
table is different than the regular dinner table. The centerpiece of which is the Seder
plate, a special plate containing the 5 foods that remind us of the struggle of the
Israelites in their quest and journey to freedom. 
Three pieces of matzoh are placed
in a Matzoh Cover (a cloth sleeve or envelope) and placed in the center of the Seder
table. Before the meal begins the middle matzoh is removed and broken in half.
One half is returned to the
Matzoh Cover, the other - the Afikomen - is hidden, to be hunted by the children at the
end of the Seder meal. The child who finds the Afikomen wins a special prize. Some homes
break the Afikomen into many pieces assuring that each child present can find a piece and
receive a prize.
The Seder plate contains foods
that have special meaning for this holiday
- Haroseth
- Parsley (dipped in salt water)
- Roasted egg
- Shank Bone
- Bitter herbs
A mixture of chopped walnuts, wine, cinnamon and apples that represents the mortar the
Jewish slaves used to assemble the Pharaoh's bricks.
Symbolizing Springtime, it is dipped in salt water to remind us of for the tears of the
Jewish slaves.
Another symbol of Spring.
Symbolic of the sacrificial lamb offering, the bone can come from whatever the family is
eating, such as the leg bone of a roasted turkey.
Freshly grated horseradish reflects the bitter affliction of slavery. 
During the Seder 4 glasses of
wine are poured to represent the 4 stages of the exodus.
- freedom
- deliverance
- redemption
- release
Click here to see what happens after the 4
glasses of wine.
A fifth cup of wine is poured and
placed on the Seder table. This is the Cup of Elijah, an offering for the Prophet Elijah.
During the Seder the door to the home is opened to invite the prophet Elijah in.
After the meal is eaten, the
children search for the Afikomen. The Seder is finished when the children have found the
Afikomen and everyone has eaten a piece
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Click here
to cook a traditional Passover
feast
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