Two Ways to Celebrate Passover

Imitate the Last Supper as closely as possible

Follow the current practices of Jewish passover

The main components are the same for both:

A ceremony is combined with a meal, to remember how God saved the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt:

Drink 4 cups of wine (or grape juice)

Answer 4 questions that explain the distinctives of this celebration

Eat Matzah (unleavened bread), bitter herbs, and kharoset (brown apple mixture)

Review the story of the first Passover, including the 10 plagues

Sing the song, Dayenu

Eat the Passover supper

Let the children redeem the afikomen (the hidden unleavened bread) for a prize

 

Because we are not Jewish, and my main goal is to re-enact the last supper, we feel free to leave things out, or rearrange them to fit our needs. For example, we do not eat unleavened bread for 7 days, or rid the house of all products that contain yeast or baking powder. When the children were small, and hungry, we went ahead and ate the supper first, then followed with the ceremony. When we are in the U.S. where kosher Matzah is readily available, we buy that. But most of the time, I make my own unleavened bread. But most of the changes are in an attempt to more closely follow what Jesus and the disciples did. We follow the Messianic Passover Haggadah, with a few exceptions

Set a a low table

Sit on the floor with cushions

Light oil lamps

Wash feet

Eat lamb

Eat dried fruit for dessert

Set a table with best china and sliver

Sit on chairs with pillows to lean against

Light candles

Wash hands

Do not eat lamb

Eat sponge cake for dessert

If you want to try celebrating Passover, this inexpensive set provides a Haggadah (the order of service that leads you through what to say and do for the ceremony), a preparation guide with recipes, and a cassette with several songs to sing during the ceremony. That is all you need, if you can buy Matzah (unleavened bread) locally.

 

Link to website that sells the Messianic Passover set

(type in “Passover” in the “search” box on their home page--it is slow, so just wait--it will show you the “Passover Starter set” and lots of other books and products for Passover:

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you need a recipe for unleavened bread, the “Last Supper” video comes with a recipe booklet with lots of yummy recipes that include foods that seem like Jesus might have eaten (with one exception of date cakes made with chocolate chips!) The video is so-so, but worth it just for the recipe booklet!

 

Link to website that sells video and recipe booklet (type in “Last supper” in the “search” box, and while you are there, check out their other Easter products: