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(Chag Pesach Sameach/Happy Passover Holiday)! Grab a plant to compliment your Seder plate! Open all day Saturday!... Passover or Pesach (in Hebrew) is a Jewish holiday celebrating the Exodus from Egypt. The literal definition of the holiday’s name is thought to be to pass over, referring to the angel of death passing over the homes of ancient Israelites during the 10th plague (death of the first born). Celebrated on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nisan, Jewish families will gather together to celebrate the season of Spring and liberation from slavery. The festive meal is called a Seder, which means order. The order is laid out in a book called the Haggadah, which means the telling. During the Passover Seder, it is important to tell the story of the Exodus, and to discuss what it might have been like for ancestors to have been slaves. Modern traditions often include discussions of current day oppression and injustice. It is traditional to read this text at the Seder This year we are slaves. Next year, may we all be free. This is often taken to mean that one cannot fully celebrate freedom until all peoples are able to do so. Part of the Passover tradition is that for the 7-8 day holiday (depending on tradition and location) one would completely clear their home of chametz (leavened foods). The story says that when the Israelites fled from slavery, they had to leave so fast, that their bread didn’t have time to rise. It baked into hard crackers, like current day matzo, on the backs of those fleeing. There are many different ways of observing Passover, but we wish all of those who celebrate a joyous holiday!

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