Resources for Passover

Passover - Pesach - is soon approaching
and we are very excited!


"this day shall become to you a remembrance. 

And you shall observe it as a festival 

to {YHVH}  יהוה throughout your generations – 

observe it as a festival, an everlasting law."
Exodus 12:14 


Here are some of the resources
I have come across that can be useful
as we prepare for teaching and observing
this set-apart day to YHVH.



Coloring fun:

Passover coloring pages

Passover coloring pages (in pdf)

More Passover coloring pages (in pdf)

More Pesach/Passover coloring pages



Activities and crafts:

Passover Activities for Children - matzah cover, placemats, etc...

Ten Plague Masks - a craft idea (or can use paper plates)

Ten Plagues Placard craft: Part 1 and Part 2

Four Questions Book craft - If you desire to use "the 4 questions"

Ten Plagues illustration - Could attempt to draw/paint to depict the plagues

Cardboard Tube Moses - craft idea 

Matzah Holder - make your own 

Passover Bag of Plagues -  fun idea

Matzah Cover Tutorial - make your own matzah cover


Music:

Dayenu - traditional, fun Passover song (sang by our eldest and myself)

Passover Song - Yeshua, our Passover Lamb and remembrance of Him

The Pesach Song (We're Leaving) - Beautiful song about leaving Egypt (physically/spiritually)



Videos:

Passover Story - Beautiful recap of how The Almighty delivered His people (6 minutes)

Messiah in Passover - short video showing what Yeshua fulfilled in the Passover (4 minutes)

The Messiah - Prophecy Fulfilled - Movie showing how Yeshua fulfilled the Passover and how a Jewish man shares it with his family during their Passover observation. Longer but very good. (50 minutes)

Know Your Enemy (Part 12- The Plagues) -  See how the plagues that YHVH brought upon Egypt targeted specific "gods" that they worshiped, showing His authority as the One True Elohim.
Video is less than 8 minutes. Watch and connect some dots that maybe didn't connect before.Very interesting.

Let My People Go! Passover/Pesach Skit -  A skit we did with friends one year on Pesach :)


In the past, we have not used a haggadah (traditional "telling") for Passover,
but have only had the three items mentioned in Scripture while reading the Scripture pertaining to them.

But if one desires to add some of the traditions and have a haggadah to print and use,
I have found this one to be a pretty good one.

You Shall Tell Your Children - Messianic Passover Haggadah (pdf format)



One last resource to share is the Let My People Go board game.
We have found this to be a delightful game to play as a family!
And the rhymes are very cute and catchy.
The game is a little difficult to find (about $15) but worth the buy if you can find it!


May your Pesach be blessed! As well as your preparation!

Shalom!
~ Christina



p.s. This will be an ongoing list, of sorts. Check back for additions/changes. :)

Reading Through the Scriptures

As a believer, I always knew it was important to read the Bible...
and I did try to commit myself to reading... though, as a "new testament christian",
the majority of my time was focused on reading the "new testament".
I am thankful for the many years I spent reading the "new testament" over and over, again.
I understand that YHVH had a plan then... just as He does now.

About a year or so before coming to a better understanding of Torah,
we began reading through the "Old Testament" for our homeschool history.
I knew many of the "Old Testament" stories, had read some of them,
heard them and various passages preached from the pulpit,
read articles and books sharing snippets and lessons from it,
and even saw my fair share of watered down animated and non-animated movies
depicting the beloved Bible heroes and stories.
But it was an amazing experience to read it all the way through, word for word, myself.
(that could be a blog post in itself!)


With understanding, now, that Torah directly applies to me,
it only makes sense that I really, REALLY need to know it better.
And with all our Father has done, Who He is, how He loves,
and how He has shared His heart with mankind,
my very being is compelled to read His precious words more and more.

Last year was my first year to read through a Torah portion schedule, which I loved.
And though it did go through all of the Torah {specifically the first 5 books}
and selections from the Prophets/Writings and the "New Testament",
it did not go through ALL of the Scriptures.

Recently, a facebook friend shared a Scripture reading schedule
for reading through the whole of Scripture in a year.
In addition, it includes reading through the Torah and the Gospels twice.

I've printed it out and look forward to using it in my personal reading time,
in addition to our Torah portion schedule for our homeschool,
and share the link with you here, just in case.

Read Through the Scriptures in a Year schedule


Blessings as you feast from His Word!
Shalom!
Christina

"...I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily portion."

~ Job 23:12