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• Turn on the video camera.

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• A little boy once returned home from Hebrew school and his father asked, "what did you learn today?"

• He answered, "The Rabbi told us how Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt."

• "How?" the dad asked.

Today’s Joke

• The boy said "Moses was a big strong man and he beat Pharoah up. Then while he was down, he got all the people together and ran towards the sea. When he got there, he had a Corps of Engineers build a huge pontoon bridge. Once they got on the other side, they blew up the bridge while the Egyptians were trying to cross."

• The father was shocked. "Is that what the Rabbi taught you?"

Today’s Joke

• The boy replied, "No. But you'd never believe the story he DID tell us!"

Today’s Joke

PASSOVER 2011

By Rabbi Stanley

Welcome to Pasach (Passover) 2011!This is a festive time for Jews all over the world.Indeed the Book of Exodus calls Passover a “Feast”

So it’s a time of merriment and feasting although there are some serious parts of the service and you’ll see that as we go through.

• So, a few things I’d like you to notice before we begin.

• In front of each of you is a Passover Haggadah. Try and say that? “Haggadah”.

Every Pasach (Passover in Hebrew) Jews read from a Haggadah, it’s basically an order of service.

• It tells us what to do and when to do it.

• Show Chasidic Haggadah

• There’s literally thousands of various Haggadahs out there and many are a little different.

• But they all have certain elements that are the same.

• So as long as they have those elements, then they’re kosher for Passover use.

• Passover is done once a year. However I’ve done hundreds of these Seders (Services).

• How could that be? I’m not hundreds of years old.

• Well, my parents were missionaries to Israel I lived there for 19 years.

• Every year since I was 6 years old we’d come back to either the States or Europe and go from Church to Church demonstrating what a Passover is.

• So sometimes we’d end up doing 20 or so of these in a year.

• It’s a lot of fun and people really enjoy them.

• Now there’s lots of different organizations out there that demonstrate Passovers but what’s different about ours is we do it the way it’s done in Israel.

• You also have a few other items in front of you and as we go through the Seder (Service) we’ll be explaining them to you.• Try not to eat anything before it’s time, especially the white stuff on your plate.

• One other thing I want to show you before we start is the Passover Plate.

• We have one here at the head table. Usually every Jewish family has one that looks something like this.

• They can look a little different though.

• Different styles etc.

• After the service, feel free to come up and look at the Judaica (Jewish items) we have up here.

• Also it’s traditional for some to wear white clothing. That’s why you see my wife and I dressed in white.

Samaritan celebrating Passover

• This serves to remind us of the white garments that the Kohen HaGadol would wear when he entered the Holy of Holies while serving in the Bet haMikdash.

• Passover Seders can be done at home with family and close friends.

• Or It can be done like this with a congregation.

• There will be times during this Seder that all the men here will say some things in unison

• And there will be times that the women will all say things in unison.

• It will all be up here on the screen.

• After we do the actual Passover Seder I’ll then explain how some of these things relate to the New Testament and the “Last Supper”.

• All this information will also be posted on our website at www.aveinu.com

• If you’d like to learn more feel free to join us on Saturday mornings at 10am here in this building in room 103

Ceremonial items needed for Passover1. Two candle holders with candles2. A Matzah Tosh with 3 matzahs3. A linen cloth for the Afikomen4. Parsley to use as karpas5. Salt with water in a bowl6. Horseradish7. Grape juice and/or wine (with out leaven)8. Chawroeset9. Shank bone of a lamb10. Bowls for washing11. Hand towels for each person

Seder ServiceLeader:First remove all the bread from the house.There isn't to be any leaven anywhere where we celebrate this Feast.

The lady leader (My wife Teresa) will kindle the candles and recite the following prayer: (please stand)Lady Leader:Baruch Attaw Adoni Elo-hay-new Meleck ha-oh-lam aw-sher keed-shaw-new B-meetz-oh-tawv v'nah-tah-new l'-hawd-leek-nehr shell yom tove.

The women will recite, in unison, the translation of the prayer in English.Women:Blessed art thou oh L-rd our G-d King of the universe, who has sanctified us through His commandments and has allowed us to kindle the Seder candles.

Kaw-desh

The Leader of the Passover Seder recites the prayer

of sanctification

Leader:Baw-rook Aw-taw Aw-doe-nye El-o-hay-new,Meh-lek Ha-oh-lawm,Aw-sher B’-har-baw-new Me-kole-awm.Baw-ruke Aw-tah Aw-doe-nyeMe-kaw-desh Yees-raw-aleV’-hawtz-mah-neem.

The men will recite, in unison, the

translation of the prayer in English.

Leader and Men:Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, King of the universe, Who selected us from among all people. Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, Who sanctifies Israel and the Passover.

The leader of the table now pours the first cup. Before each of the four cups we will say the blessing for the wine. The first cup is called: “The Cup of Blessing”:Please pour the wine (grape juice)Please raise your cup with your right hand…

Leader:

Baw-rook Aw-tah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-

new, Meh-lek Haw-oh-lawm, Bo-ray P’-ree

Haw-gaw-fen.

The men will recite, in unison, the

translation of the prayer in English

Leader & Men:

Blessed art Thou oh Lord our GOD King

of the universe, creator of the fruit of the

vine.

As we drink, we all lean to the left…

Let us partake together.

Ur-hawtz

First washing of the hands. Dip your

fingers into the finger bowl and dry with

the towel.

Kar-paws

On your plate is a sprig of parsley to represent the

hyssop. The hyssop was used to sprinkle the blood of

the Passover lamb on our door posts so the L-RD would

spare our firstborn.

There is also a glass of salt water which represents the

tears our forefathers shed as slaves in the land of

Egypt.

The leader recites the blessing for the fruit of

the earth.

Leader:

Ba-ruke aw-tah aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-new Meh

Lek Ha-oh-lawm, Bo-ray P’-ree Ha-ah-daw-mah

The men recite, in unison, the translation of the prayer

in English

Leader & Men:

Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, King of the universe,

creator of the fruit of the earth.

Dip the parsley in the saltwater and partake together

Yaw-hawtz

(The Leader, at the head table, will hold up the shank-bone of a lamb and the matzah tosh with three matzos in it.)

This is matzah (hold up matzah) and this is a matzah tosh (hold up matzah tosh). A matzah tosh has 3 compartments.

It is the custom to break the middle matzah in two parts, the smaller part is returned to the plate and the larger piece (called the afikomen) is wrapped with three layers of linen cloth.

Then the leader of the Seder hides it.

After the meal the youngest member at the table will search for the afikomen.He will bring it back to the table and receive a reward (depending on how young they are). The two parts will be matched together and it will be a sign. “That which is broken off will not remain lost to our people.”

The Leader will now hold up the matzah

tosh with the matzos in it. Everyone will

now say in unison……

This is the bread of affliction that we and

our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Let

all who are hungered, come and eat.

Whosoever is in need, come and celebrate

the Passover. Now here, next year in the

land of Israel.

Mah Neesh-tah-nah?The Four Questions

Leader:

Even the youngest notices this flat bread used in the Seder, the matzah. It is unleavened bread. Now let the youngest lead in asking the first of the four questions.

Lady leader:

Because the L-RD commanded us to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, forever.

Leader:

Because the Egyptians made bitter the lives of our fathers. The Torah tells us in the Book of Exodus: “And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in bricks.” Exodus 1:14

Lady Leader:

First, to remember the tears our people shed as slaves in Egypt. Second, to remember the hyssop which was used to sprinkle the blood of the Passover Lamb on our door posts.

Leader:

Then we were slaves getting ready to leave Egypt. Now we are free and again we have our own land.

The leader holds up the shankboneLeader:We can no longer bring offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem. This bone reminds us of the Passover Lamb that the L-RD our G-D commanded our fathers to sacrifice this night and mark the door posts with its blood…

The LORD passed over all homes with the blood on the door posts. In those homes NOT marked with the blood, the firstborn of each household was slain.

All together:MAY THE TEMPLE BE REBUILT IN OUR TIME… AW-MAIN!!!

PASSOVER VIDEOThe Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:Now you ask; How did our fathers come to be in Egypt? In ancient times our fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob wandered as strangers in the land G-D had promised.

The Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:In the time of Jacob a famine came to the land. Joseph, son of Jacob, had become leader of Egypt under the Pharaoh. During the lifetime of Joseph the people were happy and prospered. Then Joseph died and a new Pharaoh arose who did not know Joseph…

The Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:

The new Pharaoh began to fear the Children of Israel and so he made them slaves. Soon he ordered that all the male babies should be killed at birth. But Amram and Jockebed hid their baby boy in a reed basket on the river. One day while bathing, the Pharaoh’s daughter found the child and brought him to the palace. She named him Moses.

The Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:

Moses lived in the palace but he knew of his background and he felt sorry for his people. One day he saw an Egyptian beating an Israelite and he killed the Egyptian. Then he had to flee from there and he lived in the desert many years herding sheep.

The Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:

About forty years later, while leading his flock, he came upon a bush that was burning, Yet, this bush did not burn up!! He walked over to investigate and THE L-RD spoke to him from the bush. G-D told him to return to Egypt and tell the Pharaoh to let the sons of Israel leave and return to the Land of Promise.

The Seder Leader Reads the Passover Story:

Moses reluctantly returned to Egypt and told the Pharaoh to let the Jewish people go. But Pharaoh said “NO!!!!” The G-D of our fathers then sent ten plagues on the Egyptians.

The name of the first plague is ‘DAWM’.

Leader:And G-D turned the water of the Nile River into blood Youngest:But Pharaoh said “NO!!!!!!” I won’t let them go!

Leader:The name of the second plague is Tz-far-dee-ahThen G-D sent frogs throughout all the land. At first Pharaoh said the Israelites could leave. So, G-D removed the frogs

Youngest: Then Pharaoh said “NO!!!!” I won’t let them go

Leader:The name of the third plague is ‘Kee-neem’.Then God turned the dust of the Egypt into lice

Youngest:Still the Pharaoh said “NO!!!!” I won’t let them go.

Leader:The name of the fourth plague is ‘Aw-rove’Then G-D sent dog flies throughout all Egypt. At first Pharaoh said the Israelites could leave. So G-D removed the dog flies

Youngest:Then Pharaoh said “NO!!” I won’t let them go!”

Leader:The name of the fifth plague is ‘Deh-vehr’Then GOD sent cattle disease on the animals of the Egyptians

Youngest: Still Pharaoh said “NO! I won’t let them go!”

Leader:The name of the sixth plague is ‘Sh-heen’So G-D sent boils on all the Egyptians and on their cattle.

Youngest: Still Pharaoh said “NO! I won’t let them go!”

Leader:The name of the seventh plague is “Baw-rahd”.God sent great hail and fire upon Egypt. Then the Pharaoh told Moses that the children of Israel could go. So G-D stopped the hail and fire.

Youngest: Then Pharaoh said “NO! I won’t let them go!”

Leader:The name of the eighth plague is ‘Ar-beh’.G-d sent locusts which covered the land of Egypt. Again the Pharaoh said that the

Israelites could leave Egypt. So, G-D blew the locusts away with a great and strong west wind.

Youngest:Then Pharaoh said “NO! I won’t let them go!!

Leader:The name of the ninth plague is ‘Hoe-sheck’.Then G-D sent darkness over all the land of Egypt. But there was light where the sons of Israel lived in Goshen.

Youngest:Still Pharaoh said NO! I won’t let them go.

Leader:The name of the tenth and final plague is ‘Maw-coat B’-hoe-rote’. At last G-D came and slew the first-born of each household which did not have the blood of the Passover lamb applied to the door posts of their housesYoungest: Then Pharaoh and ALL Egypt said “YES, Please go!!!”END VIDEO

Leader:

Let us remember and never forget. The promise

of G-D to deliver our people has been kept again

and again and again, throughout all the ages.

In every generation each individual is bound to

consider himself as if he had gone forth out of

Egypt. For it is written: “On that day thou shalt

tell thy son: This is because of what the L-RD

did for ME when I came out of Egypt” (Exodus

13:8)

At this time there would be more songs that are

sang. One traditional song is called Da-aynu

Ilu hotzi, hotzi anuHotzi anu mi mitzrayimMi mitzrayim, hotzi anuDayenu!

Refrain: Da-dayenu, da-dayenu, da-dayenuDayenu, dayenu, dayenuDa-dayenu, da-dayenu, da-dayenuDayenu, dayenu

Ilu natan, natan lanuNatan lanu torah tovahTorah tovah, natan lanuDayenu!

Ilu natan, natan lanuNatan lanu et haShabbatEt haShabbat, natan lanuDayenu!

MAH-COAT – THE SECOND CUPTHE CUP OF PLAGUES

Leader:Please hold up the cup in your right handBaw-ruke Aw-tah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-newMeh-lehk Ha-oh-lawm, Bo-ray P’-ree Ha-gaw-fen.

Leader & Men:

Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

All drink the second cup, leaning left (Then pour the third cup)

RA-HATZ

Now, the second washing of the hands.

Use the towel to dry the hands.

MOW-TZEE MAT-ZAH

It is time to bless the L-RD for providing the unleavened bread.

Leader:

Baw-rook A-tah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-new,Meh-lehk Ha-oh-lawm, Ha-mo-tzee Leh-hemMeen Ha-aw-retz

Leader and Men:

Blessed art Thou oh LORD our GOD, king of the universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.

Mah-roar

Now blessing the LORD for the bitter herbs

Leader:Baw-ruke Atah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-new,Meh-lehk Haw-oh-lawm, Aw sher Keed-shaw-new B’-meetz-oh-tawv V’tzee-vaw-new Awl Aw-kee-lawt Mah-roar

Leader and Men:Blessed art Thou oh LORD our GOD,King of the universeWho has sanctified usThrough Your commandmentsAnd has commanded us concerning the eating of bitter herbs.

Koe-raych

At this point I’m going to deviate from the way the modern Passover is done and I’m going to do something that was done at Passover’s in the First Century.In the First Century, one would honor someone at the feast by handing them a matzah that has the Chawroeset on it.Today I’d like to honor…

Let each one scoop up the Haw-roe-set, using the Matzah as a spoon, and then place a bit of Maw-roar (bitter herbs) on it. Continue using the Matzah as a spoon until all is gone.

Now we eat the Passover meal!

Tzaw-foon

The youngest now searches for the Afikomen.

It is brought back to the leader and it is carefully

unwrapped from the linen cloth and matched up with the

part from which it was broken off.

(The leader matches up the two parts and holds them

up.)

That which was lost has now been found and that which

was broken has now been restored Omain!

Baw-raychNow the thanksgiving grace following the mealLeader:Ba-ruke Shea-kal-new Meesh-lowOov-too-voe Haw-yay-new. Ha-rah-hah-mawn. Who Y’-zah-kay-new Lee-mote Ha-mah-she-

ach

Leader and Men:Blessed is the Eternal through Whose bounty we have been fed and through whose love we are given life. May He who is most compassionate make us worthy to behold the Day of Messiah

THE THIRD CUP - AFTER THE MEALThe cup of Redemption

Leader:Ba-ruke A-tah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-new Meh-lehk Ha-oh-lawm, Bo-ray P’ree Haw-gaw-fen

Leader and Men:Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, king of the universe, creator of the fruit of the vine.

(All drink the third cup)

The fourth cup is filled

Also, the Cup of Elijah is filled.

The youngest is sent to the front door to see if Elijah the Prophet has come to announce the coming of Messiah.Leader:It is written: Behold I will send you Elijah the Prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of the LORD. And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers.

Next is a Psalm of praise and the fourth cup. The fourth and final cup is called the “Cup of Praise’.THE CUP OF PRAISE

Hold up the cup with your right hand.Leader:Baw-ruke Aw-tah Aw-doe-nye El-oh-hay-new Meh-lehk Haw-oh-lawm, Bo-ray P’ree Haw-gaw-fen

Leader and Men:Blessed art Thou oh L-RD our G-D, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.(We don’t drink this cup quite yet)

The Psalm of Praise

Sing Halleluyah to the L-RDSing Halleluyah to the L-RDSing Halleluyah Sing HalleluyahSing Halleluyah to the L-RD

Hold up the fourth cupMen and women together…Lah-shah-nah- Ha-bah-ah B’Yeh-rue-shah-liyeem. OmainNext Year in Jerusalem

All drink the fourth cup

Neer-tzahThe closing prayerOh Holy One, ended is the Passover Seder according to custom, statute and law. As we were worthy to celebrate it this year, so may we be found worthy to celebrate it in future years.Righteous One in heaven above, restore the congregation of Israel to YOUR LOVE. Speedily lead Your redeemed people to Zion in joy…. Aw-main

This concludes the actual Passover Seder.Now I’ll explain some things that relate the Passover to the New Testament.

First we saw that the opening of the Seder was brought in by the lady leader.

It's the same with the Shabbat (Sabbath).

It’s the woman who brings in the Sabbath every week as well.

Jewish women in Biblical times have always been held in high regard and respected.

In spite of how the Bible translations portray them.

You would also notice that the lady leader (usually the wife) is seated on the left of the leader of the Seder.

That position is the most important position (other then the one leading the seder) at the table. This is where Peter sat at the L-rd’s last Passover (often called the Last Supper).

There was a dispute about who should sit there in Luke 22:24 this led into Yeshua (Jesus) talking about who would be “the greatest and least in Heaven”.

The “Last Supper” was a Passover Seder. The youngest would sit at the right hand of the leader. This would've been John the Beloved.

Why did we all lean to the left when we drank our wine?

We do that in remembrance of the days of old when we didn't sit on chairs but rather we laid down on mats eating from a table (one with very short legs)

the mats would shoot out from the center of the table like spokes on a wheel.

It wasn't like Michael Angelo's depiction of the Last Supper where they were all sitting on chairs.

While reclining on these mats they would be leaning on their left side and eating with their right hand.

So in the case of the Yeshua’s last Passover He would've had His back towards Peter and John the Beloved would've been in front.

If John were to ask a question, he would have to lean backwards to be able to have Yeshua hear him.

Leaning back like that would put his head on Yeshua's chest. In John 13:4 Yeshua had just washed the disciple’s feet at verse 21 it says…

21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.

23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.

25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I

have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

What does it mean Jesus dipped the sop? He was dipping the Chawroeset. Just like we all did tonight and then Jesus handed it to the one He was honoring… just like I did when I honored Teresa.

Right up to the end, Yeshua was giving Judas a chance. Even though He knew Judas would betray Him, He still honored him.

You can see how important it is to understand Judaism and the culture of First Century Israel when interpreting Scripture.

Without knowledge of Jewish custom, you can't have a really good understanding of Scripture.

Next we'll look at the drinking of the wine.

Luke 22:20 "Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."

This is what we call in Church "Communion"

This is the cup after the meal the third cup. What was that 3rd cup called? "The cup of Redemption". He said this cup was his blood.

It was His blood that redeemed us. He never did drink the fourth cup, that is the cup that he will drink with all of us when He comes back, just like He said. Mathew 26: 29

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Then he broke bread. He broke the matza and said, "this is my body which I have given for you" You'll notice we took out the middle matza and we broke it.

This part of the Seder is very important to believers it tells the entire story of the death and resurrection of Yeshua. There are 3 matzahs just as there is a triune G-d G-d the father, Son and Holy Spirit. Yeshua took out the middle matzah which represents Himself.

He broke it just as He was broken for us.

It is wrapped in linen just as Yeshua's body was wrapped in linen before He was laid in the tomb.

He was in the tomb for 3 days just as the afikomen is wrapped 3 times.

Then later it is brought out just as Yeshua was brought out from the grave.

Some Jewish traditions will even hide the afikomen under a pillow called “the stone”. Just as Yeshua was hidden away behind the stone at His tomb.

The whole story is there in black and white.

Do you remember when I held up the matzah and it was said that all was lost but had now been found. That which had been broken had now been restored.

That’s exactly what Yeshua did for us when He came to be born on earth. He restored His Gospel.

If you take a close look at the matza you will see that it is striped, just as He was striped for our healing and it is also pierced just as He was pierced for our transgressions.

Our people do this every year and they don't realize what they're doing.

There are Sephardim Haggadahs that say the 3 matzahs represent the thinking, the word and the action.

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

This is exactly how the Triune G-d operates!

The Father is the originator of all things.

Yeshua is the Word of G-d and the Holy Spirit is the action part of the G-d head.

Next we see where the door is opened for Elijah the Prophet. We read in Mal 4:5

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the L-RD"

It was Yochanon the Immerser also known as John the Baptist who came in the spirit of Elijah.

The spirit of Elijah rested on John the Baptist just as Elijah's spirit had rested on Elisha in 2Ki 2:15 where it says…

"And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.

When we hold up the shank bone of a lamb we remember the sacrifice at the Temple. Yeshua was our sacrifice.

Over and over again in Scripture He is in fact called the Passover Lamb.

Why do we eat unleavened bread?

That was because when Moses was delivering the Israelites out of Egypt, they were in a hurry.

They left quickly and didn't have time to allow the bread to rise. Leaven in the Bible at times also represents sin.

Galatians 5:9 Paul said, "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." what he was saying was that a little sin is like a little leaven… it doesn't take much.

Likewise, a little sin is all it takes to pollute the entire soul. So we don't want any sin in the house.

Also, Paul writes in I Corinthians 5:8

"Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth"

As it says there, Paul kept this feast.

It’s important that we understand that we’re commanded to keep this feast. In Exodus

13:6 it says,

Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the L-RD.

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

Often times today in our modern society, the Feasts including Passover are called the feasts of Israel or the Feasts of the Jews. But the Bible never says that, not even once. What it does say is this…

Leviticus 23:4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

Leviticus 23:44And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

At other times the Scripture says “these are my feasts saith the L-rd

These aren’t Jewish feasts at all. They’re the feasts for everyone who Loves G-d.

Another thing that many don't realize is that some of the most important things that Yeshua said was said during the Passover Seder. It was then in John 14:6

that He said I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Then down just a few more verses He says in verse 15

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

And that’s what we’re doing tonight, we’re keeping the commandment to remember Him. He said, “This do in remembrance of Me.”

Also notice in the Seder that there was a time when we were to sing some songs.

Just before Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mt. of Olives in Mathew 26:30 while still at the last Passover supper it says,

"And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives." So this is a tradition which has some very old roots.

And traditions aren’t a bad thing. Paul said · 2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

There are many other things here I can point out concerning the Passover but it would take longer then just today. But I do hope you enjoyed celebrating Passover with us

The next Feast we’ll be celebrating is Shavuote (The Feast Of Pentacost) on Sabbath June 4th at 11am Hope to see you there.ShabbatShalom