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Pesach
Nachshon Who Was Afraid to Swim by Deborah Bodin Cohen. Great for the 6 and up set, this is the story of Nachshon, the Biblical character who is said to be the one to first step into the sea (before it split). Didn’t help (according to Cohen, not the Bible) that he was afraid of water. But freedom means living up to your fears… Beautifully illustrated and a great book to help you discuss freedom and the Exodus story. New this year!
Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber. Great book. Really, really great book. It’s the end of the Civil War and a Yankee Soldier happens upon a Southern child eating matzah outside. Of course, the family invites him for seder. There’s nothing boring or didactic about this story — it’s just great. Pictures are lovely, writing is lovely. Highly recommended and new this year!
Let My People Go! by Tilda Balsley. A play about the plagues (oy vey), it’s actually a lot of fun. Last year, I got our whole seder table participating, with my (then) 5 year old playing Moses. There’s lots of words for the narrator to say and the other parts are pretty easy to remember (even for a 5 year old).
The Secret Seder by Doreen Rappaport. An illustrated book for older children, this is the story of a family who is pretending to be Gentiles during the Holocaust. The lengths that they are prepared to go to celebrate Passover and have
Pesach: the Nail-Biting Phase
Pesach is right around the corner and I am just past the nail-biting phase. This is where I just worry about Pesach. I walk from room to room in my house, feeling overwhelmed, not sure how I am going to do it all.
Pesach Placement Board Game
Add some fun to your Seder with this original board game!
Pesach Puppets
Hard to believe we’re already heading into the Passover season! Our newest craft are these easy to make, easy to use Passover puppets. Meet all the Passover characters and put on your own Passover Puppet Show! Click below to download the pdf.
Our thanks to Ann Koffsky for her great craft. You can check out more of Ann’s work here.
Making Seder Spectacular (it’s not as hard as you think)
The deck is stacked against our kids. The Seder starts late at night — often after a day where we are too busy to pay attention to them. Our kids haven’t eaten good meals throughout the day (burn your chametz! eat no matza!). They are overtired, a little bored and overwhelmed. Then we ask them to sit at a Seder table for hours on end with no food. Not a great plan. Here are a few ways to make a Seder super kid friendly:
Featuring Marci Wiesel: Israeli Papercut Artist
Looking for the perfect Pesach gift? Look no further than Marci Wiesel and her papercuts.
Giveaway: Matzo iPhone Case!
I mean, does it get any cuter than this? A perfect Pesach accessory for any iPhone! Drop us a note at devorah@challahcrumbs.com to be entered to win a Matzo iPhone case from our friends at Sealed with a Case! This giveaway is open to US residents only.
What Disney World taught me about Seder
It is clear to most who know me that my personality lends itself to the Type A variety. So it is no surprise that I approached a family trip to Disneyland in the most serious of ways. I read books, visited websites, learned the value of mapping out each day (down to the bathroom breaks). If we were going to Disney, we were going to win Disney. At least that was the plan.
