Passover is an eight day festival that begins on the 15th and ends on 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan.It doesn't have to be daunting to prepare for Passover.Cleaning your home can be done in advance.You can feel the satisfaction of marking off each task when you keep a checklist.You will be celebrating the holiday with family and friends.
Step 1: You should clear your calendar.
Work is not allowed on the first and last days of Passover.The use of electronic devices, writing, and driving are not allowed.Work can be done related to the Passover and Seder.The idea is that you relax, enjoy, honor, and celebrate the holiday.You can find out when the Passover falls by consulting your rabbi.The four days in the middle are not official holidays and most work and activities are allowed.
Step 2: Remove or sell chametz.
One of the most important things to do is throw out or dispose of leavened grain product.bread, cereals, pasta, and most types of alcohol are not allowed in your family during Passover.Pet food and other products that contain wheat, oats, or spelt are included.Some people sell their chametz products to a non-Jewish friend or neighbor and then buy them back after Passover.This can be done on the internet.You can either donate them to charity or use them before Passover begins.In the Ashkenazi community, it is advised to avoid rice, millet, corn, mustard, and legumes.
Step 3: You should clean your home.
Make sure to pay attention to the kitchen and any areas where food is consumed.It is customary to begin this process weeks in advance and expected that your refrigerator, microwave, and oven will be cleaned inside and out to destroy any leftover traces of chametz.Next, look for every other room in your home and clean them top to bottom.
Step 4: Make sure your utensils, serving dishes, and cookware are clean.
According to kosher-for-Passover guidelines, your utensils, dishes, cookware - basically anything that you'll be using to prepare or serve your Seder plate or Passover meals - need to be sterilized by putting them in boiling water or heating them up to a red hot glowThere are certain dishes that cannot be koshered.Some people think that your everyday utensils, serving dishes, and cookware should be thrown away.
Step 5: You can buy kosher-for-Passover foods.
Kosher cuts of meat, poultry, and fish can be used for Passover if they have not eaten chametz.During Passover, Matzah and wine are a staple.Kosher-for-Passover marked packaged foods can be found at the grocery store.
Step 6: Shop for the Seder.
A symbolic plate will be prepared if you are hosting Seder.Purchase matzah, chicken neck, eggs, raw horseradish, romaine, apples, walnuts, wine, and onion.Each person will need at least four glasses of wine.Some people use beef or lamb bones instead of chicken necks in their alternative recipes.Some people use potato instead of an onion.Grape juice can be used as an alternative to wine.
Step 7: Purchase or print the Haggadah.
You can get it for free online or buy it from a book store.You can borrow copies from your synagogue.It is a good idea to have several copies if you acquire them.
Step 8: There are accessories for the table.
festive candles and candlesticks, kiddush cups, and a waterproof or washable tablecloth are some of the commonly used items.Purchase pillows or cushions for each person to sit on, as well as some games and prizes for the children attending the ceremony.Legos, coloring supplies, and sculpting clay are good ways to keep them occupied.
Step 9: The table should be set for Passover.
The centerpiece of Seder is the dining table.It is an opportunity for you to start your own traditions.Kosher-for-Passover dishes, salt water for dipping, and a special kiddush cup for your Seder leader are some of the items you will want to include.
Step 10: The cushions should be placed on each chair.
Guests will stay comfortable during the service if you use this symbol.
Step 11: The Haggadah can be placed at each table setting.
Your guests will be able to follow along as the leader of the service tells stories and rituals.
Step 12: Put the food on the Seder plate.
There are six symbolic foods on the seder plate.Some foods need to be cooked while others can be placed on the plate.Matzah can be placed on a separate plate.Some people use the forearm of a lamb or chicken neck.It is not eaten at the Seder and can be used again the next night.The hard-boiled egg will be eaten during the Seder.The Maror is to be eaten during the Seder.Romaine is most commonly used.Charoset is a mixture of fruit and nuts.This makes the maror happy.Vegetables typically include parsley, onion, or boiled potato.The vegetable is dipped in saltwater to remember the people of Israel.
Step 13: The Seder plate should be placed there.
The leader of the service should place the Seder plate in front of him.It doesn't matter what dish you use for the plate if it is kosher-for-Passover.A lot of people use a special plate.Guests have easy access if there are multiple tables.
Step 14: You must complete the search to find chametz.
It's important for families to have fun searching for bedikas chametz in order to make sure that they don't sneakily survive in the home.It is done the night before Passover.The ritual ends with a blessing and recitation.Some people hide 10 pieces of chametz in the house in order to find them during the ritual.Extra fun can be added to the kids if you remember where you put them.
Step 15: You can learn the questions.
Four questions from the Haggadah are to be asked by the youngest child.The questions are a requirement of the service.Who will ask the questions and who will answer them should be decided in advance.Why do we eat unleavened bread?We eat bitter herbs.Why do we put food in liquid?Why are we eating in a reclining position?
Step 16: The afikoman should be hidden.
Before the Passover Seder starts, hide the middle piece of matzah from the three pieces that are served with the Seder plate.If you have a lot of children, you can hide several pieces.
Step 17: Search for the afikoman dessert.
Explain to the children that you will be awarding prizes if they find a piece.They will get a huge kick out of this and it will keep them entertained.Tradition says this should be done before midnight.The afikoman is your dessert after you find the prizes.