March 29th, 2010

2010 Passover First Seder Date and Passover 2010 Dates, History, and Traditions.  While many Christians are looking forward to Easter, the Jewish population is getting ready to celebrate the Passover.  This year’s holiday starts on Tuesday, March 30 2010 and goes through Monday April 5, 2010. There are many traditions and the history of this Jewish holiday is very rich.

The Passover signifies to the Jews the story of how God helped Moses free his people from Egyptian slavery and delivered them to Israel. Ever since early Biblical times, the Jews have been surrounded by adversity.

The adversity has not negatively impacted the success of the small nation.  According to the New York Times, although “they make up 0.2 percent of the world population, but 54 percent of the world chess champions, 27 percent of the Nobel physics laureates, and 31 percent of the medicine laureates. They make up 0.2 percent of the world population, but 54percent of the world chess champions, 27 percent of the Nobel physics laureates, and 31 percent of the medicine laureates.”

American Jews are equally successful.  Two percent of the US population includes 51 percent of the Pulitzer Prize nominees for nonfiction, 37 percent of Academy Award Winning directors, and 21 percent of Ivy League student bodies.

The Seder consists of 15 parts, corresponding with 15 steps in the Temple of Jerusalem, and involves a ritualistic re-telling of the Jew’s story.  In modern days, some say it’s a time to escape our own “personal Egypts.”

What are your traditions for the first Seder? Do you have any unique traditions to your family? How do you decorate your tables?

Source:

New York Times
Huffington Post

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