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PESAKH

Pavlodar 04.04.2007.

Pesakh - is holiday of liberation of Jews from the Egyptian slavery, holiday of getting of freedom and becoming of Jews, as people. The birth of the Jewish people - and birth of the future Disposal - occurs then, when it seems, that the hope for it is already lost. But at this moment the wheel turns, and we are waited by updating and revival instead of destruction.

Certainly, our birth as people is connected to Exodus from Egypt, with break with Egypt; but at the same time memory of slavery, in the certain sense, is positive making of our national soul; and without memory of slavery there can not be freedom. Each year, celebrating Pesakh, we go deep into memory of Exodus and anew we pass this way - from slavery to freedom. For many centuries galut of celebrating Pesakh and the memoirs on the Egyptian slavery became the integral element of the Jewish national and religious tradition.

April 1, in eve of the holiday Pesakh in Family club passed indicative Pesakh Seder. So has developed from generation to generation, from the father to the son was transferred Tradition of this holiday - for this reason the order of realization of Seder, generated by centuries, remains constant and to this day.

At first to families it was offered from set of words connected with the Jewish holidays and customs to choose only what concern to Pesakh. Recollecting these words, we moved to making keara - dish on which in the special order the food for Seder settles down. Each family collected its keara. Stepan Michailenko step by step told and showed the participants of Seder all stages, explaining meaning of each one.

In the story about Exodus participated all gathered, with interruption, telling events of those far days. The kids, found aficoman required the lawful repayment, and certainly have not remained without gifts. In the conclusion to fix the received knowledge, the families participated in quiz, winners of which became everybody - and how else it can be in such holiday? And we very much hope, that the tradition of Pesakh Seder will enter each Jewish house, in each Jewish family to live, to be transferred from the father to the son and to remain in centuries.

Irina Tveritneva

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