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Seder Night Around the World

Two-thousand years ago, Jewish people would make the journey from around the world to celebrate Pesach together in Jerusalem.
Since the destruction of the Temple, this custom has ceased to exist, and Seder Night has become something else:
How do we celebrate Seder Night today? Over the years, different customs developed in different Jewish communities.
However, the Haggadah remained the same in all places and ends with the wish that unites us all, “Next Year in Rebuilt Jerusalem.”
At the end of the lesson, the students will write their own wishes and will place them in the afikoman bag that they will prepare for their own Seder night.

Lesson Plan - Seder Night Around the World

Subject:

Sequence Name:

2023 תשפ"ג-תשפ"ד

Video Name:

Grade Group:

1-2

Objectives:

- The students will learn about Seder night in Jerusalem in the Temple period.
- The students will learn about the Seder Plate and the Afikoman.
- The students will talk about their personal Seder Night
- The students will connect to the last part of the Haggadah that talks of Jerusalem and wishes of hope
- The students will create a useful craft that they will be able to use on Seder Night and will be able to share what they learned with their family

Lesson Summary:

In this lesson, we will learn about Pesach in Jerusalem. We will also learn about the Seder Plate and the Afikoman. We will connect to the personal Seder Night experience of each child. We will once again connect to Jerusalem at the end of the lesson through “Next Year in Jerusalem,” which we say at the end of the Seder. The students will write their own wishes and attach them to an afikoman cover that they will make for Seder Night.

Knowledge Acquired:

Seder Night in Jerusalem in the Temple period.
What is the Seder Plate? And what is the Afikoman?
The end of the Hagaddah and its meaning.

Personal/Social Value Learned:

Elements of the Lesson:

Pesach in Jerusalem in the Temple period (text + bingo game)
What is the Seder Plate, and what is the Afikoman
My Seder Night (notes that the students brought in from home)
Next year in rebuilt Jerusalem (presentation and the students write wishes)
Making an afikoman cover

Start of lesson:

*As preparation for the lesson, the teacher will send the students home with notes that they will fill out together with their families and bring to this lesson.*

Part One: min

Subject: Pesach in Jerusalem during the Temple period.

The teacher will hand out Bingo cards to the students with words and pictures in the text she reads
The teacher will read the text that describes Pesach in Jerusalem
The students will listen to the text and mark off things that appear on their Bingo board as they hear them read out by the teacher
Like in regular Bingo, the winner is the one who has a line of marked items- vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. When a student has a full line, they can call out, “Bingo!” Regardless, the teacher will read until the end of the text.

Part Two: min

Subject: The Seder Plate and the Afikoman

The teacher will divide the students up into groups of 4-5 children (7 groups in total)
Each group will receive a sheet of paper with a picture and text that describe one of the elements from the Seder Plate
Each group will answer the questions on the sheet
Each group will choose a representative to present the picture and element according to their group work.
The teacher will hang a picture of the Seder Plate on the board and after presenting, each group will stick their element on the plate.

Part Three: min

Subject: My Seder Night

The teacher will gather the notes that the students filled in at home. The notes should be folded in half and put into a box or bowl.
The teacher will pull out and read the notes one by one, and the students will guess which student write that note
Once the author of the note has been correctly identified, the student will be invited to tell the class more about the note.

Please note: the teacher can read the notes until all have been read but doesn’t have to read them word for word. instead, the teacher can take one detail and ask the class something like, “Kids, let’s see if you can guess in whose house they sit on mattresses on the floor on Seder Night?” or “Kids, can you guess who celebrates Seder Night with their entire community in a communal Seder Night?

Part Four: min

Subject: Next Year in Rebuilt Jerusalem
-The teacher will hand out a sheet to each student that explains the prayer “Next Year in Jerusalem” .
-While the students are working, the teacher will put a song on in the background:
link to the song on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebvfu-1KEzE
-Each student will write or draw their wish for themselves and their family for the coming year on a piece of paper
Each student will cut out and hold onto the note with their wish for the next part of the lesson

Part Five - Summary and Creation: min

Making an Afikoman Cover

The teacher will give out a sheet for preparing an afikoman cover.
Each student can place the note containing their wish into the afikoman cover (from the previous section of the lesson) or stick it on the cover.

Expansion materials:

Subject:

Sequence Name:

2023 תשפ"ג-תשפ"ד

Video Name:

Grade Group:

5-6

Objectives:

- The students will learn about the Seder Night in Jerusalem in the Temple period
- The students will learn about their friends’ personal Seder Night and Pesach customs in different communities
- The students will connect to the last part of the Haggadah that talks of Jerusalem and wishes of hope
- The students will create a useful craft that they will be able to use on Seder Night and will be able to share what they learned with their family

Lesson Summary:

In this lesson, we will learn about Pesach in Jerusalem. We will then connect to the personal Seder night experience of each child and wil llearn about different Seder night customs in different communities. We will once again connect to Jerusalem at the end of the lesson through “Next Year in Jerusalem,” which we say at the end of the Seder. The students will write their own wishes and attach them to an afikoman cover that they will make for Seder Night.

Knowledge Acquired:

Seder Night in Jerusalem in the Temple period.
Seder Night via the customs of different communities.
The end of the Hagaddah and its meaning.
What is the Afikoman?

Personal/Social Value Learned:

Elements of the Lesson:

1. Pesach in Jerusalem in the Temple period (text + bingo game)
2. My Seder Night (notes that the students brought in from home)
3. Seder Night customs in different communities (group work with pictures)
4. Next year in rebuilt Jerusalem (presentation and the students write wishes)
5. Making an afikoman cover

Start of lesson:

*As preparation for the lesson, the teacher will send the students home with notes that they will fill out together with their families and bring to this lesson.*

Part One: min

Subject: Pesach in Jerusalem during the Temple period.

The teacher will hand out Bingo cards to the students with words and pictures in the text she reads
The teacher will read the text that describes Pesach in Jerusalem
The students will listen to the text and mark off things that appear on their Bingo board as they hear them read out by the teacher
Like in regular Bingo, the winner is the one who has a line of marked items- vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. When a student has a full line, they can call out, “Bingo!” Regardless, the teacher will read until the end of the text.

Part Two: min

Subject: My Seder Night

The teacher will gather the notes that the students filled in at home. The notes should be folded in half and put into a box or bowl.
The teacher will pull out and read the notes one by one, and the students will guess which student write that note
Once the author of the note has been correctly identified, the student will be invited to tell the class more about the note.

Part Three: min

Subject: Seder Night Customs in Different Communities

The teacher divides the class into groups of 3-4 students
Each group receives a piece of paper with a picture and text that describes a special Pesach custom from a certain Jewish community
Each group will answer the questions on the piece of paper
Each group will choose a representative to present the picture and custom according to their group work
It is possible to hang the pictures and descriptions of the customs on a wall in the classroom so that the students can look at them later and read more.

Part Four: min

Part Five - Summary and Creation: min

Making an Afikoman Cover

The teacher will give out a sheet for preparing an afikoman cover.
Each student can place the note containing their wish into the afikoman cover (from the previous section of the lesson) or stick it on the cover.

Expansion materials:

Subject:

Sequence Name:

2023 תשפ"ג-תשפ"ד

Video Name:

Grade Group:

3-4

Objectives:

Lesson Summary:

Knowledge Acquired:

Seder Night in Jerusalem in the Temple period.
Seder Night via the customs of different communities.
The end of the Hagaddah and its meaning.
What is the Afikoman?

Personal/Social Value Learned:

Elements of the Lesson:

Start of lesson:

*As preparation for the lesson, the teacher will send the students home with notes that they will fill out together with their families and bring to this lesson.*

Part One: min

Subject: Pesach in Jerusalem during the Temple period.

The teacher will hand out Bingo cards to the students with words and pictures in the text she reads
The teacher will read the text that describes Pesach in Jerusalem
The students will listen to the text and mark off things that appear on their Bingo board as they hear them read out by the teacher
Like in regular Bingo, the winner is the one who has a line of marked items- vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. When a student has a full line, they can call out, “Bingo!” Regardless, the teacher will read until the end of the text.

Part Two: min

Subject: My Seder Night

The teacher will gather the notes that the students filled in at home. The notes should be folded in half and put into a box or bowl.
The teacher will pull out and read the notes one by one, and the students will guess which student write that note
Once the author of the note has been correctly identified, the student will be invited to tell the class more about the note.

Part Three: min

Subject: Seder Night Customs in Different Communities

The teacher divides the class into groups of 3-4 students
Each group receives a piece of paper with a picture and text that describes a special Pesach custom from a certain Jewish community
Each group will answer the questions on the piece of paper
Each group will choose a representative to present the picture and custom according to their group work
It is possible to hang the pictures and descriptions of the customs on a wall in the classroom so that the students can look at them later and read more.

Part Four: min

Part Five - Summary and Creation: min

Making an Afikoman Cover

The teacher will give out a sheet for preparing an afikoman cover.
Each student can place the note containing their wish into the afikoman cover (from the previous section of the lesson) or stick it on the cover.

Expansion materials: