Getting Kids Involved At Pesach

Passover is a great opportunity to build new family traditions. Here are some great ways to get small children excited about and involved in the Seder.

Printable PJ Library Pesach Question Catcher

Remember when you were a child and looked to “origami fortune tellers” for answers to life’s big questions? We’ve transformed them into Pesach Question Catchers.

Pesach

Pesach is an eight-day spring holiday that celebrates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. The Pesach story comes from the first half of the Book of Exodus in the Bible. In those pages we read of the Jewish people’s plight under slavery in Egypt, and their subsequent escape to freedom.

Acting It Out: An Awesome Kid-Friendly Seder Idea

Engage children this Pesach with an interactive, age-appropriate adaptation of your seder.

9 Pesach Lunch Ideas for Kids

Easy to make lunch ideas that travel well, taste great, and are chametz-free.

Veggie Pasta Sauce with Courgette/Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

Mandy from Sneaky Veg has come up with the perfect Pesach dinner especially for PJ Library families. A delicious fresh tasting veggie pasta sauce served with 'zoodles'

Why We Chose This Book: The Littlest Levine

What child hasn’t been told they’re too little for something they yearn to do? When Hannah complains that she’s too small to light the menorah or tie her own shoes, her grandfather explains that soon she’ll be proud to be the littlest Levine.

Planning A Child-Friendly Seder

The Pesach seder is one of the most celebrated events in the Jewish calendar and every family's seder is unique and special to their family. If you're hosting a seder for the first time this year, or you're just looking to shake up your own celebration, check out the links below for some tips and ideas.

Teaching Children the Mitzvah of Returning Lost Items

Kids can relate to losing something important to them. The Jewish commandment to return lost objects, hashavat aveidah, is an easy mitzvah for small children to perform. While children may not completely understand why it is that they can't just keep the cool thing they found, they do make connections and understand emotions like sadness and happiness.

Children of the Book

I have always loved that Jews have been described as 'The People of the Book'. And I love how the secular world, and the Jewish world have recently corroborated for Purim to fall near, or on (like this year) World Book Day.