Psach 2006 jsp 2006 Psach 2006 UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM Srving Rform Congrgations in North Amrica DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING EARLY CHILDHOOD Birth to Six Yars For Parnts & Tachrs of Prcious Littl Popl nrolld in Jwish Early Childhood Programs Cratd by: Nancy Bossov Kitty Wolf Jnnifr Magalnick *Illustrations by Jayson Agosto UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING 633 Third Avnu, NY, NY 10017 For furthr information, plas call 212.650.4110, fax 212.650.4229, -mail Nbossov@urj.org, or visit www.urj.org/ducat. [mçnw hç[n Na-ash v nish ma Tak action with undrstanding Dvlopmntally Appropriat Psach jsp Sdr for 4-and 5-Yar-Olds Introduction for Facilitators: Psach is th prfct holiday to xplor with 4-and 5-yarolds. Thy ar busy pursuing and absorbing nw xprincs. Thy hav dvlopd a longr attntion span and gratr languag skills. Thy ar curious and agr to tak on incrasingly complx intllctual challngs. Thy ar vry social and lov practicing rols and routins. Th sdr with its story tlling, numbr significanc, rol playing and rptition is right up thir ally. Enjoy togthr th intractiv, intrprsonal xprinc of rtlling our story. Part of th xcitmnt of th sdr is in th prparation. You can do th following activitis with th childrn to gt thm rady for th actual sdr. Many schools alrady do ths activitis: Mak simpl sdr plats out of papr plats and markrs, two clar plastic plats with th fiv sctions glud in th middl, or any othr idas you may hav. (S th list of rsourcs at th nd.) Mak or supply simpl Kiddush cups. Mak matzah, or gt it from a box and compar it to brad. Mak a thr-pockt matzah covr out of papr, flt or cloth; napkins work rally wll, too. Sing songs that tach th thms and lssons of Psach. Mak charost; your class can try rcips form diffrnt countris. Hav a group sarch for chamitz. CHAROSET RECIPE Chop up appls (grn, yllow, rd, all diffrnt typs) and walnuts (or almonds and pcans). Th Sphardic rcip includs choppd dats and choppd ra i s i n s, vn choppd figs. Add grap juic to pull it all togthr St th Environmnt: Your activity ara should b big nough for all to mov about but small nough to s and har without amplification. Us child-sizd tabls and chairs. Childrn may b th dors of putting out th tablcloths, napkins, cups. Each plac stting should hav four half cups of win, a prsonalizd/custom-dsignd filld sdr plat, a tiny cup of salt watr and a pic of matzah. Anticipation is xciting at this ag. Evrything should b hommad and a product of th childrn s vision and crativity.
OPENING SONG (Sung to th tun of Dridl, Dridl, Dridl ) Oh, wlcom vrybody. Tim to gathr round. W will tll th story. W ll smil and thn w ll frown. Oh Psach, Psach, Psach W wr slavs but now w r fr. Oh Psach, Psach, Psach Lt s tll our history! Radr 1 W nd som hlp, thy crid to God. God hard thir cris and mad a plan. God ndd a partnr to lad th popl. Moss was th on who would lad th clan. Whn Moss was born, his mommy knw Sh had to sav him, so hr plan grw. Sh usd a tva for a boat, And down th rivr Moss did float. THE STORY OF PASSOVER Radr 1 Evry yar w sit at a tabl Fit for a King and Qun. W rtll th story of our ancstors, Who wr slavs to Pharaoh, so man. Th Jws thy workd in Egypt. No rst, no tim to play. Thy built th city, thy built th palac. Oh, how thy wishd to run away! PHARAOH DOESN T PAY (Sung to th tun of I v Bn Working on th Railroad ) (This could b an action song whr vryon acts out th activity on ach lin.) I v bn working on ths buildings; Pharaoh dosn t pay. (Shak hads no) I v bn doing what h tlls m, lik making bricks from clay. (Form bricks with hands) Can t you har th mastr calling? Hurry up, mak a brick! (Hold hands to mouth as if shouting) Can t you har th mastr calling? His voic just maks m sick! (Hold stomach) Oh, is this a mss (Rpat and hold hands to hads) Oh, this is a mss for Jws, for Jws. Oh, this is a mss (Rpat) Oh, this is a mss for Jws. Radr 3 Lucky for us h was savd by Pharaoh s daughtr, Whn sh was bathing in th watr. Sh found littl Moss, took him into hr hom, And card for him lik h was hr own. Radr 4 Whn Moss grw up big and strong, H found out whr h rally blongd And knw h had to mak right from wrong! Radr 1 God spok to Moss from a bush that was burning And told him that th tid was turning. Moss with God s hlp would b Th ladr who would st th Jws fr! H wnt to Pharaoh and mad his pla, But Pharaoh just laughd and laughd with gl. Lt My Popl Go Whn Isral was in Egypt Land LET MY PEOPLE GO! Opprssd so hard thy could not stand LET MY PEOPLE GO! What do you think Pharaoh said back to him? No, No, No, I will not lt you go! (Stamp ft) No, No, No, I will not lt you go! (Evrybody says with dtrmination!)
Radr 3 Moss trid rally hard to mak Pharaoh s That his popl just had to b fr. And God snt 10 plagus to strngthn th pla. So, Pharaoh said, You may go! Tak your popl and lav today. Radr 4 W had so littl tim to gathr and pack our things. W put our possssions on carts, in a baskt or sack. W hurrid so fast across th partd sa. Th Jwish popl at last wr fr. (Hav th childrn go around th room and nam on thing that thy would bring, prhaps xplain why, and thn prtnd to put it in a bag. Thy could whispr it scrtivly to thir nighbor, as wll.) q r q (Svral crossing th sa activitis could b don hr, such as ach participant jumping ovr a blu plastic stramr that two popl ar holding and wiggling.) Radr 5 TAKE US OUT OF EGYPT (Sung to th tun of Tak M Out to th Ballgam ) (Borrowd from Ron Wolfson s Th Art of Jwish Living: Th Passovr Sdr) Tak us out of Egypt. Fr us from slavry. Bak us som matzot in hast. Don t worry about flavor, giv no thought to tast. Oh it s rush, rush, rush to th Rd Sa If w don t cross it s a sham! It s th 10 Plagus down and you r out At th Psach history gam! W hav lots of fours on Psach: Four cups of win, four kinds of childrn, four nams for Psach, four qustions to ask, And four tims Moss wnt to Pharaoh to ask for our frdom. MY LITTLE SEDER PLATE (Sung to th tun of I m a Littl Tapot ) I m a littl sdr plat shiny and nw. I hav spcial symbols to Rmind all th Jws. Karpas is th grns that show us birth. Maror is so bittr it tasts lik a curs. Roastd gg so round and brown and hard, Shank bon to rmind us of sacrific to God. Charost is a mixtur swt and hard, Rminds us of th slavry and bricks w would pound. Don t forgt to dip in salty watr. W v crid all th tars, and now its frdom w v found. Th First Cup Radr 5 On of th four nams for Psach is Z man Chirutinu, th Sason of our Frdom. Hr is whr w drink th first of our four cups. Win is th symbol of our joy as w clbrat th Psach. Cnturis ago, our ancstors hard th call of frdom. W rais our cups in gratitud to God for th frdom w liv ach and vry day. All hold up thir cups and say: bori p ri hagafn. How many symbols ar found on your sdr plat? Count thm and s.
Radr 6 Th karpas (grns) rmind us of spring and th burst of bauty in natur this tim of th yar. Th salt watr w will dip th karpas in, is a rmindr of th tars that our ancstors shd whn thy wr still slavs. Togthr w say our prayr for grns grown from th arth: Th Four Qustions An important tradition during our sdr is th asking of th four qustions. Lt?s s if w can sing thm in Hbrw, translat thm in English and answr thm in our own words! bori p ri ha-adamah. Dip and at th karpas. (At ach tabl, on prson should brak th middl matzah and hid th biggr pic. It s th afikoman!) * Our tradition tlls us that w ach should ask our own qustions ach yar. What qustion would you ask? Look to th prson closst to you and talk about a burning qustion you hav. What qustions do you think about oftn and still don t hav answrs to? (Wait a fw minuts) Th Scond Cup Radr 1 Th scond nam for Psach is Chag HaPsach, th Fstival of th Paschal Lamb. Win is th symbol of our joy as w clbrat th Psach. Cnturis ago, our ancstors worshippd God at th Tmpl in Jrusalm. W rais our cups for th scond tim in gratitud to God for th frdom to worship and liv as Jws. bori p ri hagafn. Radr 3 Would anyon lik to ask his or hr qustion aloud? Prhaps othrs hav th sam qustions as you. Prhaps on of us has an answr! (Giv an opportunity for xchang) Grownup 1 Why is th night of Passovr diffrnt from all othr nights? Grownup 2 On all othr nights, w at ithr chamitz (all diffrnt kinds of food) or matzah. Why on this night do w only at matzah? Grownup 3 On all othr nights, w at all kinds of vgtabls. Why on this night must w at bittr hrbs?
Grownup 4 On all othr nights, w do not usually dip vgtabls vn onc. Why on this night, do w dip twic? Grownup 5 On all othr nights, w at in an ordinary mannr. Why on this night do w din with spcial crmony? THE 10 PLAGUES Th Third Cup Radr 3 Th third nam for Psach is Chag HaMatzot, th Fstival of Matzah. Win is th symbol of our joy as w clbrat th Psach. Cnturis ago our ancstors fld Egypt so quickly; th dough did not hav tim to ris to bak brad. W rais our cups for th third tim in gratitud to God for providing food and watr and shltr during difficult tims. bori p ri hagafn. (Th following song could b sung whil th childrn do a crossing th Sa of Rds activity as indicatd prviously.) 1. BLOOD (Put on a bandag) 2. FROGS (Jump and croak lik a frog) 3. LICE (Scratch your had) 4. WILD BEASTS (Howl lik a bast) 5. CATTLE DISEASE (Moo lik a sick cow) 6. BOILS (Pinch your arm and hold it) 7. HAIL (Twirl your fingrs atop your had, lik hail falling from th sky) 8. LOCUSTS (Buzz around lik a swarm) 9. DARKNESS (Shut th lights, clos your ys and squz Mommy or Daddy s hand) 10. DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN (Giv a momnt of stillnss and silnc) * x PASSOVER SONG (Sung to th tun of Hr W Go Round th Mulbrry Bush ) This is th way w mixd th clay, W mixd th clay, w mixd th clay. And workd and workd th whol long day, And mad th bricks in Egypt. This is th way w groand and sighd, W groand and sighd, w groand and sighd. W groand and sighd, w moand and crid Whn w wr slavs in Egypt. This is th way that Moss cam, That Moss cam, that Moss cam. And spok to us in God s own nam Whn w wr slavs in Egypt. This is th way so just and sad, So just and sad, so just and sad. That Moss punishd Pharaoh bad, To lt us go from Egypt. This is th way w lft th land, W lft th land, w lft th land. And marchd away to th Promisd Land, No longr slavs in Egypt. This is th way w crossd th sa, W crossd th sa, w crossd th sa. And thanks to God who st us fr, No longr slavs in Egypt!
x THE PLAGUES (Sung to th tun of Sh ll B Coming Round th Mountain ) x Bad things will com to Egypt, don t you know. (Rpat) Bad things will com to Egypt, (Rpat thr tims) Till w go. First, God will chang th watr into blood (yuck, yuck). (Rpat) Thr ll b nothing lft to drink, With no baths w all will stink, Whn God changs all th watr into blood. (yuck, yuck) Slimy frogs will b all ovr vrything (croak, croak). (Rpat) Thy will jump all ovr you. Thy will jump into your sho. Slimy frogs will b all ovr vrything. (croak, croak, yuck yuck) Lic will mak your big hads itch and itch and itch (scratch, scratch). (Rpat) Th hads of poor and rich, vn animals will itch, Whn lic mak your big hads itch and itch and itch. (scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck yuck) Wild animals will scar you all ral bad (roar, roar). (Rpat) You ll b scard of thir roars as thy bit and scratch your doors. Wild animals will scar you all ral bad. (roar, roar, scratch scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) Your cattl will gt sick and di lik flis (no moos). (Rpat) No milk will fill your cup, no mat on which to sup, Whn your cattl gt all sick and di lik flis. (no moos, roar, roar, scratch scratch, croak, croak, yuck yuck) Your skin will gt big sors all ovr it (ow, ow). (Rpat) You will cry caus thy hurt you. No mdicin will cur you. And you ll vn gt th sors down whr you sit. (ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) Icy hail will fall down on you from th sky (knock, knock). (Rpat) You may try to hid your had. You may crawl bnath your bd. But all th outsid plants will surly di. (knock, knock, ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) Locust bugs will swarm all around all your land (buzz, buzz). (Rpat) Thy will at all plants of grn, no broccoli will b sn, Whn th locust bugs swarm all around your land. (buzz, buzz, knock, knock, ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) Th day will turn as black as night can b (shhshsh). (Rpat) You won t s any facs and th old familiar placs, Whn th day turns black as night could vr b. (shhshsh, buzz, buzz, knock, knock, ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) God will giv you this last chanc and lt us go (OK). (Rpat) As midnight passs by, all your firstborn sons will di, And your popl will cry if w can t go. (OK, shhshsh, buzz, buzz, knock, knock, ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck) Bad things will com to Egypt don t you know. (Rpat) Bad things will com to Egypt, (Rpat thr tims) Till w go. (OK, shhshsh, buzz, buzz,knock, knock, ow, ow, no moos, roar, roar, scratch, scratch, croak, croak, yuck, yuck)
Th Fourth Cup Radr 4 Th fourth nam for Psach is Chag Ha-Aviv, th Fstival of Spring. Win is th symbol of our joy as w clbrat th Psach. For many cnturis, God has providd natur as a partnr with popl for nourishmnt and halth, hr on arth. W rais our cups in gratitud to God for th bauty and nourishmnt of natur. bori p ri hagafn. Radr 1 Our sdr is coming to an nd soon. W hav rmmbrd a lot and told an important story. W v smlld and tastd spcial foods and drink, and w v larnd how God has hlpd us throughout our history. If God had just takn us out of Egyptian slavry, It would hav bn nough. (Group rpats) If God had givn us th Torah, it would hav bn nough. (Group rpats) If God had givn us Shabbat, It would hav bn nough. (Group rpats) If God had givn us Jrusalm, It would hav bn nough. (Group rpats) Motz Matzah This is th on tim whn w hav to at matzah. W say th blssing for brad HaMotzi and thn a spcial prayr that starts just lik th first but nds, al achilat matzah. DAYEINU I-lu ho-tzi ho-tzi-anu Ho-tzi a-nu mi-mitzrayim (Rpat) DAYEINU! hamotzi lchm min ha-artz. ashr kid?shanu b?mitzvotav, vitzivanu al achilat matzah. Maror Now w rmmbr th hard work our ancstors did as slavs by ating somthing bittr. (For this ag group, it can b a bittr lttuc such as ndiv.) Korch W can mak a sandwich lik Hilll did a long tim ago by putting som of our bittr hrb along with som swt charost btwn two pics of matzah. (Mak your sandwich and at it!) Radr 3 Day, day-inu (Rpat thr tims) Dayinu, dayinu I-lu na-tan na-tan la-nu Na-tan lan-nu t ha-shabbat (Rpat) DAYEINU! I-lu na-tan na-tan la-nu Na-tan la-nu t ha-torah (Rpat) DAYEINU! How thankful must w b to God For all th good God did for us! Now w finish our sdr! W rmmbr th story of our popl s xodus from Egypt, from slavry to frdom.
Radr 4 W wr slavs in Egypt and that is why w try rally hard to mak sur that no popl ar slavs today. W want vryon to b abl to liv happy, saf livs vrywhr in th world. Evrywhr in th world w fight for frdom. Radr 5 And w hop for pac throughout th world and in Isral and that popl from th four cornrs of th world will join togthr in Isral. Option: On way of physically undrstanding th concpt of bringing popl togthr from th fours cornrs of th world is to bring th group togthr from four cornrs of th room. You can start off in four cornrs and thn run togthr to th cntr of th room whr a parachut is lying on th ground. Evrybody picks up an dg of th parachut, and all procd to walk in a circl, pulling th parachut up in th air and back down again. Additional Activitis Am Yisral Am yisral am yisral am yisral chai (Rpat four tims) Od avinu chai HEY! Od avinu chai HEY! Od avinu, Od avinu, Od avinu, chai! An afikoman sarch around ach tabl can b don if th afikoman was hiddn during th sdr; this can b a larg group activity. Somon can opn th door for Elijah, and his song can b sung. Talk about th diffrnt numbrs that com up in th sdr: four (qustions, childrn, tims Moss wnt to Pharaoh), 10 (plagus). Mak a Magid wall mural. Count th Omr (th days btwn Psach and Shavuot). Suggstd Books About Psach for This Ag Group A Pictur Book of Passovr by David A. Adlr, illustratd by Linda Hllr Not Yt, Elijah! by Harrit K. Fdr, illustratd by Joan Halprn Th Magician s Visit, adaptd from a story by I.L. Prtz, rtold by Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustratd by Robrt Andrw Parkr Miriam s Cup: A Passovr Story by Fran Manushkin, illustratd by Bob Dacy Th Matzah That Papa Brought Hom by Fran Manushkin, illustratd by Nd Bittingr Moss, Moss by Charls L. M Jr., illustratd by Kn Munowitz Th Mous in th Matzah Factory by Francin Mdoff, illustratd by Nicol in Dn Bosch Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco Th Passovr Parrot by Evlyn Zusman, illustratd by Kathrin Kahn Supplis Ndd Handmad sdr plats and Kiddush cups dsignd by and for ach child. If all childrn hav thir own sdr plat and win, thn thy ar slf-sufficint and nd not b dpndant on a grown-up for vry littl thing. This also kps vrybody s hands and grms on on s own foods rathr than ach othr s. Child-sizd tabls, chairs, tablcloths, plats, napkins, plastic war, drinking cups of watr, bowls of salt watr, Kiddush cup pr-pourd with grap juic, xtra juic rady and clos by for rfills. Portabl microphon, if appropriat. Crmonial foods: hardboild ggs, roastd gg, roastd lamb shank, grns and parsly, charost, horsradish (mild). Matzah and matzah covr for vry tabl. Empty suitcass or bags for packing with what to lav from Egypt. Long blu and grn stramrs for prtnd sa to cross. Adhsiv bandags for th Blood plagu. Pns, pncils, markrs and crayons.