Performing the Passover

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Mr. Trent Mikesell, an English and creative writing teacher at SJHS, and his class learned about  one of the Jewish ceremonies, the Passover on November 19, 2010.  The Passover is a holiday that celebrates the freedom of Jewish people from Egyptian bondage during the time of Moses.  “We read The Devil’s Arithmetic. In the book, they celebrate Passover and then it talks quite a bit about the celebration,” Mr. Mikesell said, “The best way to help the students learn about it is through activity, instead of just talking about it.”    

The Passover is a holiday celebrated by Jewish people. The Jews celebrate this holiday because it celebrates the freedom of the Jewish people.  In this celebration they eat seven different types of food. Each of these pieces of food symbolizes the hardships that the slaves went through during the time of Moses.   

This activity was not all just to eat food and have fun, but it was about learning the different religious celebrations. “Although it is religious, we are allowed to talk about it because it’s not an initiation into a religion it’s just instruction about a religion, “said Mr. Mikesell.

According to Nathan Haurch, seventh grader at SJHS, he liked the Passover because it taught him about a different religion that has an effect on the whole world.

Attributions
Anna Bunnell, SJHS Staff Writer