April 29th, 2011
Don’t be alarmed, I didn’t forget the lucky winner of the blog candy. The name of that lucky someone is posted at the end of the post. Last time we braked for a Passover dinner, now after a good meal we can continue to look at the Haggadah. These next two pages are filled with funny faces photos! A page with text only. A page that has photos of mother and daughters. Interactive pages: one with a flap that has some small photos in it. The other page has a small book that holds photos of all the members of the family. …
Today is the last day of Passover. To celebrate this holiday as well as Easter, which is just around the corner, I wanted to share with you the special gift I gave my mom: a handmade Haggadah designed in scrapbooking style. Before I tell the significance of this gift a few words on what Haggadah is. Haggadah is the “instruction manual” for properly performing the Seder, the festive meal that is the highlight of the Passover festival. Haggadah means either “telling” or “narration” in Hebrew, and this refers to the fact that the central theme of the Haggadah is to tell or narrate the story of the Hebrews’ Exodus from Egypt. The Haggadah consists of 15 steps or sections, within each step there are various rituals. The purpose of the Haggadah is to show that, like the Hebrews who listened and followed G-ds’ will for them to leave their physical, political, and spiritual slavery in Egypt to eventually attain their …