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| During Passover, a holiday which commemorates the Jews' exodus from Egypt and
their escape from slavery, Jews are commanded to teach their history to
their children. During the seder (Passover's ritual meal), there are many
opportunities to encourage our children to participate. The story of the
ten plagues is not one of the more "kid-friendly" topics. The
ten plagues were visited upon the Egyptians by God in order to force them to
loosen their hold upon the Jews, whom they had enslaved and beaten into almost
complete submission. The plagues are so horrendous that when they are mentioned
during the seder, each participant spills a drop of wine from their glass so as
not to allow their "cup to overflow with joy when these plagues brought
sorrow on the Egyptians."
The "bag o' plagues" can be used to lighten things up a bit and keep the children interested when recounting the history of the plagues. Click on an image to see a more detailed view.
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