Passover Survival Guide
Passover for the year 2023 begins in the evening on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 and ends in the evening on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
Make Passover Fun and Educational at Home with ideas from the PJ Library Passover Guide:
Let's face it: Passover is not easy and sometimes (ok, most of the time) it is not much fun. We have compiled a list of links to help you survive the week of Passover whether you are a kid or an adult, from the first salty tear to the hunt for the Afikomen.
While so many of our friends are devouring chocolate bunnies and peanut butter eggs, Passover observers are stuck with no bread or pasta (and for some people rice or legumes), horseradish on charoset, chocolate covered matzo, and jelly fruit slices.
Don't forget to run to Publix for all of your Passover ingredients (and strangely, they put the forbidden, not Kosher for Passover foods on the same display) before they run out and restock the same inappropriate ingredients for the High Holidays and Chanukah. Or, even better, head to Whole Foods to order their Passover menu.
Downloadable Family Hagaddah: Don't forget to download the cheat sheet, because who doesn't cheat during Seder?
Passover FAQ : Beyond the Four Questions for kids and adults.
The 15 Minute Seder : VERY popular with kids and adults.
Passover Recipe Cards: Make Passover delicious again.
Passover Lunch Box Ideas: Why suffer at school?
Pre-Seder Checklist: Even if you have hosted every single year, because no one else steps up to the "plate."
Make Your Own Seder Plate: Mom will still be displaying this on the Seder table when you are 21.
What Happens at a Seder?: In case your adult children bring a non-Jewish significant other to Seder (Oy!)
See all the topics, crafts, podcasts, and books for children at https://pjlibrary.org/passover.
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Local Passover Seders:
Seders sell out early!
April 5:
6:30 pm. Congregational Passover Seder. Guests and visitors welcome. Please call the temple office for ticketing information, (239) 642-0800 or see flyer to register. Jewish Congregation of Marco Island. 991 Winterberry Drive. Reservations now closed.
7:15 pm. Community Passover Seder. Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center. 1789 Mandarin Road. Call 239-262-4474 or register online.
April 6:
5:30 pm. Temple Beth El Second Night Seder. 16225 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, FL 33908. 239-433-0018. Register online.
6 pm. Temple Shalom 2nd Night Family Seder. 4630 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119. 239-455-3030. Register online.
6:15 pm. Temple Judea 2nd Night Community Seder Lite. No set; donation requested. More info. 14486 A&W Bulb Road, Fort Myers. 239-433-0201.
Read more about Passover on our website here.