Lunch & Learn
Jewish & Spiritual Education
Explore Passover
Fun And Collaborative Learning
A Family Event
Discover the wisdom of Passover with our "Lunch and Learn" program, where families explore the symbolic significance of the number four in the Seder through a fun, interactive game. This engaging experience deepens your connection to the tradition, enriching your Passover celebrations for years to come.
Understanding Tradition
Jennifer develops and leads Lunch and Learn Experiential Family Education Programs. Programs include topics such as: “Why is 4 So Important? Exploring the 4’s of Passover: Lunch and Learn Experiential Family Education Program for 3rd-5th Graders and Parents” In this program, students and parents learn about the significance of the number 4 in the Passover Seder, explore the relevance of the Passover story and celebration to their lives today, and develop an understanding of how creating family rituals and traditions enhances their experience of their religious heritage.
Ancient Wisdom
Fun Games
Each family unit creates an individually hand-decorated table runner incorporating visual elements of the Passover Seder to be used for years to come during their own family Passover celebrations. The program begins with an ice-breaker exercise that enables participants to meet and greet each other and engage with the subject matter of the program. Everyone gets a handout with a 4X4 grid with an item in each square. Examples are “someone who has four siblings” or “someone who can recite the Four Questions.” The goal of the game is to have the name of a different individual in each square that meets the criteria for that square. During lunch, each table has cards with “Table Talk” conversation starters.
Learn Through Play
Cards include texts and/or intriguing questions for group study. Periodically during the meal, participants are asked to share their table’s thoughts with the whole group. Each family group receives a piece of fabric to decorate. Using fabric markers, they create a runner using graphic symbols to represent the four children, four cups of wine, and four questions. The runners encapsulate what they learned about each of these “Fours” in the Passover seder. Each family completes their project during the program and took it home with them to use at their own family seders.
