Jewish Holiday Traditions

Every Jewish family has unique traditions when it comes to holidays. However, every holiday, like the Passover, starts with an important event in their history. When God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, they created the Passover to celebrate their release. After the Exodus, the Israelites followed God to the desert, where they praised him for rescuing them, received his laws, and built the tabernacle.
The Israelites thanked God for rescuing them and sustaining them with food. After they escaped from Egypt, the Israelites sang a song of praise to God as celebration (Exodus 15). During the Israelites’ time in the desert, God provided them with manna for breakfast and quail for dinner (Ex 16). Because they were provided for and had proof of God’s love, the Israelites found the confidence to keep going through the desert. They sung of
Before God gave the Israelites rules to follow, he reminded them of what He had done for them by saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt” (Ex 20:2). The first two commandments explain the worship of God: “You shall have no other God before me. You shall not make an idol in the form of anything” (Ex 20:3-4). God reminded the Israelites who He was to them before giving them rules to follow. God’s power is second to none, and he was reminding the Israelites of this.
The tabernacle, and everything inside,was crafted to honor God. The tabernacle included many items that became valuable to the Israelites, including the Ark of the Covenant, the Table, the Lampstand, the Altar of Incense, the Altar of Burnt Offering, and the Basin of Washing (Ex 37-38). After the tabernacle was finished, “the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting and the spirit of the Lord filled the Tabernacle” (Ex 40:34). The Tabernacle included each and every piece as a tribute to God. The tabernacle was God’s home, and each piece of the Tabernacle was made to reflect