The Story of Passover

The words on the following pages contain the narrative of the Story of Passover. It tells the story of our people’s slavery in Egypt, their release from bondage, and this mass exodus to the Promised Land. It is a much-beloved story, steeped in tradition and replete with prayers and songs of celebration, in addition to fun pictures of inedible food and deadly plagues.

At the seder, we travel back in time thousands of years ago to ancient Egypt. Our guide for the journey is this maggid, which means “telling” in Hebrew. Telling the Passover story reminds us about how we were once slaves in Egypt and then became free. While we’re reading the story of Passover, let’s think about what it means to be a slave, and what it means to be free


haggadah Section: -- Exodus Story