We can lead a Passover Seder Banquet at your congregation.
The full meal option will take about 2 to 2 1/2 hours including the meal.
The presentation includes eating foods to remind us of the Exodus, scripture reading, music, and a meal.
Click here for the presentation PDF/Passover Presentation.pdf
Please print the Short Version ( 2 pages double sided) for each person attending the Seder.
PDF-Passover Haggadah short version print it out on two pages double sided and fold into a booklet.
You can print the long version (optional)
PDF-Passover Haggadah long version
Generally this meal involves eating certain ceremonial items such as Matzah (Unleavened Bread), bitter herbs, and in biblical times lamb.
I like to think of Passover as an Edible Bible Study. We can present this meal in three basic forms.
Presentations:
1. Full meal and ceremonial items with our Music Team leading music. (if available). Two Hours but worth it!
2. Ceremonial Items only (One Full Hour)
3. Demonstration from the Pulpit (Thirty Minutes)
If you are having a full meal or just the ceremonial items, you may want to take the time to prepare the Matzah Ball Soup.
The box mix and recipe below is very easy. Just follow the recipe below.
Your guests will love it! It is a part of the Passover Experience. It is easy to prepare.
Try making some for yourself and you will see how easy it is.
Cost and Tickets:
Generally we ask the church for a love offering from those participating to help the work we are doing in Jewish Ministry.
Typically the offering is around $300.00. We would ask the church to make up any difference from the offering.
We also ask the church to pay for hotel and travel expenses if we are traveling outside the Middle Tennessee area.
The church can make the check out to Congregation Yeshuat Yisrael.
Please let the church and guests know that a love offering for Jewish Ministry will be received.
Any Ticket Sales should state that an offering will be received on the ticket .
Items you will need:
Here are a few of the Items that you will need to celebrate Passover.
The Color theme should be white (purity) or Blue and White (Israel's Colors) not black and orange, or red and green for obvious reasons. Also do not use Pastel colors. White and Royal Blue work best.
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Ceremonial foods for the Seder (Matzah, Horseradish, Boiled Egg, Parsley, Salt Water, Apple-Nut Mixture etc.) |
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Sound System for Speaker (we prefer handheld and lapel mic if possible), and microphone for Two Singers with Instruments. (If you do not have a sound system we can bring ours for an additional charge.) |
| Screen and Powerpoint Projector for the presentation (We can bring ours if you can't provide one.) It should be set up so everyone can see. |
| I will provide a Laptop that will be placed on the head table connected to the projector. |
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Offering Baskets to receive the special offering for Jewish Evangelism. |
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Matzah Ball Soup and Full Dinner (optional). |
| Print the booklet (see above link) for each person attending. PDF-Passover Haggadah short version print it out on two pages double sided and fold into a booklet. |
Each table and two settings for the head table should have the following:
The Seder plate, comprised of the customary 8 symbols:
| Any large plate will do as long as it holds the items pictured below.
| Parsley cut into small "trees" per person A cup of Salt Water (Very salty) Taste it and it should taste very salty.
| Boiled Brown Egg Unpeeled) (One per table)
| Charoset a combination usually of apples, nuts and cinnamon (See Recipe Below)
| Lamb Shank bone (We will provide the shank bones)
| Bitter herbs - horseradish (found in the seafood section of your local grocery) One 8 oz jar per 8 people. * Do not put the horseradish out until the last minute and keep it refrigerated for freshness. Seder Plate (One per Table (8-10 people)
| Two large white dinner napkins per table
| 3 pieces of Matzah folded in a napkin as shown below. (This can be purchased at Kroger in Belle Meade, Green Hills, or Bellevue.)
Napkin Directions:Fold one large napkin flat and place on the plate. Use THREE UNBROKEN PIECES OF MATZAH. Fold as below and place a second napkin on top.
| One medium size glass bowl to be used as a finger bowl. (Optional) Two White Candles (12 inch tapers in candleholder) at the head table, other tables optional. |
This is how the plate should look one per table.
Real Fresh Ground Horseradish GOOD-N-HOT BY Silver Spring IS THE BEST AVAILABLE AT KROGER
Often found in the seafood or dairy section and should be refrigerated.
The other brands would be good as well.. Also Gold's makes a good one.
I prefer to use the white horseradish instead of the purple one.
Can be located in the Seafood or Dairy Section of your local store.
Do Not us the creamy mayonnaise type! (Not Arby's sauce)
Do Not try to grate fresh yourself... too much work.
General rule 1 cup (small bottle per table or per 2 tables)
Each place setting should have the following:
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Per Person Passover Wine or Purple Grape Juice* Fill cup 2/3 full. Each person will drink 4 times from this during the ceremony. |
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Cup of ice water |
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One dinner napkin |
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One small white paper plate. |
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One printed booklet. |
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knives, forks, and spoons for the dinner |
Your church kitchen staff can prepare a meal which consist of baked chicken, vegetables, desert. NO Yeast, cookies, crusts or BREAD!
Also do not serve beans with bacon, or please no ham!!! We want to keep it authentic.
You can have your meal catered. We would suggest Catering by Granny's in Nashville. They can prepare a dish according to our specifications.
They can prepare a basic meal for about $7.00! In ancient times Lamb was served, but since there is no sacrifice in modern times chicken or beef brisket
is served instead.
Granny's Phone: 615-305-4987 contact Louis or Roy. They have catered ours for years and they offer good prices.
Remember to tell them you have been recommended by Yeshuat Yisrael. You will want to use Granny's for all your catering needs.
The do excellent Church Fish Fry for your summer picnic as well.
In addition to the meal, the church may want to prepare the easy classic Passover Matzah Ball soup.
One box per 8 people for about $2.00 a box! A Must for Passover.
This can be purchased where you obtain your Matzah. Don't forget the box recipe calls for Eggs and Vegetable Oil.
(An important Hint! Keep the lid on the Matzah Balls while they are boiling until they are done and gently place one in at a time)
My special recipe! I add some vegetable broth to the soup and add chopped parsley to the Matzah Balls.
It is very easy just follow these steps. It is best if the Balls are made the same day or else you will have to refrigerate the Matzah Balls.
Rabbi Ken's Matzo Ball Soup! A must for Passover.
You can follow the recipe on the box
or add Chicken with Vegetable Broth for 80 people
Note the box contains 2 pouches. One is for making the balls the other is for the soup.
You can add chicken and vegetables if you desire.. I have discovered if you a a rotisserie chicken it is very tasty.
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Add 2 or 3 (cooked) rotisserie chickens to the pot. |
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Add 6 Carrots cut up |
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Add 6 Celery Stalks (Leaves and All) |
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Add 1 Large onion cut up about 2 inch pieces |
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Add 2 Parsnips cut up |
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Add Fresh Parsley |
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Add water to cover |
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Put the Lid on the Pot |
| Simmer for at least 1 hour. Do not boil. |
| Skim foam and oil that rises to the top. |
| Remove and strain the Veggies, Remove the Chicken from the Bone. |
| Add Water to fill the pot and add 6 packets of the Soup Mix (Not the Matzah Ball Mix) Tasting as you add each packet for taste. |
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Add 2 or 3 Beef Bouillon cubes. (Beef gives it a unique flavor) |
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Put the Lid on the Pot |
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Bring to a boil and simmer. |
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If this broth is too salty add more water. |
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Not enough add a little more soup mix. |
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Make sure the broth tastes good before adding any balls to the soup. |
The Boiling Broth (Separate Pot)
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Pour one gallon of water in a stock pot. |
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Add one large onion cut up. |
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Put the Lid on the pot and bring to a boil. |
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Add 2 packages of the Matzah Ball Soup mix to the water. |
Matzah Balls one box makes enough for 8 people
Use the Matzah Ball Mix Recipe (One package is for the Matzah Balls, the other is for the soup).
I use three mixing bowls. One for the eggs and oil, two for different batches of mix.
What you will need for 8 people
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1 Box of Matzo Ball & Soup Mix |
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2 Eggs |
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2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil |
| 1 Tablespoon of Seltzer water (for nice fluffy balls) |
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Chopped Parsley |
I prefer to make one box of Matzah Balls at time.
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Add the Matzah Meal in a medium size mixing bowl |
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Add 1 Teaspoon of Fresh Parsley finely chopped |
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Beat two eggs and the oil in a separate mixing bowl. |
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Add the wet mix to the dry mix. |
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Stir until well incorporated. |
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Refrigerate for 15 minutes. |
Repeat with your second batch of mix in the second bowl while the other is refrigerating.
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After |
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Gently Drop each ball in boiling water. |
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Turn the heat down to medium-low and place the Lid on the pot and simmer for about 10 minutes. |
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Check to see if they are done. If cooked properly they should swell to almost tennis ball size! |
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They should be firm but soft. |
Macaroons are good for dessert.
Manischewitz is good, Publix Bakery makes the best ones you can also try Costco or Sam's Wholesale.
You can make them yourself with your favorite Recipe by why bother when you can buy them.
Click here are some Passover Recipes
If your church or group would like us to lead a Seder Banquet please email us at halleluyah@aol.com
Click on picture to enlarge. The Large clear plates work well, but any type of plate can work, even large paper plates.
Set up one Matzah Bag as follows:
Purchase Manischewitz or any brand of Matzah. Matzah (also spelled Matzos) can be purchased at Publix in Bellevue, Kroger, H.G. Hills in Belle Meade or Green Hills. There are about 12 pieces per box. You will need at least three pieces per table, plus one piece of Matzah per person during the dinner.
If you are not having a full dinner, then you will need 3 pieces per table (generally 8 people per table).
Two large, good quality, white cloth or paper napkins make a matzah bag as the directions show below.
Do Not Make your own Matzah, that is a fun activity for the family or kids to do around Passover. But if it does not turn out it will be a disaster for those attending. Trust me I know from experience. Nashville's premier hotel "made their own" for our 400 person Seder. It turned out like biscuits!
The Messiah is not a biscuit!
CHAROSET
Traditional Passover Seder accompaniment pronounced Har-row-set. This paste-like, sweet spread is a prescribed part of the traditional Seder ceremony. Its mortar-like consistency is intended to remind Jews of the bricks and mortar our ancestors labored with as slaves in Egypt. Quite incidentally, it is delicious and tastes wonderful spread on matzah. This is the traditional charoset from the Ashkenazic (Eastern European) Jewish tradition; very different, but equally delicious, charoset recipes, using such ingredients as dates, raisins, and sesame, can be found in the various Sephardic communities (e.g., Yemenite, Persian, Turkish, Moroccan, etc.).
INGREDIENTS
Serves 3 tables of 8 people or so..... (at least have one cup per table)4 - 6 Medium chopped or grated apples 1 cup finely chopped nuts Pecans word best. (e.g., almonds, walnuts, pecans) 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Adjust all to taste!
PROCEDURE
(1) Wash, Core and if you prefer peel the apples. I don't peel, too much trouble.
(2) Chop Apples (a food processor can be used )
(3) Mix nuts, sugar, honey, apples and cinnamon together until well-blended.
(4) The texture resembles a thick paste, like mortar. Do not put lemon juice on the apples. They are suppose to turn brown.
(5) Taste and adjust cinnamon, sugar, wine amounts if you desire.
(6) May be prepared refrigerated for up to 3 days. It is actually better if made 2-3 days before the Seder refrigerated.
Check out additional recipes for the dinner portion of the Seder Banquet at Passover Recipes
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Free Programs Online:
First download fonts |
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Haggadah.pdf FREE (fonts my not work on all computers) |
This recipe yields about enough for the Seder table or 10 people. If you like this as much as we do, you will want to make more.
Check out our Website at www.yeshuatyisrael.com
For a printer friendly version (condensed version for churches)
Click on Haggadah.pdf you will need to download and install the fonts cyyfonts.zip
and ADOBE ACROBAT available free online.
Online Seder Guide: www.yeshuatyisrael.com/seder setup.htm