We can lead a Passover Seder Banquet at your congregation.
Free Haggadah for you do download.
PDF-Passover Haggadah short version
PDF-Passover Haggadah long version
We can come to your church even after the Passover Resurrection Season.
You can celebrate Passover anytime.
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.
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Ceremonial foods for the Seder (Matzah, Horseradish, Parsley, etc.) |
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Sound System for Speaker (we prefer handheld), and Two Singers with Instruments. (If you do not have a sound system we can bring ours for an additional charge.) |
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Offering Baskets to receive the special offering for Jewish Evangelism. |
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Matzah Ball Soup and Dinner (optional). |
The Seder plate, comprised of the customary 8 symbols:
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Passover Wine or Purple Grape Juice* (1 cup per person)
| Matzah or Matzos (This can be purchased at Kroger in Belle Meade, Green Hills, or Bellevue.)
| Karpas parsley cut into small "trees" per person
| A cup of Salt Water (Very salty)
| Betizah an egg (Boiled Brown Egg Unpeeled) (One per table)
| Charoset a combination usually of apples, nuts and cinnamon (See Recipe Below)
| Zeroah a Lamb Shank bone (We will provide the shank bones for up to 20 tables)
| Maror - 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)
Real Fresh Ground Horseradish GOOD-N-HOT BY Silver Spring IS THE BEST AVAILABLE AT KROGER
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)
Your church kitchen staff can prepare a meal which consist of baked chicken, vegetables, desert. NO Yeast, cookies, crusts or BREAD!
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.
Chicken with Vegetable Broth for 80 people
You can add chicken.. 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 Boulion 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 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 each table including the 2 Seder Plates for the head table as follows:
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Individual place setting (see below) |
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One Matzah Bag (Large folded napkin) and one white napkin on top (see below) White Cloth or large square paper dinner napkin. |
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One Seder Plate (see below) (At least two for the Head Table, one for the speaker and one for the other guests at the head table.) |
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One medium size glass bowl to be used as a finger bowl. (Optional) |
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I will ask someone to have one dollar per table to give a child as a reward for finding the hidden matzah. |
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Colors should be white (purity) or Blue and White (Israel's Colors) not black and orange, or red and green for obvious reasons. |
Two candles are needed for the Head Table. ( Optional Two candles at each table)
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Designate ONE WOMAN to bring a head-covering or scarf to place on their head while lighting the candles |
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1 women’s scarf or large napkin or to be used as a head covering. |
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Two tall tapered candles (at least 6 inches) with candle holders |
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1 box of matches per table |
This is the set up for the ceremonial foods portion of the Seder.
The Place Settings: Set-up for each place setting is as follows:
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1 small paper plate |
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1 napkin |
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Small clear plastic cup of red wine or grape juice |
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Small cup for drinking water |
Set up ONE Seder Plate at each table (10 or less to a table)
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Large round plastic 10 inch serving plate (large paper plate or the clear serving platters will work) |
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1 boiled brown egg not peeled per table placed in a small plastic dish |
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1 Lamb Shank Bone per table (cleaned) (we can provide the shank bone) |
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Parsley washed and cut in to sprigs for each person placed in a small cup |
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Charoseth (see recipe) in a small plastic dish (6 –8 ounces) (see page 4) |
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Pure Ground Horseradish in a small plastic dish (6-8 ounces) in order to keep it fresh put it out minutes before the service begins. |
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1 Small cup of salty water |
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5 small plastic (6 or 9 ounce) cups (tumbler type) |
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!
Napkin Directions:
Fold the napkin flat and place on the plate.
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 (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 ) to size generally smaller than peas but larger than rice.
(3) Mix nuts, sugar, honey, apples and cinnamon together until well-blended.
(4) The texture resembles a thick paste, like mortar.
(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