Pesach Resources

This page offers links to a multitude of websites, online tools and more that will allow you or your student to walk away with a slew of information on all things Pesach related.

Thinking Gemara Shiur

• The Four Cups of Wine

Morasha Syllabus

• Pesach I: Slavery and the Pesach Miracles
• Pesach II: Nationhood, Providence & Freedom
• The Passover Seder Experience Handbook

Programming Ideas

• NCSY – A Friedner Seder
• Pre-Pesach Leil Iyun
• Pre-Pesach Luncheon
• Jewlicious Passover Seders in Los Angeles
• Silence Your Ego
• Sepharadic Pesach Seder

Shabbos HaGadol Ideas

• Got Matzah?
• Shabbat HaGadol by Rabbi Ari Kahn
• Shabbat HaGadol – Why it is Great by Rabbi Israel Lashak
• What is Shabbos HaGadol? by Rabbi Dov Winston

Pesach Infographics

• Click here to see a list of Pesach Infographics

Resources

• Pesach Flyers by Pesachshtick.com
• Pesach Resources by Pesachshtick.com
• The Emunah Haggadah – Appendix
• Printable Seder Shiurim Chart
• Hebrew/English Hagaddah by Rabbi Yair Daar 
• Divrei Torah on Haggadah: From the Mirrer Yeshiva Haggadah
• Awesome Pesach, Sensational Seder by Rav Yechiel Weberman
• Pesach Kuntres by Rav Shmuel Weiner
• PALTIEL’S DIARY: A Diary of Life in Mitzrayim, by Rabbi Ellis J. Safdeye
• Pesach Letters, by Rabbi Ellis Safdeye. You may enjoy using them for your class or even for your own Seder!
• Printable Haggadah Companion, by Long Island Torah Network
• What’s the Seder of the Seder? A Compilation Explaining the Order of Magid, compiled by Rabbi Moshe Dovid Robinson
• The Malbim Hagaddah in English, a remarkable essay which reveals the secret of the structure of the Haggadah, a puzzle which has challenged generations of scholars.
• Your Free Guide To Kashering For Pesach, By Rabbi Binyomin Forst
• Hagaddah Riddles
• A Compilation of the Halachos and Minhagim of Chodesh Nissan and Pesach
• כמה נקודות והערות להאמר לבני המשפחה by Rav Moshe Zuriel
• The greatness and uniqueness of Korban Pesach – Kuntres – by Rabbi Moshe Goldberger
• Machine-Matza Baking Video by Rabbi Binyomin Newman
• Basic Haggada Shel Pesach by Ariel Guttermann
• Toras Chacham Haggadah Shel Pesach
• ביאת אליהו בליל הסדר
• NCSY Seder Companion – Divrei Torah contributed by NCSY Board Members
• The Passover Seder Brought to Life by the Rabbi Warren Goldstein Family
• Aish UK Haggadah Companion by Aish UK
• Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Reuven Leuchter Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah (Expand shiur selection number)
• Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Meyer Twersky Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Series on Pesach and the Hagaddah
• The History of Horseradish as the Bitter Herb of Passover
• Haggadah Rhymes

Children’s Resources

Articles and Links

• Defining Freedom, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
• Pesach: Telling the Story, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
• Edible 10 Plagues by Jamie Geller
• Passover Charoset Recipes From Around the World Live Map, by Tabletmag
• The Use of Quinoa on Pesach, by R. Asher Bush
• New Free Pesach Haggadah from NCSY! “Just One”, by Rabbi Michoel Green
• Why Is This Matzo Different From All Other Matzos?, by Dan Barber
• Chometz 101
  A Basic Summary of Laws in a Clear and Simple Style
• Seder 101
  A Basic Summary of its Laws in a Clear and Simple Style
• Passover: What Does it Mean to be Chosen?
  Exploring the depth of God’s agenda in the Exodus story. A thrilling 8-part video series
• Guide to Simplifying Pesach Preparations
  Pesach guide perpared for Congregation Ahavas Israel by Rabbi Ferrell.
• The Pesach To-Go Series
  By YU Torah Online
• The 4 Sons of The Haggadah, by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
• Great Haggada & Seforim Links
  Great links to over 40 interesting Haggadah’s and Sefarim for Pesach.
• Learn about Passover in 60 minutes (or less)
  By Rabbi Elazar Meisels
• Best Chometz-Substitute List
  At some point during Pesach preparations we’ve all tried to convert a mainstream recipe into a Pesach one…only to discover that we don’t have a clue as to what to substitute for a chometz ingredient. Here is a “Complete List of Pesach Substitutes.”
• Pesach Resources, Jewish InterActive
  Pesach is a time to tell our children the story of leaving Egypt . The question is how to make it real and alive for our children and get them excited about hearing the story at the Seder.
• Rav Soloveitchik Haggadah
  Online work-in-progress haggadah based on the talks of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, by Rabbi Ari Kahn
• שיחות מוסר מאת מורנו ורבינו הג”ר יעקב יצחק רודערמאן זצ”ל בענייני יציאת מצרים
• Talmudic Sources for Avoiding Qitniyos
• Creative Seders
  What do you do to make your seder fun and meaningful for both children and adults?
• 5 Downloadable and Printable Pesach Guides
  These guides are via Partners In Torah, Aish Hatorah, Ohr Sameach, Yeshiva University and Young Israel of Houston. They include absolutely everything you need to know, ranging from the laws, customs, and history about the Pesach Holiday.
• Mishnayos Pesachim Perek Arvei Pesachim. It is geared to be used before Pesach, as it connects the Mishnayos to the Simanim of the Seder, by Binyomin Karman.
• Hilchos Pesach in English 6 Units, by Binyomin Karman.
• Hilchos Pesach in Lashon Kodesh 6 Units , by Binyomin Karman.
• Comprehensive Haggadah for middle school grades, by Binyomin Karman.
• Uplifting Pesach Cleaning Prayer
  prayer based on the Breslover tradition that you can recite every time you clean for Passover.
• “Hiding and “Stealing” the Afikoman” from Halachically Speaking
• Kitniot: A Balanced Halachic Approach, by Rabbi Zvi Leshem
• Peninei Halakha: The Laws of Pesach
  Chapter Nine: Kitniyot, by Rav Eliezer Melamed
• Pre-Passover Survival Guide, by Cary A. Friedman
• 5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Help Out with Pesach Cleaning – Really, by Adina Soclof
• Shemurah Matzah, by Aryeh Lebowitz
• Pesach Traveler Checklist, by the Kashrut Council of Canada
• STAR-S Pesach Hotline’s 10 Most asked Passover Questions from Sephardic Jews, by Star-K
• The Cup for the Visitor: What lies behind the Kos Shel Eliyahu?, by Eliezer Brodt
• Cyber-Selling Chametz, via Hirhurim-Musings
• The Barebones Seder, via Hirhurim-Musings
• Four Questions to Dating Freedom, by Gary Tolchinsky
• Why I Love Pesach, by the Rebbetzin’s Husband
• Chag Hamatzot Ve Simcha shel Mitzva, by Rav Ruderman
• Breaking Down Gebrochts, by Tsvi Selengut
• Seder Highlights, by Rabbi Yochanan Schnall
• Nissan: Living the Month – A Spring of Faith, by Rabbi Yosef Ettlinger
• Passover Gift Ideas: The Complete Seder Gift Guide for Pesach 2017, by AmenVamen
• Making Seder Out of the Zoom Seder Controversy, By Shlomo Zuckier
• Three Steps to a Meaningful Seder by Rabbi Levi Lebovits
• The Art of Leading an Amazing Seder by Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld
• What is Freedom? by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
• The Bitter and the Sweet by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
• Passover: G-d’s Calling Card by Sara Yoheved Rigler
• What’s Your Addiction? by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
• The Passover Seder’s Most Important Idea by Rabbi Benjamin Bleich

Audio

• Shiurim on Hilchot Pesach 18 Shiurim on Hilchot Pesach by Rabbi Jeff Rothman
• Analysis of the Haggadah by Rabbi David B. Ettengoff
• Machshava Shiur for Pre-Pesach Insomniacs by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
• Freedom of the Day, Freedom of the Night, by Sarah Lipman, click here for PDF handout.
• Choosing Light from Within the Darkness, by Sarah Lipman, click here for PDF handout.

Images

• Passover During the Holocaust
• Pictures of Passover Seders from the Central Zionist Archives
• The World’s Biggest Matzah

Post-Pesach

• Rabbi Cohen of the CRC speaks about Supermarket Chametz After Pesach
• Mimouna, by Rabbi Ari Enkin

Pesach Sheni

• Pesach Sheni, by Halachically Speaking

Prezis

Video

• Nissan and Coronavirus, by Rabbi Yitzchok Summers
• All about Pesach with Aish Chaim
• Best Pesach Videos on YouTube
• How to Make A Seder (NJOP)
• Pesach Music Videos (screened for kol isha and tznius)
• Pesach Songs for Kids (children’s youtube use should be closely supervised)
• OU Kosher Pre-Pesach Webcast 5773 (2013)
  With Rav Yisroel Belsky and Rav Hershel Schachter. Is quinoa Kitnios? Must I check a summer home for chometz? What if my job involves serving chometz during Pesach? Are all pills allowed? Was enslavement in Egypt “good for the Jews”? Tune in to find out.
• Passover Seder 101 Web Series (video)
  NJOP’s Passover Seder Web Series corresponding to the 15 steps of the seder. Featuring Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
• The Women’s Obligation on Seder Night: Part One
  Screen cast on “The Women’s Obligation at the Seder: Part One” by Rabbi Jeff Rothman
• Machine-Matza Baking Video, by Joel Rose
• Pesach Videos by Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg
• The Importance of Questions at the Seder by Rabbi Mordechai Becher
• Pesach — Forgotten Holiday by Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky
• The Exodus from Egypt, the Story is Not Yet Over by Rabbi Eitan Feiner
• Insights on the Haggadah Shel Pesach by Rabbi Eitan Feiner
• Pesach: A Tree Grows from the Roots of Emunah by Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman
• Pesach: Making a Dramatic Exit! Part 1 by Rabbi Jonathan Taub
• Pesach: Making a Dramatic Exit! Part 2 by Rabbi Jonathan Taub

Passover! – Mayim Bialik

Passover: You’re Never Alone

A short video of Matzah Baking

Rabbi Yehuda Simes at the COR Pre Passover Lecture

Rabbi Haber: Whats the Focus, Me or the World

Matzo-ball Recipe

We’ll See Miracles