What does Passover the Jewish holiday mean?

Answer 1

Passover is the holiday where Jews remember the exodus from Egypt.

The story of the Jewish escape from Egypt can be found in the Tanach (Jewish Bible). During the first night (in Israel) and first 2 nights (outside of Israel) of Passover, a seder is held. The word 'seder' means order and in this case refers to the religious service held in the home for the holiday of Passover.

During the seder, the story of the exodus is recounted. The story tells us how HaShem sent the Egyptians 10 plagues to convince the Pharoah to release the Israelites from slavery. The plagues in order were:

1. Blood
2. Frogs
3. Lice
4. Wild Animals
5. Pestilence
6. Boils
7. Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness
10. First Born

No one plague holds more significance over the other.

The significance of the lamb offering in Egypt was that the Egyptians worshiped lambs. By offering a lamb to HaShem, the Israelites committed a physical act showing their rejection of the Egyptian false gods. What most people don't realise is that a part of this offering entailed eating the lamb and that the blood of the lamb was painted on the inside of the doors, not the outside.