Passover and Children Yoga
What’s Passover?
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Passover is English for the Hebrew phrase Pesaḥ or Pesach.
A Historical past: Passover is a vacation commemorating the Jews escape from slavery in Egypt. In response to the previous testomony, there have been 10 plagues, a collection of more and more horrific plights that G-D bothered on the Egyptians to persuade their Pharaoh to free the Jews from slavery. The plagues culminated within the demise of the primary born, for which is Jews have been “handed over.” The Pharaoh refused to free the Jewish folks regardless of diplomatic please and the following plagues. Yearly in Jewish gatherings, we repeat the phrase “let my folks go.” That phrase was mentioned to be uttered by Moses to the Pharaoh. The Jewish folks, led by Moses, ultimately fled for his or her lives and freedom into the tough deserts.
The vacation is thought for the Passover Seder, a meal by which a symbolic plate of meals is a reminder of the tears shed throughout slavery, the bitterness of that point, in addition to a candy meals that characterize the brick and mortar that the Jews have been compelled to construct for the Egyptian Pharaoh.
I embody this picture of a ahead fold, an emblem of letting go, bowing your head in give up.
Why does story telling matter??
Storytelling is a human want. We’ve got shared tales for so long as we have now had language. The story of Passover is a reminder that freedom is a human proper and that to battle for it means courageous folks have to take a stand. It connects to so many present and up to date methods of oppression that in some circumstances, have been overthrown, and but the persecution is perpetuated in different methods. The Jews, very like the African People, have confronted systemic oppression via the ages.What different teams face oppression and slavery?
In Yoga, we educate of Ahimsa, or the apply of non-harm. Slavery is in its essence dangerous. In youngsters yoga philosophy we apply Satya, or non-lying. The tales folks inform themselves to systematically enslave or in any other case oppress “othered” teams goes in opposition to this key perception system. Once we test in with ourselves, we are able to ask ourselves what else can and may we do to battle in opposition to these methods of oppression? In our work with youngsters, we should proceed to shine gentle on these injustices and encourage youngsters with empowerment, information, and energy to face up for the “othered” folks. That’s what the center of yoga would ask of us. Every individual can discover their very own strategy to arise in opposition to slavery, oppression, and injustice.
How are youngsters concerned in a Passover Seder?
I grew up Jewish and a reminiscence I maintain expensive is the youngest little one asking the 4 questions. Now as a mom, I look ahead to my very own youngsters and members of the family asking these questions. The solutions will be reflections that the youngsters uncover inside themselves from being taught the story of the Israelites. The method of self-reflection is a giant a part of each yoga and Judaism.
Listed here are the 4 questions:
“What makes this evening totally different from all [other] nights?
1) On all nights we’d like not dip even as soon as, on this evening we achieve this twice?
2) On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this evening solely matzah?
3) On all nights we eat any sort of greens, and on this evening maror?
4) On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this evening all of us recline?”
-Chabad.org
How are you going to tie historical past, reflection, and custom into your yoga, SEL, or mindfulness courses?
This can be a query I’ll depart with you, the lecturers of our group. Please share your reflections within the feedback.
