This is Holy Land Moments, a radio ministry of
the International Fellowship of Christians and
Jews. Fellowship President and CEO Yael Eckstein
shares from her audiobook, Generation to Generation,
explaining why the Jewish holiday of Passover
is focused on teaching the children about faith
and the importance of asking questions. The four
questions highlight four unusual aspects of the
Seder that were instituted by the Jewish sages
for the sole purpose of piquing a child's curiosity.
The reason that we begin our story with questions
is because of the verse that says, in days to
come when your son asks you, what does this mean?
Say to him, with a mighty hand the Lord brought
us out of Egypt. That's from Exodus 13 -14. The
Bible specifies that our children should ask
first and then we should answer. The four questions
also provide the springboard to discuss with
our children the fundamental ideas of the Jewish
faith found in the Exodus story, that God is
with us in our suffering, that he hears our prayers,
that he cares about his people, and that he intervenes
in human history to bring about salvation. As
the old saying goes, Tell me and I forget, teach
me and I remember, involve me and I learn. The
Seder was intelligently designed to involve children
to the greatest extent, mostly by way of eliciting
questions, but also through other hands -on experiences.
While the Seder is a powerful educational tool
that we revisit every Passover, the overall objective
is to encourage our children to ask questions
all year long. You've been listening to Holy
Land Moments. Learn more about Passover and its
spiritual significance for Christians and Jews
by visiting holylandradio .org. This has been
Holy Land Moments, a radio ministry of the International
Fellowship of Christians and Jews.