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PASSOVER SEDER
Apr 4, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 PM |St. George on Yonge Church|
5350 Yonge St., Toronto
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What do the original Passover before the Exodus, the traditional Jewish Passover seder, and Yeshua’s last supper with His disciples, have in common? A lot.
They’re celebrations of divine protection from plague and death,
and deliverance from bondage in Egypt to freedom.
With Yeshua, that and so much more was part of the Passover celebration.
Join us and discover how God’s plan of salvation is prophetically
revealed in the elements of the traditional Jewish Passover Seder.
What Passover Celebrates
Passover is both a holiday of remembrance and a holiday of prophecy. For the Jewish people, it is the annual celebration of God delivering Israel out of Egypt. For Christians – it is a beautiful picture of the redemption Jesus provided for us on the cross.
God instituted the Passover as the Israelites came out of Egypt. Though many traditions were added through the years, the basic elements of the Passover found in the original instructions are still present – the bitter herb, the matzo (unleavened bread), and the Passover lamb.
The Seder is like a combination family dinner and worship service. As the father, mother, children and guests gather around the dining table to worship God and share a meal, they follow a prescribed order of service to celebrate the miraculous events of that first Passover.
How Participating in a Passover Seder Changed Them
Boris Goldin
Seeing Passover in a Different Light
I remember as a boy in Ukraine, we had pieces of matza (unleavened bread) that we kept hidden at Passover — but that’s all I remember about it. Father smuggled it into the house lest the Soviet authorities find out. I celebrated my first Passover as a believer at a Seder led by Mitch Glaser in Brooklyn in 1993. I was able to recognize the Messiah in the Seder in so many aspects of Yeshua’s life, death and resurrection. The lighting of the candles, the bitterness of the horseradish—I started to see it all in a different light. Probably the most meaningful thing for me was the breaking of the bread and the drinking of the third cup, the Cup of Redemption.
Luda Ford
A Family Celebration
Growing up in Uzbekistan, we were not very religious. I only have a hazy memory that we ate matza at Passover because we were Jewish. After I became a believer, I heard teachings about Passover, but I didn’t have many feelings about it. It was only when I actually celebrated it in a home with believing friends in Jerusalem that Passover became real to me, and I found that it was very beautiful. What is most meaningful to me about Passover is enjoying it as a family celebration. I also see it as a great connection between Jewish believers in Yeshua and the rest of the Jewish people.
Maxim Katz
Surprised by Passover
The first time I celebrated Passover was in a Messianic congregation in Eilat. I was surprised to understand the meaning of Passover for the Jewish people, the meaning of the sacrifices on behalf of Israel, and the meaning of the Passover Lamb as a sign of the coming Messiah. For me, as a believer and as a Jew, Passover brings an insight into the sacrifice of Messiah. When I learned about Yeshua as the Passover Lamb, and compared His sacrifice with the sacrificial lamb of Passover, I was even more assured that the Scriptures are God’s Word and are trustworthy!”
Rita Ivenskis
Coming Home Through Passover
Although I knew I was Jewish, I had no background whatsoever in the observances of Judaism as I grew up in Ukraine. The first time I celebrated Passover was with Lawrence and Louise Hirsch at Celebrate Messiah in 1996. It was something very special. I felt like I belonged to the Jewish people — that after years of wandering in the wilderness, I had finally come home to God. The Feast of Passover helped me understand my Jewish soul and identity, through my relationship with Messiah. Passover reminds me that Jesus is my Messiah and the Passover Lamb.
