The Passover: A Torah Study for Kids

Moshe and Aharon walked into Par'oh's palace with a message from Yah: "Let My people go!"

Par'oh laughed. "Who is Yah? I don't know Him, and I will NOT let your people go."

So Yah showed Par'oh — and all of Matsarim — exactly who He is.

The Ten Plagues

The people of Matsarim worshipped many false gods — the river, the sun, animals, even Par'oh himself. Yah sent ten plagues to show that none of those things had any power compared to Him:

1. Water turned to blood — The river they worshipped became blood. All the fish died.

2. Frogs everywhere — Frogs came into their houses, their beds, even their ovens!

3. Lice — Tiny bugs covered everyone. Par'oh's magicians tried to copy this but couldn't. They said, "This is the finger of Alahim!"

4. Swarms of flies — Flies filled all of Matsarim... but NOT where Yasharal lived. Yah protected His people.

5. Sick animals — All of Matsarim's animals got sick. But Yasharal's animals? Not a single one.

6. Painful boils — Sores covered everyone in Matsarim. Even the magicians couldn't stand up.

7. Huge hail — Ice and fire rained from the sky. But not in Goshen, where Yasharal lived.

8. Locusts — Millions of grasshoppers ate every plant that was left.

9. Total darkness — For three days, it was so dark in Matsarim that no one could see anything. But Yasharal had light in their homes.

After each plague, Par'oh refused to let the people go. His heart was hard like a rock. But Yah had one more plague — the most important one of all.

THE Night — The Pesach

Yah told Moshe to give these instructions to every family in Yasharal:

• Take a perfect lamb — a lamb with nothing wrong with it
• Keep it for four days
• On the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, the whole family slaughters the lamb
• Take the blood and paint it on the doorframe of your house — on both sides and across the top
• Roast the lamb with fire
• Eat it with flat bread (matsah) and bitter herbs
• Eat it standing up, with your shoes on and your bag packed — be ready to LEAVE!

Then Yah said something that still echoes through every generation:

"When I see the blood, I will pass over you."

That night, at midnight, Yah struck every firstborn son in all of Matsarim — from Par'oh's palace to the smallest house. It was the saddest night Matsarim had ever known.

But every house that had the blood of the lamb on the door? Yah passed over them. They were safe. They were protected. Not because they were perfect people, but because they obeyed Yah's instructions and applied the blood as He said.

Par'oh finally broke. In the middle of the night, he called for Moshe and Aharon: "GET OUT! Take your people, your children, your animals — GO! And... bless me too."

Walking Through the Sea

Yasharal marched out of Matsarim — hundreds of thousands of people! Yah led them with a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night. He was right there with them, every step.

But then Par'oh changed his mind. He sent his army — hundreds of chariots — racing after them.

Yasharal reached the edge of the sea. Behind them: the army. In front of them: water. They were trapped!

Moshe said: "Don't be afraid! Stand still and watch what Yah is about to do!"

Then Yah told Moshe to stretch his staff over the water. And the sea... SPLIT IN TWO! The water stood up like walls on both sides, and dry ground appeared in the middle.

Yasharal walked through on dry land!

When Matsarim's army tried to follow, the waters came crashing back. Every chariot, every horse, every soldier — gone.

On the other side, Moshe and all the people sang the most joyful song ever sung:

"I will sing to Yah, for He has triumphed gloriously! Yah is His name!"

And Miryam grabbed a tambourine, and all the women danced and sang with her. They were FREE!

Yah's Rule for Every Generation

That night wasn't just for the people who walked through the sea. Yah said:

"This day shall be a memorial to you. You shall keep it as a feast to Yah FOREVER."

He also said that when your children ask, "What does this night mean?" — you should tell them the whole story. That's why we're doing this study right now!

Yah also said to eat flat bread — matsah — for seven days and to remove all leaven (yeast) from your house. This reminds us of how quickly Yasharal had to leave — there was no time to let the bread rise.

The Pesach is not just a story from long ago. It is an appointment that Yah set on His calendar — for His people — forever. And tonight, we remember.

Questions to Talk About:

1. Which of the ten plagues do you think would have been the scariest to see?

2. Why do you think Yah told the families to put blood on the door? What did it mean?

3. The people had to eat standing up with their shoes on. Why? What were they getting ready for?

4. When Yasharal was stuck between the army and the sea, Moshe said "Don't be afraid." Can you think of a time when you felt stuck but Yah helped you?

5. Yah said to keep the Pesach FOREVER and to tell the story to your children. Why do you think it's important to remember what Yah did?