| One of the most important ritual actions of the | | | | remained had the feast and took part in the |
| Passover festival is the Seder which takes place | | | | activities excluding the sacrifice of the animal. This |
| on the first night of the seven day. The Seder is | | | | model continued through the destruction of the |
| a meal that Jewish families partake of in | | | | first temple to the time of the exile, return and |
| remembrance of the Exodus. | | | | building of the second temple |
| Before the reforms of King Josiah in 620 .B.C.E | | | | After the temple was destroyed the 2nd time, |
| the Passover feast was not all one meal. | | | | when the rabbinical period began, there was no |
| However, the holiday and eating of the sacrificial | | | | more sacrifice, so this festival became more |
| lamb took place inside of individual homes as | | | | oriented towards the synagogue and individual |
| partakers spread blood over their door posts | | | | homes. Today, services are held at the |
| before eating the meal. | | | | synagogues and meals in homes which are |
| With the reforms of King Josiah all the male heads | | | | elaborately decorated for this important event. |
| of homes were asked to bring an animal sacrifice | | | | Passover is a holiday festival that starts on the |
| to the temple in Jerusalem for the special | | | | fifteenth day of Nissan in the Jewish calendar; |
| occasion. The men would leave with some of the | | | | then continues on until its end 6 days later. Nissan |
| meat with the priest then return home to partake | | | | lands sometime around March or April on the |
| of the rest of the Passover feast. As not all men | | | | Christian calendar. The Seder is on the first night |
| could travel to temple in Jerusalem, those who | | | | of this spring calendrical event. |