"Holidays and Challah” Family Event
- UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
Join us for an interactive workshop, where we will learn about Jewish festivals through exploration of stories, rituals and food.
Date and time
Location
Manchester Jewish Museum
190 Cheetham Hill Road Cheetham Hill M8 8LW United KingdomAgenda
Breadmaking
Sampling Seder Meal Foods
Baking Done!
About this event
- Event lasts 2 hours
- UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
Learn about Jewish festivals, including the Sabbath and Passover, through exploration of stories, rituals and food.
This interactive two-hour workshop includes:
• Discovery of Sabbath traditions, after which children get to plait and bake their own challah bread in our learning kitchen;
• Interactive exploration of the Passover story and traditions, including sampling of foods from the Seder plate;
• Reflective time on our museum gallery, where children can further engage with Passover themes such as journeys and freedom.
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
- You are responsible for your own children's safety throughout the session.
- Because this event involves baking bread and trying food samples, please let us know in advance if your child has any allergies or dietary restrictions.
- This event is exclusively for families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) who live in the city of Manchester.
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Acknowledgements:
Much thanks to the SEND Local Offer for making this possible and to the Manchester Jewish Museum for hosting us on this day.
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Frequently asked questions
There is an accessible toilet located on the ground floor and on the first floor.
The building includes step-free access to the entrance via a ramp, a lift to the first floor, and level access throughout the ground floor. Please visit https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/your-visit/access/ for more information.
Unfortunately there is no on site parking, however there is free parking on all streets around the museum.
There are various transport links to the museum. Please visit https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/your-visit/getting-here/ for more information.
All ingredients used in the activities for the event are vegetarian. The main ingredients are: sugar, flour (which contains gluten), eggs, yeast, salt, vegetable oil, raisins, horseradish (which contains milk, egg and mustard), grape juice, cinnamon, honey, apple. PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY ALLERGIES
If we are notified in advance, the museum can create an egg-free challah dough for children who cannot have eggs. PLEASE INFORM US AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE, as this option is not possible without advance notice.
For children who cannot have gluten, the museum can provide air dry clay so that they can still participate with the activity. PLEASE INFORM US AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE if this is needed.