Updated date:

Feb 11, 2015

HAPPY PASSOVER! Find a Cool Passover Greeting

Author:: Writer Fox

Say 'Happy Passover' with a free Passover greeting. Choose from dozens of Passover greetings which say 'Happy Passover' in Hebrew and in English. Find funny Passover greetings and cards, too.

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Happy Passover! This year, Passover begins around the world at sundown on Friday, April 3, 2015, and it lasts for a full week.

Anytime during the holiday, it is appropriate to say or to send a Passover greeting to Jews celebrating the festival.

On this page you will find messages and cards ready for you to wish 'Happy Passover' to everyone on your list. You'll also learn how to say 'Happy Passover' in Hebrew and Yiddish. Finally, you'll find some funny Passover greetings, because Passover (Pesach) really is a fun holiday in Judaism.

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Happy Passover!

Want to send a 'Happy Passover' to someone? The Passover greetings below are just what you need. Simply right click on the greeting you want and save it to your computer. It will transfer without the caption underneath. Then, just paste it into an email or print it out as a card. Instructions for making a card are in the video at the bottom of this page. You may use any of these greetings for your personal use. Enjoy!

The first greeting uses the Hebrew phrase Chag Sameach. This means 'Happy Holiday' in Hebrew. (Any Jewish person will understand what this means.) The plate is called a Seder Plate and is used to celebrate the Passover Seder on the first night of the holiday.

If you aren't familiar with the Passover customs, the greeting below needs an explanation. It is the tradition to drink four cups of wine or grape juice during the Passover Seder. The Seder is a very long family dinner and ceremony, lasting three hours or more. The four cups of wine are an important symbol of the holiday meal and the holiday itself.

Happy Passover with Four Cups of Wine and Chag Sameach!

For Jews living outside of the land of Israel, the Passover meal ends with the wish:

"Shana Haba B'Yerushalayim"
(Next year in Jerusalem)

The greeting below shows a father and son walking on the road to Jerusalem.

What is Passover? Passover is all about the times the Children of Israel lived in Egypt and were finally enslaved and living under terrible duress. They were freed and allowed to journey back to their homeland in Israel on the very first Passover.

Many Passover greetings refer to the Exodus from Egypt and the holiday is also known as the Festival of Freedom.

The three greetings below use the Exodus theme and imagery. All of these greetings use the Hebrew phrase Chag Pesach Sameach. This means 'Happy Passover Holiday' in Hebrew.

Chag Pesach Sameach – Happy Passover Holiday

Passover Greeting with Matzah, Four Cups of Wine, Haggadah and Seder Plate

The Passover Seder recounts the terrors which God inflicted upon the Egyptian households while He 'passed over' the households of the Israelites. This is the meaning of the word Passover (which is Pesach in the Hebrew Bible).

At the end of the Seder, a cup of wine is poured for the Prophet Elijah and the door is opened in anticipation of Elijah, who is promised to come sometime in the future.

In the greeting below, you will see a family at the Seder table, opening the door for Elijah.

Passover Greeting with Prophet Elijah at the Door during the Seder

Happy Passover with the Four Cups of Wine from the Seder

At the Passover Seder, the children ask four questions to learn about the holiday. The questions begin with:

"Why is this night different from all other nights?"

That question is used in the greeting below. There is a full moon because Passover is always held on the night of a full moon.

Matzah is eaten for the entire seven-day holiday. (Eight days are celebrated by some Jews who live outside of Israel.) That's a whole lotta matzah!

Matzah is the word from the Bible which means unleavened bread. It's a central element to the holiday and you can't have Passover without it.

Many people prefer to buy matzah imported from Israel. The matzah featured at the right is from a very famous matzah bakery in Jerusalem.

Happy Passover with Man Eating Matzah at Seder Table

At the Seder, the ritual ceremony is conducting by reading a book called the Haggadah. Every person at the dinner table must have his own copy to read during the event.

The Haggadah begins with everyone saying:

"Let all who are hungry, come and eat.
Let all who are needy
come and celebrate Passover."

Thus, the invitation is given for guests to join in a family's Passover dinner. The greeting below features the Seder table with a Haggadah at every place setting.

Passover Greetings with Seder Plate, Matzah, Haggadah and Wine

Every year during Passover, the Kohen priesthood gathers in Jerusalem to bless the people of Israel. This ceremony is called Birkat Kohanim, (Priestly Blessing) and tens of thousands of people gather at the Temple Mount for the blessing. This practice comes from the Biblical commandment in Numbers (Bamidbar) 6:22–27. Synagogues around the world also conduct this ritual, led by the Kohanim priests in their communities.

The Passover greeting below includes a portion of this blessing. The word Hashem refers to the name of God.

Passover Greeting

How do you say or write a Passover greeting? Here is the list of every Passover greeting, all in one place. This chart shows you how to say 'Happy Passover' in Hebrew and how to recognize the words if you see them written in the Hebrew Alphabet. You pronounce the 'ch' in these words like the 'ch' in Loch Ness Monster or the name of classical composer, Bach.

Say 'Happy Passover' in Hebrew


Passover Greeting Transliteration	Hebrew	English Translation
Chag Sameach	חג שמח	Happy Holiday
Pesach Sameach	פסח שמח	Happy Passover
Chag Pesach Sameach	חג פסח שמח	Happy Passover Holiday
Chag Kasher Ve'sameach	חג כשר ושמח	A Kosher and Happy Holiday
Moed Tov	מועד טוב	Good Time Period (used on days 2-6 of Passover)
Moadim L'simcha	מועדים לשמחה	Good Festival Time (used on days 2-6 of Passover)

Here are graphics of the greetings in Hebrew and English transliteration, which you may send in an email to someone celebrating the Jewish holiday:

The table below shows you how to say a Passover greeting in Yiddish:

Say 'Happy Passover' in Yiddish


Yiddish Passover Greeting Transliteration	English Translation
Gut Yontiv	Good Holiday
Zisn Pesach	A Sweet Passover
Freylakhn Pesach	Have a Learned Passover
Koshern Freylakhn Pesach	Kosher and Learned Passover

Here are graphics of the greetings in Yiddish with English transliteration. Not all Jews speak Yiddish, but most will understand these greetings for Pesach.

Funny Passover Greetings

Passover is a serious, religious holiday. But, it is also a holiday of joy and of family celebrations. It's OK to reflect this with funny Passover greetings, so long as the jokes aren't sacrilegious.

Some of the jokes about Passover are about how long it takes to get through the entire Haggadah – usually several hours. Different families have different customs about how long a Seder should last and sometimes it depends upon how small the children are and how long they can stay awake! Families with very small children will often use a shortened or 'kids' version of the Haggadah (not quite as short as the version below).

The greeting below needs a little explanation. In the Bible, the Hebrews (and all descendants in future generations) were required to remove all leavening out of their homes and environs before Passover.

This commandment has resulted in a spring-cleaning ritual every year in Jewish households that often lasts a full month before the holiday. Not all of this effort is required, but it has become a time to paint the walls, reupholster the furniture and the like, while searching for leavening throughout the house. (You'd be surprised how many cookie crumbs you can find in children's pockets!) In most households, the bulk of the burden for all of this cleaning falls upon the wife. (Truth is, most women wouldn't have it any other way, but that's another story.)

There is a moment during the Seder ritual when everyone leans (reclines) on a pillow, to symbolize freedom, because the very first Passover meal was eaten in haste for the Exodus from Egypt was just a few hours away.

And all of this is a very long introduction to the greeting below.

Of all the funny things that are said about Passover, the overwhelming majority are about the humble matzah. The matzah is, after all, the star of the holiday.

Passover is called the Festival of Matzah more than 10 times in the Bible and the word matzah is used more than 50 times in the Bible. Again, that's a whole lotta matzah!

And, it's part of the fun of the holiday, too.

No matter how many matzah balls a person eats in his lifetime, none taste as good as the ones your mother made. (There's more than a few funny jokes about that, too.)

The greeting below has a secret recipe that anyone will appreciate receiving. And, that's no joke!

One of the funniest things to include on the Passover table is a salt and pepper set made to look like matzah balls – guaranteed to generate smiles!

Funny Passover Greetings from Israel

If you want to print one of these greetings as a folded greeting card, the video below shows you how to do this on your home computer printer using 8 1/2" X 11" or A4 paper.

You can use one of the images above for the cover on the card, and then write your personal message on the inside.

All you have to do is right click on the graphic you want and save it to your computer.

Comments

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on April 15, 2014:

Thank you, Cris. I appreciate your comments and you wishes for this holiday season.

CrisSp from Sky Is The Limit Adventure on April 15, 2014:

Bright, spiritual greetings. Very nice! Love the messages and all the pictures.

May the true meaning of Passover be with us all. Happy Passover to you.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on April 08, 2014:

Thank you Writer Janis. I appreciate your comment.

Janis from California on April 08, 2014:

What an awesome assortment of cards and a very Happy Passover to you.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 31, 2014:

Thank you, DDE.

Devika Primić from Dubrovnik, Croatia on March 30, 2014:

Happy Passover thank you for sharing your beautiful hub

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 30, 2014:

Thank you, Jackie.

Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on March 29, 2014:

Just wow~ and Happy Passover.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 29, 2014:

Thank you, Nell. I really appreciate your feedback and your vote. Just two weeks until Passover.

Nell Rose from England on March 29, 2014:

Happy Passover! even if it's a bit early to say it! lol! what a great hub! you always deliver with your hubs, so professional! I am sure the cards are going to be really useful, wonderful hub, votes up all the way!

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 29, 2014:

Hi Alicia! Thanks for your comments. Some of the expressions in the greetings need explanations for people who are not familiar with the holiday, which is why I explained everything.

Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on March 29, 2014:

Happy Passover, Writer Fox! I love the way in which you've included interesting information as well as downloadable art in this hub. This is a very useful hub.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 29, 2014:

Hi Suzanne! Thank you so much for your vote and comment.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 29, 2014:

Hi Flourish Anyway! Thank you for your wishes, vote and pins. I'm so glad you liked this collection and are sharing it. Passover is just two weeks away!

Suzanne Day from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on March 29, 2014:

Some great passover clip art here! Happy Passover and may the ones hunting for passover pictures find them in this most useful hub. Voted awesome!

FlourishAnyway from USA on March 29, 2014:

Writer Fox - An early Happy Passover to you! Voted up and more, plus pinning to my "Clipart" board. I especially like that you've explained to people how to use the images through right clicking, as if may not be so obvious to some. Fine quality job, as always!

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 28, 2014:

Thank you for your wishes, J-R-Fr13mon!

Jane Ramona Rynkiewicz Frieman from Morris County, New Jersey on March 27, 2014:

This article was very interesting. Happy Passover to you.

Writer Fox (author) from the wadi near the little river on March 27, 2014:

Thank you Eddy. I really appreciate your encouragement and your vote!

Eiddwen from Wales on March 27, 2014:

Happy Passover for you too Writer Fox.

What a brilliant hub so well presented and informed.

Voting up without a single doubt.

Enjoy your day.

Eddy.