There is a powerful new trend in the Christian world: a growing desire to observe the Biblical holidays. Passover, in particular, has captured the imagination of millions of Christians who see the story of the Exodus as the very heartbeat of the faith they love. Israel365, which has long served as a bridge between Israel and its Christian admirers, has now responded to that hunger with a new book: Passover from the Inside: A Jewish Guide for Christian Readers, written by Jewish educator, Bible scholar, and author, Shira Schechter.

Israel365 has spent over a decade building what may be the most active platform for Jewish-Christian engagement in the world. Through its daily scripture emails, its social media presence reaching tens of millions, and its growing catalog of books and biblical resources, it has cultivated a community of Christians passionate about Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Jewish tradition. The organization was founded by Rabbi Tuly Weisz and is headquartered in Israel, with a team that includes both Jewish scholars and writers deeply conversant with Christian audiences.

The publishing arm of Israel365 has produced works including The Israel Bible, a Torah commentary written specifically to illuminate the biblical connection to the Land of Israel, and a growing series on the Jewish holidays. The Passover book is the second installment in that holiday series, following Before the King, Schechter’s earlier volume on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.

One measure of how seriously Israel365 takes Christian interest in Jewish practice came earlier this year when the organization hosted a full Shabbat experience at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention in Nashville — one of the largest gatherings of Christian media professionals in the United States. The event, which introduced attendees to the rituals, prayers, and warmth of a traditional Jewish Sabbath, was met with remarkable enthusiasm, underscoring just how deeply many Christians wish to experience Jewish life from the inside, not merely observe it from a distance.

As the book’s description explains, “You can’t fully understand the Jewish people from the outside. Their faith isn’t just a set of beliefs — it’s a practice, a calendar, a table, a story told generation after generation in their own words. And no moment in Jewish life reveals that story more completely than Passover.”

“This book walks you through the complete Passover experience — the weeks of preparation, the dramatic Seder night, the seven days of celebration, and the ancient texts and living traditions that give it all meaning. You won’t just learn what Jews do. You’ll understand why, and what it means.

A Movement That Can No Longer Be Ignored

The interest of Christians in the Passover is not new, but it has grown dramatically. A growing number of Christians have begun holding their own Passover Seders, seeking to experience the ancient ritual that Jesus himself observed at the Last Supper. High-profile voices have amplified the trend: Pastor Paula White, one of the most prominent evangelical ministers in America, has publicly called on Christians to observe Passover, arguing that the holiday belongs to the story of all who believe in the God of Israel.

Israel365 News first reported on this phenomenon eleven years ago in an article about Christians holding Passover Seders. The article interviewed Christians who expressed a sincere desire to connect with the Jewish people through their most foundational story. In the years since, that interest has only intensified. If anything, it has gone from the margins to somethingapproaching the mainstream of evangelical Christian culture.

The Book: Going Beyond the Surface

Schechter is well-suited to the task of guiding Christian readers through Passover. She serves as Content Editor for TheIsraelBible.com and Israel365 Publications, holds master’s degrees in both Jewish Education and Bible from Yeshiva University, and spent eight years teaching Hebrew Bible before making aliyah with her family in 2013. Her academic background includes two years of advanced Talmudic studies in the graduate program at Stern College, as well as a master’s degree in education from Azrieli. She is, in other words, not simply a popularizer but a genuine Torah scholar who has spent much of her career explaining Jewish texts and traditions to audiences that did not grow up with them.

The book walks readers through the full arc of Passover observance: the weeks of intensive preparation and cleaning that precede the holiday, the structure and meaning of the Seder night itself from the first cup of wine to the final songs sung deep into the night, and the seven days of celebration that follow. It draws on articles written by various contributors at Israel365, weaving together rabbinic insight, personal reflection, and practical explanation. For Christians who want to understand not just what Jews do at Passover, but why, and what it means at every level, the book is designed as a genuine guide from the inside.

The book also makes an argument that should resonate deeply with biblically literate Christians: the Exodus is not simply a backdrop for the Bible. It is the Bible’s central event. God introduces Himself throughout Scripture as the One who brought Israel out of Egypt. Every covenant, every prophet, every psalm of redemption returns to that foundational night. To understand Passover as Jews have lived it for three millennia — not merely as a historical memory but as a story relived in every generation — is, the book suggests, to read your own Bible with new eyes.

The Seder That Carries Her Through

When Schechter was asked what Passover means to her personally, she lit up. The logistics of the holiday — the weeks of cleaning, the turning over of a kitchen, the relentless preparation — are, as every Jew knows, formidable. But Schechter says that, for her, it’s all worth it for one night.

“The highlight is the first night Seder,” she said. “I grew up in New Jersey, and on Passover, the entire family gathered for the occasion, sometimes twenty-five or thirty people around a single table. My grandfather, a rabbi, would lead the Seder with a different story or teaching every year. And all of the children piped in, displaying what they had learned in the Bible. The singing went on until two in the morning, sometimes even later.”

Schechter has lived in Israel for over twelve years now, and the Seder looks different. “My children are growing up without the cousins and the sprawling extended family of my childhood. But the spirit of that night in New Jersey is still at the core of our seder. It is what carries us through the entire week of Passover and even until the next Pesach.”

Schechter explained that this was what she had hoped her book would give its Christian readers: not a set of instructions or a theological treatise, but access to that living reality. The story of the Exodus belongs to the whole world that reads the Bible. This book is an invitation to sit at the table where Jews have always told it.

Passover from the Inside: A Jewish Guide for Christian Readers is available from Israel365 at israel365store.com. $19.99.