Q: and are there any special serivces in the synagogue? do Jews celebrate Passover with their family? and what are the spiritual affects?
A: Please ignore the previous answerer. She's giving you a veiled, Christian interpretation of a Jewish holiday that has no bearing on Jews or Jewish practices. The most important aspects of Passover observance actually take place in the home. Before the holiday even starts, religious Jews clean our houses top to bottom to remove all traces of leavened bread - cracker crumbs in pockets, runaway cookies in the playroom, cooking residue in the oven or microwave. This may have been a parroting of, or a precursor to, the pagan (and now secular) annual spring cleaning. The most important commandment in reference to Passover is to remember our having been slaves, and G-d's rescuing us from Egypt (nothing to do with the covenant). This is done during the festive meal called a Seder. There are symbolic foods to eat, a prayer service, a Talmud study session, drinking, and singing, all put together with a delicious meal in the middle. For Jews who live outside of Israel, these actually take place the first two nights of Passover in a row. Usually families get together to have a big Seder, but it's not required, and most synagogues also hold their own Seders for people who are not able to go home to them. Like all Jewish holidays, Passover also has a component in synagogue - there are special services held. But there are services held every day of the week, and the Passover services are not significantly different from those held on other holidays or the Sabbath. Some of the prayers differ, but there are no special synagogue rituals associated with Passover the way that there are with many other holidays. For way more info, try here: http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm