04/19/2017

What Not To Buy

The joyous holiday of Passover is now over. While one’s instinct might be…

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04/19/2017

Delightful

Enjoy your chametz.

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04/16/2017

Seven Days To The Sea

The Passover celebration lasts seven days (eight days, outside of Israel.…

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04/16/2017

Mimouna

Jews rejoice on Passover to celebrate their redemption from slavery in…

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04/16/2017

Holiday Greetings

NJOP and Jewish Treats wish all of their friends and followers a happy…

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04/14/2017

Song of Songs

"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than…

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04/14/2017

No Challah

Make certain to have two whole (complete) matzahs for…

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04/13/2017

Chag Ha’matzot

The name of the holiday “Passover,” is an allusion to God’s passing over…

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04/13/2017

Healty Choices

Passover is a great time to increase the vegetables in your diet.

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04/10/2017

Can You Count to 49

There is a commandment (Leviticus 23:15) to count the 49 days that…

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04/10/2017

Passover Story in Brief

On Passover, we commemorate the exodus from Egyptian slavery. The…

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04/10/2017

Calendar Count

Mark a calendar to help you keep track of counting the omer.

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04/09/2017

Biur – Burning

The night before the Passover seder, the home is thoroughly searched for…

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04/09/2017

Fast of the Firstborn

There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…

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04/09/2017

First Safety

Pay attention to fire safety when you burn your chametz.

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04/07/2017

The Search For Chametz

On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…

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04/07/2017

The Great Shabbat

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…

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04/07/2017

Your Search

Schedule time on Sunday night (after dark) to fulfill the mitzvah of…

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04/06/2017

Time of Freedom?

The sages refer to the holiday of Passover as Zman Chay’roo’tay’noo,…

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04/06/2017

Setting the Seder Table

Before beginning the Seder, it is important to make certain that everything…

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04/06/2017

Contemplating Freedom

Begin thinking about what freedom means to you and share your thoughts at…

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04/05/2017

Four Cups of Wine

Like almost all festival meals, the Passover Seder begins…

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04/05/2017

Drama At The Seder

While the basic text of the Haggadah and format of the seder is the same…

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04/05/2017

Nice Shine

Polish any silver cups that you plan on using at the seder.

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04/04/2017

Kitniyot and Gebruchts

Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Lithuanian? At no other…

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04/04/2017

One Goat…and a Host of Other Things

Most American children know the play song There was an Old Lady Who…

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04/04/2017

Happy Heritage

If you don't know your family's origin and customs, try to track down an…

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04/03/2017

Development of the Haggadah

On Passover night we are commanded "v'hee'ga'd'ta" and you shall tell, the…

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04/03/2017

Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment

While most Jews have attended a Passover seder, no Jew in the last 1,900…

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04/03/2017

Choose Your Own

Before seder night, choose a haggadah that you find both easy to follow and…

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