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04/02/2018
Chag Ha’matzot
The name of the holiday “Passover,” is an allusion to God’s passing over…
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04/02/2018
Chol Hamoed
Most holidays in Western society last for a single day, which is often…
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03/30/2018
Can You Count to 49?
There is a commandment (Leviticus 23:15) to count the 49 days that…
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03/30/2018
Setting the Seder Table
Before beginning the Seder, it is important to make certain that everything…
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03/30/2018
Happy Holiday
NJOP and Jewish Treats wishes you and yours a wonderful Passover seder and…
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03/29/2018
Searching for Chametz
On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…
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03/29/2018
Fast of the Firstborn
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…
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03/29/2018
Everyone In
Get the whole household involved in cleaning for Passover and the search…
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03/28/2018
Dipping Plagues
On the night of the seder, and whenever one recounts the story of the…
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03/28/2018
Why Laban is in the Haggadah
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover, it is time to review the…
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03/27/2018
Seek the Answers
The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana - What makes it different?) is…
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03/27/2018
Tap on the Head
The history of the Jews of Spain is one of glory and fear. By the end of…
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03/26/2018
You Are Royalty
Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…
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03/26/2018
Who Knows One?
How does one transmit basic theology in a fun manner to tired seder guests?…
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03/26/2018
Sentimental Purchase
Purchase an item for Passover that will make you feel like royalty.
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03/25/2018
The Passover Story in Brief
On Passover, we commemorate the exodus from Egyptian slavery. The following…
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03/25/2018
Time of Freedom?
The sages refer to the holiday of Passover as Zman Chay’roo’tay’noo,…
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03/25/2018
Have Haggadah
Confirm that you have enough Haggadahs for the number of guests that you…
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03/23/2018
The Great Shabbat
The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…
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03/23/2018
Four Cups of Wine
Like almost all festival meals, the Passover Seder begins…
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03/23/2018
Shabbat Review
Spend time this Shabbat reviewing the laws and ideas of Passover.
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03/22/2018
The Afikomen
Those who have attended a Passover Seder know that one of the most beloved…
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03/22/2018
Cut Off
"...Be as scrupulous in performing a 'minor' mitzvah as a 'major' one, for…
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03/21/2018
Beauty of the Book
Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…
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03/21/2018
Kitniyot and Gebruchts
Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Litvak (Lithuanian)? At…
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03/21/2018
Eat It Up
Go through your cupboards and begin using up the chametz food…
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