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Seven Days to the Sea
The Passover celebration lasts seven days (eight days, outside of Israel.…
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Chol Hamoed
Most holidays in Western society last for a single day, which is often…
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Chag Ha’matzot
The name of the holiday “Passover,” is an allusion to God’s passing over…
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Fast of the Firstborn
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…
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Biur – Burning
The night before the Passover seder, the home is thoroughly searched for…
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Searching for Chametz
On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…
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The Passover Story in Brief
On Passover, we commemorate the exodus from Egyptian slavery. The following…
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