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03/29/2013
The Song of Songs
"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better…
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03/29/2013
Chol Hamoed
Most holidays in western society last for a single day, which is often…
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03/29/2013
Matzah Mo’tzee
In honor of Passover Shabbat, make certain to have two whole Matzot for…
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03/28/2013
Time of Freedom?
The sages refer to the holiday of Passover as zman chay’roo’tay’noo, the…
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03/28/2013
Chag Ha’Matzot
The name of the holiday “Passover,” is an allusion to God’s passing over…
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03/28/2013
Your Freedom
Celebrate freedom by honoring the true freedom God granted us when He gave…
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03/25/2013
You Are Royalty
Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…
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03/25/2013
Can You Count To 49?
There is a commandment (Leviticus 23:15) to count the 49 days that…
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03/25/2013
Dress The Part
Feel like royalty tonight by dressing in your finest for the Seder.
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03/24/2013
Fast of the Firstborns
There has always been a lot of pressure on firstborn children, as they were…
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03/24/2013
Setting the Seder Table
Before beginning the Seder, it is important to make certain that everything…
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03/24/2013
Firstborn Finding
If you are a firstborn, try to find a siyyum (celebration of the…
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03/22/2013
The Great Shabbat
The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat HaGadol,…
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03/22/2013
Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment
While most Jews have attended a Passover seder, no Jew in the last 1,900…
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03/21/2013
Searching For Chametz
On Passover, Jews are commanded to get rid of all "chametz" (leaven) which…
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03/21/2013
Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim
Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Lithuanian? At no other…
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03/20/2013
Dipping Plagues
On the night of the seder, and whenever one recounts the story of the…
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03/20/2013
A Holiday for Kids
Why is this night different from all other nights?Ask the kids! Or better…
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03/20/2013
Be A Mentsch
When you see something unfortunate happen to someone with whom you are on…
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03/19/2013
Seek The Answers
The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana - What makes it different?) is…
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03/19/2013
Development of the Haggadah
On Passover night we are commanded "v'hee'ga'd'ta" and you shall…
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03/18/2013
Who Knows One?
How does one transmit basic theology in a fun manner to tired seder guests?…
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03/18/2013
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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03/18/2013
Practice
Start practicing the songs of the Seder. You can start with this…
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03/15/2013
Four Cups of Wine
Like almost all festival meals, the Passover seder begins with Kiddush, the…
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03/15/2013
Buy Wine
Stop by your local kosher wine retailer and, this Shabbat, try out a new…
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03/14/2013
The Exodus of the Syrian Jews
In 1948, Jews around the world celebrated the creation of the newly…
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03/14/2013
History Yours
Ask your older relatives what they know about your family's history and…
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