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Passover

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03/26/2010

Fast of the Firstborn

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

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03/23/2010

Setting The Seder Table

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

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03/22/2010

Review

Review the Haggadah before Passover so that it will be familiar to you at…

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03/22/2010

Development of the Haggadah

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

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03/18/2010

How Pharaoh Enslaved The Israelites

While reading the Book of Exodus, one might wonder at the swift descent of…

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03/17/2010

Oh My Gosh…Passover is Coming

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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03/10/2010

Cut Off

"...Be as scrupulous in performing a 'minor' mitzvah as a 'major' one, for…

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12/01/2009

Lesson 26

Nun

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10/02/2009

Two Days of Festival

Leviticus 23:34-36: “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month is the Feast…

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05/07/2009

The Second Passover

On the first anniversary of the exodus from Egypt, the Children of Israel…

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04/17/2009

There’s A Key In My Challah!

It's a fact that many people spend much time thinking about, or even…

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04/13/2009

Can You Count To 49?

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

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04/08/2009

The Song of Songs

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

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04/06/2009

The Blessing of the Sun

Wednesday morning (April 8, 2009/14th of Nisan 5769), a unique, once in 28…

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04/06/2009

Passover, A Holiday for “Kids”

Why is this night different from all other nights? Ask the kids! Or better…

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04/03/2009

Four Cups of Wine

Like almost all festival meals, the Passover Seder begins with Kiddush, the…

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04/02/2009

Elijah – Our Passover and Brit Milah Guest

At the Passover seder, those children who are still awake after the meal…

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04/01/2009

Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim!

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

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03/31/2009

Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment

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

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03/30/2009

The Passover Story in Brief

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

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03/30/2009

Passover 5769-2009

"What is the Prophet Elijah Doing at Our Passover Seder?" by Rabbi Ephraim…

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03/27/2009

You Are Royalty

Passover is known as the festival of freedom. And who is more free than…

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03/26/2009

Oh My Gosh…Passover Is Coming

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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12/31/2008

New Years x 4

We are about to celebrate the New Year on the Gregorian Calendar. But, did…

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04/14/2008

Passover 5768-2008

"The Wind and the Sun" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Because this Saturday…

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03/29/2007

Passover 5767-2007

"Hitting Bottom" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald The Al-mighty had told Moses and…

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04/07/2006

Passover 5766-2006

"Ancient Customs in a New Light" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Due to the…

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01/30/2006

Bo 5766-2006

"Transformations" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week's…

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04/21/2005

Passover II 5765-2005

"On the Seventh Day the Walls of Water Split" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald The…

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04/18/2005

Passover I 5765-2005

"In Every Generation" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald Although the scheduled…

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Passover

The holiday of Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt which led to the birth of the Jewish nation at Sinai. The Passover Seder, which is held on the first (and second night outside of Israel) of Passover, is perhaps the most widely observed Jewish practice. This outline will provide you with the basics of the Passover holiday, laws and customs.

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Articles

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