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Passover

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April 4, 2018

Two Days of Festival

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

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April 4, 2018

Seven Days to the Sea

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

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April 3, 2018

The Ten Sephirot

Most people associate kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) with…

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April 3, 2018

How Pharaoh Enslaved the Israelites

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

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April 2, 2018

Chag Ha’matzot

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

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April 2, 2018

Chol Hamoed

Most holidays in Western society last for a single day, which is often…

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March 30, 2018

Can You Count to 49?

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

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March 30, 2018

Setting the Seder Table

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

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March 29, 2018

Searching for Chametz

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

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March 29, 2018

Fast of the Firstborn

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

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March 28, 2018

Dipping Plagues

On the night of the seder, and whenever one recounts the story of the…

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March 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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March 27, 2018

Seek the Answers

The Four Questions (Mah Nishtana - What makes it different?) is…

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March 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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March 26, 2018

Passover 5778-2018

Originally Published 5774-2014 “The Opening Act” by Rabbi Ephraim Z.…

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March 26, 2018

You Are Royalty

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

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March 26, 2018

Who Knows One?

How does one transmit basic theology in a fun manner to tired seder guests?…

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March 25, 2018

The Passover Story in Brief

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

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March 25, 2018

Time of Freedom?

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

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March 23, 2018

The Great Shabbat

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…

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March 23, 2018

Four Cups of Wine

Like almost all festival meals, the Passover Seder begins…

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March 22, 2018

The Afikomen

Those who have attended a Passover Seder know that one of the most beloved…

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March 22, 2018

Cut Off

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

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March 21, 2018

Beauty of the Book

Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…

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March 21, 2018

Kitniyot and Gebruchts

Ashkenazi or Sephardi? Hungarian, Yekke (German), Litvak (Lithuanian)? At…

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March 14, 2018

OMG! Passover is Coming

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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August 13, 2017

Re’eh 5777-2017

“Coming to Jerusalem–-The Festival Pilgrimages” by Rabbi Ephraim Z.…

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April 19, 2017

What Not To Buy

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

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April 16, 2017

Seven Days To The Sea

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

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April 16, 2017

Mimouna

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

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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.

Programs and Classes

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Resources

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Articles

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