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04/12/2015

What Not To Buy

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

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04/09/2015

Seven Days to the Sea

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

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04/08/2015

Singing Praises

“...The prophets of the Jewish people ordained that the Hallel be recited…

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04/07/2015

Chag Ha’matzot

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

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04/06/2015

Passover II 5775-2015

“The Final Days: Expressing Gratitude” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Rabbi…

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04/06/2015

Chol Hamoed

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

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04/03/2015

Setting the Seder Table

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

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04/03/2015

Can You Count to 49?

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

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04/02/2015

Four Cups of Wine

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

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04/02/2015

Fast of the Firstborns

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

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04/01/2015

Biur – Burning

The night before the Passover seder, the home is thoroughly searched for…

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04/01/2015

Searching for Chametz

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

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03/31/2015

Broken Matzah

Whether one is in North America, Europe or Asia, the Passover seder is…

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03/31/2015

Who Knows One?

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

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03/30/2015

The Development of the Haggadah

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

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03/30/2015

A Holiday for Kids

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

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03/29/2015

Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment

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

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03/29/2015

Kitniyot and Gebrachts

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

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03/27/2015

Passover 5775-2015

“Learning to Revere G-d” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald There is a…

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03/27/2015

The Great Shabbat

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…

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03/26/2015

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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03/25/2015

Time for Freedom?

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

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03/24/2015

The Passover Story in Brief

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

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03/23/2015

OMG! Passover Is Coming

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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04/23/2014

What Not To Buy

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

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04/20/2014

Mimouna

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

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04/20/2014

Seven Days to the Sea

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

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04/18/2014

The Song of Songs

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

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04/18/2014

Chol Hamoed

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

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04/17/2014

Chag Ha’matzot

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

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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

Browse our collection of Passover Jewish Treats, filled with interesting stories and articles about the histories and traditions of Passover.