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Passover

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04/14/2014

Setting the Seder Table

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

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04/14/2014

Can You Count To 49?

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

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04/13/2014

Fast of the Firstborns

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

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04/13/2014

You Are Royalty

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

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04/11/2014

Passover 5774-2014

“The Opening Act” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald As every good scriptwriter,…

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04/11/2014

The Great Shabbat

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is known as Shabbat…

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04/11/2014

The Afikomen

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

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04/10/2014

Let It Burn

As Passover Eve approaches, Jews around the world work hard to make certain…

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04/10/2014

Searching for Chametz

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

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04/09/2014

How Pharaoh Enslaved the Israelites

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

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04/09/2014

Why Laban is in the Haggadah

In honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover, it is time to review the…

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04/08/2014

Drama At The Seder

While the basic text of the Haggadah and format of the seder is the same…

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04/08/2014

Time of Freedom?

The sages refer to the holiday of Passover as zman chay’roo’tay’noo,…

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04/07/2014

The Passover Story In Brief

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

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04/07/2014

Cut Off

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

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04/06/2014

Seek The Answer

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

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04/04/2014

The Beauty of the Book

Illuminated manuscripts inlaid with gold or silver leaf and spectacularly…

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04/04/2014

Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim

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

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03/31/2014

OMG! Passover is Coming

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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09/25/2013

What Is Isru Chag?

The day after vacation is often a time of distraction and disorientation.…

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04/05/2013

There’s A Key In My Challah

It's a fact that many people spend much time thinking and even worrying…

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04/03/2013

What Not To Buy

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

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03/31/2013

Seven Days To The Sea

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

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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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03/28/2013

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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03/25/2013

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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03/24/2013

Fast of the Firstborns

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

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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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