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Passover

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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

Passover II 5773-2013

“The Final Days of Passover: A Call For Modesty in Jewish Life” by Rabbi…

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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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03/19/2013

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

Passover 5773-2013

“Remembering the Exodus From Egypt” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Because…

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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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03/15/2013

Four Cups of Wine

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

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03/12/2013

The Passover Story In Brief

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

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03/06/2013

Oh My Gosh! Passover Is Coming!

The intensive physical and emotional preparations for Passover come from…

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05/25/2012

Two Days of Festival

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

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04/20/2012

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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04/12/2012

The Song of Songs

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

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04/11/2012

Kitniyot and Gerbrouchts…Oh You Ashkenazim

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

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04/10/2012

Singing Praises

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

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04/09/2012

Passover II 5772-2012

“G-d Shall Do Battle for You, and You Shall Remain Silent” by Rabbi Ephraim…

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04/09/2012

Chag Ha’matzot

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

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04/09/2012

Chol Hamoed

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

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04/06/2012

Setting The Seder Table

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

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04/06/2012

Can You Count To 49?

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

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04/05/2012

You Are Royalty

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

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04/05/2012

Fast of the Firstborn

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

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04/04/2012

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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04/04/2012

Paschal Lamb – A Unique Commandment

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

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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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