Today is the 7th day of Pesach. For the past year, the Eqyptians have been beset by the Ten Plagues. Dam, Tzfardaya, Kinim.. In English: Blood. Frogs. Lice. Wild Beasts. Pestilence. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness. Slaying of the First-born. We’ve put blood on our doorposts to protect us from that last plague. And, now we are free, on the edge of Yam Suf, the Sea of Reeds.
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Tonight begins the holiday of Passover (Pesach). Other than Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur, this is the one holiday that most Jews celebrate. Oh, Chanuka comes close, but most don’t light the menora.
Yes, today is the 18th of March. For many of you, it’s the recovery day after over-celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. For me, it means that the new month of Nisan arrives in but 3 days- which is yet another new year in the Jewish calendar. It also means there’s but 18 days to go until the grand festival of Pesach- Passover.
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Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. One most of you have never heard about. One that I have celebrated since I was 5 years old. (Maybe, earlier, but that is the first time I remember doing so.)
The Ten Plagues. Dam, Tzfardaya, Kinim.. In English: Blood. Frogs. Lice. Wild Beasts. Pestilence. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness. Slaying of the First-born. Continue reading 7th day of Pesach
The Ten Plagues. Dam, Tzfardaya, Kinim.. In English: Blood. Frogs. Lice. Wild Beasts. Pestilence. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness. Slaying of the First-born.
Tonight begins the holiday of Passover. Other than Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur, this is the one holiday that most Jews celebrate. Oh, Chanuka comes close, but most don’t light the menora.
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If I were able to work on the 7th day of Pesach (Passover), I would have posted this then. But, that day is one of the days where work is proscribed. So, this post was scheduled for today, the first day back to work after the holiday.
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Today is the 7th day of Pesach (Passover). One of those days that work is prohibited.
One of the small benefits of having the holiday appear earlier on the secular calendar is that my clients who rely upon me for tax advice (and love to wait for the last minute) can still reach me before the personal filing deadline looms.
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Seder. It means order. Where we progress from page 42 to 262 in our Hagada. (No, we don’t skip pages- the first 41 or so pages cover the laws of the Pesach, as well as the blessings and laws for the searching of any left-over chametz in one’s possession, before the holiday begins.)