Tonight is the first night, the advent of 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 folks still don’t light the menora.
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Rosh Chodesh Nisan! Happy New Year!
As traditional Jewish person, my calendar is governed by new moons. The new moon sets the new month, which is called Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the month) in Hebrew. Tonight, there will be a new moon. The new moon for the month of Nissan..
It’s been 33 days
Shabat Pesach
Tonight is both Shabat and the first night of Pesach (Passover). Other than Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur, this is the one holiday that most Jews celebrate. Oh, Chanuka comes close, but most folks still don’t light the menora.
33. 33. 33. 33.
I do have a fun holiday today. Normally, I’d be going on a picnic. But, since I’ve been dealing with this life-threatening illness, I can’t drive, I can’t walk. So, I’ll have to simulate my outdoor picnic at my dining room table.
Pesach- but you probably call it Passover
Tomorrow night, Saturday evening (after Shabat), 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 folks still don’t light the menora.
The Splitting of the Sea
Can you believe it? Just a week ago, we were released from bondage- at which time we celebrated the Ten Plagues. Dam, Tzfardaya, Kinim.. In English: Blood. Frogs. Lice. Wild Beasts. Pestilence. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness. Slaying of the First-born.
Free at last…
Tonight begins the holiday of Passover. Other than Rosh Hashana and Yom Kipur, this is the one holiday that most Jews celebrate. (According to a study, while less than 1/4 of all Jews regularly [that means once a month, not once a week or once a day] attend synagogue, more than 70% attend a Pesach Seder.) Oh, Chanuka comes close, but most folks still don’t light the menora.
The 7th Night 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.
And, it happened in the middle of the night
Tonight begins the holiday of Passover. And, since tonight also begins the Sabbath, the celebrations will be just a little longer. And, a little bit more celebratory.
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