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.
Continue reading Pesach (Passover)
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.)
Today is the first day of Pesach- the holiday of freedom.
May you all remember the value of freedom and insure that others you see have that same right.
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Today is a very special day. Believe it or not, this day is celebrated by more Jews than those who celebrate Rosh Hashana (almost 3:1). Yes, even those who consider themselves “Secular” Jews.
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It’s that time of year. Spring cleaning. Many of you may not know how old this tradition really is. It started out some 3000 years ago- when it was a commandment to remove all the chametz from one’s life. Now, chametz literally means “leavened items”. Because the holiday of Pesach (Passover), which celebrates the liberation of the Jews, also involved a commandment to destroy all the chametz in one’s possession. One is not permitted to see any chametz in one’s domain for the entire holiday.
Continue reading Hurry up…It’s time!