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Jewish Holidays

Passover begins in the evening of April 12, 2025
Passover ends in the evening of April 20, 2025

Passover or Pesach commemorates the day the Jewish people were freed from Egypt and is marked on the first night by the Seder and the reading of the Haggadah which relates the story of the exodus from Egypt

What Do We Tell the Children?
What Do We Tell the Children?
The only two mitzvot where the Torah repeatedly uses the concept of שמירה (guarding) are Shabbos and Pesach. What is the common denominator and why are they so important? Pesach has...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Mysterious Old Age of Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah
Haggadah Shel Pesach: The Mysterious Old Age of Rebbe...
Chatam Sofer: The Rambam says that the reason Rebbe Elazar ben Azarya appeared old even though he was only 18 is because he was so involved in learning that he aged...
Apr 3, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Haggadah: Instructions Included
The Haggadah: Instructions Included
One of the central mitzvah of the Seder night is relating the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The medium we use is the Haggadah. The Haggadah includes not just the...
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 1)
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 1)
Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 2 Listen to part 3 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
OU Israel Pre-Pesach Shiur
OU Israel Pre-Pesach Shiur
  Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 31, 2019, 24 Adar II 5779
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Compassion and Connection
Compassion and Connection
 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein Each of the three-foot festivals is traditionally associated with one of our patriarchs. Pesach is associated with Avraham Avinu. On the simplest...
Mar 29, 2019
By Shira Smiles
Fulfilling B’Chol Dor VaDor: 3 Ways to Experience the Seder
Fulfilling B’Chol Dor VaDor: 3 Ways to Experience the...
We are supposed to feel as if we actually left Egypt. How is it possible to achieve this? Three approaches. The idea of Yetziat Mitzrayim has to be so real to...
Mar 28, 2019
By Rav Zev Leff
From Purim to Pesach: A Season of Miracles
From Purim to Pesach: A Season of Miracles
This shiur uncovers a deeper connection between Purim and Pesach. Using classical and contemporary sources while focusing on the texts of both Megillas Esther and those relating to Pesach, we discover...
Mar 18, 2019
By Aviva Orlian
Everything You Need for Pesach!
Everything You Need for Pesach!
Find everything you need on Passover 2019 at oukosher.org/passover. This includes our annual Pesach Guide which details the Kosher for Passover kitchen, Kosher for Passover foods, and more.
Mar 12, 2019
By OU Staff
Pesach 5777
May 24, 2018
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold

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