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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

Double Days
Double Days
Among the different groups of four in the Haggadah we find the four sons. Each is different. One is wise, the second is wicked, the third is simple and the fourth...
Sep 9, 2016
By Shira Smiles
Pesach and the Potency of Prayer
Pesach and the Potency of Prayer
Every event in history, every story in life has a main plot line set in a supporting background that lends it both credibility and richness. The Passover chronicle is no exception....
Sep 9, 2016
By Shira Smiles
Introverted Inquirer
Introverted Inquirer
Among the different groups of four in the Haggadah we find the four sons. Each is different. One is wise, the second is wicked, the third is simple and the fourth...
Sep 9, 2016
By Shira Smiles
Capitulation, Chesed, and Chinuch
Capitulation, Chesed, and Chinuch
Pesach is the first of the Jewish holidays, the holiday which forms the foundation of our religious observance and from which all others flow. Similarly, our Patriarch Abraham is the first...
Sep 9, 2016
By Shira Smiles
The Mystical Letter of Rav Shimshon of Ostropol on the 10 Makot
The Mystical Letter of Rav Shimshon of Ostropol on...
There is a practice to learn Letter of Rav Shimshon Ostropoli on the ten plagues on erev Pesach as a merit for a year of success and triumph.
Apr 22, 2016
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
First Day of Pesach vs. the Seventh Day
First Day of Pesach vs. the Seventh Day
Why is the seventh day of Pesach part of Sefirat HaOmer while the first day of Pesach, specifically the seder night, isn’t and by its very nature cannot be part of...
Apr 20, 2016
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Why Count?
Why Count?
Why don’t we count down to Matan Torah? Why is the count relative to the korban omer? Why do we begin on Pesach but not on the first day of Pesach?
Apr 20, 2016
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Liberating Through Eating
Liberating Through Eating
The most important aspects of the seder are carried out using the mouth – eating the korban Pesach and telling the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim, the exodus from Egypt.
Apr 20, 2016
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Pesach – La Temporada de Emunah
Pesach – La Temporada de Emunah
“Al entrar a la tierra de Israel, usted va a disfrutar prosperidad y abundancia.  Construirá bellas casas.  Su ganado y su cosecha aumentaran.  Usted acumulara el oro y la plata.  Y...
Apr 20, 2016
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Pesach, Matzah, and Maror: Three Aspects of the Geulah
Pesach, Matzah, and Maror: Three Aspects of the Geulah
1) Why is marror one of the aspects of freedom if it serves to commemorate slavery? 2) Why don’t we discuss Pesach, Matzah, and Marror in chronological order with marror first? 3) Why do...
Apr 20, 2016
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer

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