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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

Preservation Through Fire
Preservation Through Fire
The challenge of our generation is the preservation of Jewish Identity. The Jewish people were created by fire and binds us as 1 force. Sleepless Sermon for Pesach 5769
Sep 10, 2017
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
The Questions of the Chacham and Rasha
The Questions of the Chacham and Rasha
The Chacham (wise son) and the Rasha (wicked son) seem to be asking the same question. Why do we give them such different answers? Sleepless Sermon for Pesach
Sep 10, 2017
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
Attitude: Sleepless Sermon for Pesach 5768
Attitude: Sleepless Sermon for Pesach 5768
Sometimes the problems that exist are not due to anything specific but rather to an attitude problem. One such issue is how we observe and relate to Chol HaMoed.
Sep 10, 2017
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
Hilchos Yom Tov
Hilchos Yom Tov
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom Tov. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Ramah,...
May 29, 2017
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Chametz Sheavar Alav haPesach: The Supermarket Controversy
Chametz Sheavar Alav haPesach: The Supermarket Controversy
An exciting aspect of Torah study is the application of the age-old principles of halachah to the modern world in which we live. Thus, as an example, there is obviously no...
Apr 21, 2017
By Rabbi Yaakov Luban
Where Does Hallel Come From? The Organization of Hallel and Parshas Emor – Part 2
Where Does Hallel Come From? The Organization of Hallel...
To briefly review, in Part I of this article we introduced the concept that the yearly roster of the special holy-days listed in Vayikra chapter 23 within Parshas Emor might serve...
Apr 13, 2017
By Barry Yaffe
Where Does Hallel Come From? The Organization of Hallel and Parshas Emor – Part 1
Where Does Hallel Come From? The Organization of Hallel...
Article abstract: Hallel is comprised of six sequential chapters within Tehillim recited on most holidays in joyous praise of God. Surprisingly, examination of the tone and content of those chapters reveals...
Apr 13, 2017
By Barry Yaffe
Charoset
Charoset
What is charoset? What is it’s significance on the night of the Seder? Some rishonim/achronim say it’s a fruit puree, some say it’s a vegetable puree.
Apr 10, 2017
By Rav Chaim Ilson
Inquiries in the Mitzva of Tashbisu
Inquiries in the Mitzva of Tashbisu
Can you fulfill the mitzva by placing chametz with tasteless, odorless arsenic; putting it in a secure capsule and launching it into outer space; putting it in a particle accelerator and...
Apr 9, 2017
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
¿Por que tanto desprecio al Pan en Pesaj?
¿Por que tanto desprecio al Pan en Pesaj?
Apr 6, 2017
By Rabbi Israel Lashak

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