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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

OU Pesach Guide 2013 Download
OU Pesach Guide 2013 Download
Browse Kosher for Passover products, read new articles and find new recipes in this year’s Guide to Passover.
Mar 3, 2013
By OU Staff
The Laws of Mechirat Chametz
The Laws of Mechirat Chametz
The OU Department of Synagogue Services created this video as part of a compendium of the laws of Mechirat Chametz. The video includes two parts. The first part is a formal...
Mar 1, 2013
By Rabbi Mordechai Willig
Pesach: Fountainhead of Faith
Pesach: Fountainhead of Faith
The Nesivos Shalom says the foundation of Pesach is faith in G-d. It was in the merit of our faith that we were redeemed and will be redeemed. Download the source...
Mar 1, 2013
By Shira Smiles
The Selling of Chametz
The Selling of Chametz
What is the prohibition of owning chametz? Where did the idea of selling chametz originate and how does it work? Why it isn’t a legal fiction.
Mar 1, 2013
By Rabbi Ari Kahn
The Role of the Haggadah in Retelling the Events of our Redemption
The Role of the Haggadah in Retelling the Events...
It is a positive commandment of the Torah to recount the miracles and wonders that occurred to our fathers on the night of the fifteenth of Nisan as it says: Remember...
Mar 1, 2013
By Rabbi Bernie Fox
Chad Gadya
Chad Gadya
As the Seder night ebbs away, long after the Four Questions have been asked and answered, after the festive meal has been eaten and the post-feast drowsiness descends; after the evening’s...
Mar 1, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Pesaj
Pesaj
Apr 12, 2012
By Rabbi Israel Lashak
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 8th Day of Pesach
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 8th Day of Pesach
The haftarah for the 8th day of Pesach deals with the coming of Moshiach, a descendant of David, and the ingathering of exiles. Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this Shabbat’s...
Apr 12, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 7th Day of Pesach
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 7th Day of Pesach
In keeping with the theme of the song at the sea (Az Yashir) which we read in the Torah portion, the Haftarah for the 7th day of Pesach is King David’s...
Apr 9, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Preguntas de la Hagadah
Preguntas de la Hagadah
Apr 5, 2012
By Rabbi Israel Lashak

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