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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

Passover in Paris
Passover in Paris
During our years in France, my husband and I had the opportunity to explore French Jewish cuisine and to attend Parisian Passover Seders. Most of the Jews in France are either...
Mar 19, 2009
By Faye Levy
Make Ahead Dishes for Passover
Make Ahead Dishes for Passover
So much to cook. So little time. This year the first night of Passover is April 8th, a Wednesday. Add a second Seder and Shabbat and we have to prepare meals...
Mar 19, 2009
By Ronnie Fein
Macaroons for Passover
Macaroons for Passover
In the weeks before Passover, which begins this year at sundown on April 8th, I start to think about getting my home ready for the holiday and about the first Seder....
Mar 19, 2009
By Ronnie Fein
Taking the Magic Back
Taking the Magic Back
When springtime comes I begin scowling at the insides of closets and the undersides of beds. “Pesach is coming,” I mutter to myself and sigh. “Pesach is coming,” I repeat, “and...
Mar 19, 2009
By Yael Zoldan
Vayeda Elokim: What Did God Know?
Vayeda Elokim: What Did God Know?
Based on a commentary in the new Haggadah, The Seder Night: An Exalted Evening, with the commentary of “the Rav”, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik. Compiled by Rabbi Simon Posner. For the Rav,...
Mar 19, 2009
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Sleepless Sermon: Pesach 5768 – The Significance of Remembering
Sleepless Sermon: Pesach 5768 – The Significance of Remembering
The Torah calls upon every generation to remember and transmit the story of the Exodus from Egypt. What is the significance of remembering something?
Apr 17, 2008
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
Make Your Sheep Count!
Make Your Sheep Count!
What is unique about sheep? They play a prominent role in the Pesach story and its commemorative commandments. Starting back in Egypt, G-d tells Moshe that each Jewish family should take...
Apr 17, 2008
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
Seating Ancient and New at the Same Table
Seating Ancient and New at the Same Table
Passover is the most observed Jewish holiday of the year. Even those who never step inside a synagogue pull out all the stops for this one. With our celebratory meal, the...
Apr 16, 2008
By Judy Bart Kancigor
A Busy Day of Rest
A Busy Day of Rest
This year (5768), Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos. How do we address the unique needs of both special days? Tune in to Rabbi Eli Gersten, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth...
Apr 9, 2008
By Rabbi Eli Gersten
Practical Issues in Hilchos Pesach
Practical Issues in Hilchos Pesach
Rav Yisroel Belsky Rav Hershel Schachter Senior Halachic Consultants, OU Kashruth In this extra-special video, the Orthodox Union’s prominent Poskim, Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah V’Da’as, and Rav...
Mar 28, 2008
By Rav Yisroel Belsky/Rav Herschel Schachter

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