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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

Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part I
Ridding Yourself of Your Spiritual Chametz: Part I
The spiritual and ethical component of the search for and burning of chametz. Rav Hirsch explains we refrain from chametz to show our needs are dedicated to God, that our possessions are...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part II
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part...
We are commanded to remember our stay and exodus from Egypt, as well as Amalek. What are the key lessons learned from this remembering? Part 2 of 2 by Rochi Lerner,...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rochi Lerner
Pesach: Freedom Is A Responsibility
Pesach: Freedom Is A Responsibility
The freedom of Pesach isn’t freedom from responsibility, it’s the opportunity to be responsible & show we’re free to choose to do the right thing. Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein’s new installment of...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein
Mishnas Chayim – Pesach: This Matzah That We Eat…
Mishnas Chayim – Pesach: This Matzah That We Eat…
Every year, our children ask us certain questions at the Seder; presumably, we have the answers. Let’s do a quick check (on at least one of them) to make sure that...
Mar 31, 2009
By Rabbi Mayer Erps
Matzah, Matzah… Prunes anyone?
Matzah, Matzah… Prunes anyone?
Passover 1975. It seemed like a good idea. I’d introduce the subject of prayer to my religious school class at my local synagogue (Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton, CA) by asking...
Mar 31, 2009
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Passover: “Lean” Cuisine
Passover: “Lean” Cuisine
There’s Four Questions. Pick a question, any question… see if you can find it again! Actually, I was hoping you’d pick the fourth of these parables: 4. Why is this night...
Mar 31, 2009
By Brian Mailman
Children’s Activities for Pesach
Children’s Activities for Pesach
Click on the thumbnails to download the pdf Chad Gadya Stick Puppets 10 Plagues Finger Puppets Torah Adventures Comic Book Chapter 1 Pesach Finder Pesach Crowns Send a Pesach eCard! Learn...
Mar 31, 2009
By OU Staff
Passover Dinner Elegance
Passover Dinner Elegance
Add elegance without effort to your Passover Dinner. Plus a Passover Dinner in Minutes that won’t break your calorie or time bank. Read Linda Gassenheimer’s “Dinner in Minutes” food column.
Mar 30, 2009
By Linda Gassenheimer
Pesach: Chametz Seen
Of Biblical Proportions is a fresh, new comic strip that depicts the weekly Torah portion with modern, humorous twists. The cartoon was conceived and created by NY-based freelance cartoonist Chari Pere....
Mar 29, 2009
By Chari Pere
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part I
Memory: Living a Fully Realized Jewish Life – Part...
We are commanded to remember our stay and exodus from Egypt, as well as Amalek. What are the key lessons learned from this remembering? Part 1 of 2 by Rochi Lerner,...
Mar 26, 2009
By Rochi Lerner

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