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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

Torah Reading for Shabbat Chol HaMoed
Torah Reading for Shabbat Chol HaMoed
The morning Torah reading of Shabbat Chol Ha-moed consists of selected portions from Parshat Ki Tisa. The conclusion of the reading summarily addresses the Shalosh Regalim, and this would seem to...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff
What is Passover?
What is Passover?
Passover is an eight day Jewish holiday, of Biblical origin, marking the birth of the Jews as a people and their emergence as a unique nation in history, devoted to G-d’s...
Jun 26, 2006
By OU Staff
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part VII
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part VII
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part VI
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part VI
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part V
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part V
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part IV
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part IV
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part III
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part III
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part II
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part II
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. Topics include Shir HaShirim’s imprint on the siddur, as well as its use of colors, animals, & movement...
Apr 11, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part I
Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Part I
Rabbi Michael Whitman expounds on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) in a seven part series. In part 1 he discusses it’s it’s place in Tanach, the scriptures (ketuvim), and its multiple layers of meaning....
Apr 10, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Pesach Video Shiur in Sign Language
Pesach Video Shiur in Sign Language
Mordechai Weis presents a video shiur in sign language about the story of Pesach, why it is called Pesach/Passover, and the laws of the holiday.
Apr 8, 2006
By Mordechai Weis

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