Resources and articles on Pesach
That Time of Year Again: Fourteen Ways you know Pesach is Coming to Jerusalem
Ever wondered what Jerusalem is like around Passover? Read this article. [Full article...]By: Judy Lash Balint
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A Reverse Pilgrimage: Back to the Diaspora for Passover
Jacobson, a new oleh, struggles with the meaning of going 'home' to his family in the diaspora for Passover. [Full article...]By: Ben Jacobson
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The Passover Haggadah: Tell and Show
The Haggadah, from the Hebrew root "to tell" (he-gid), emphasizing its narrative nature, has actually been printed in more editions and languages than any other Jewish book. Pomerantz introduces us to different Haggadot. [Full article...]By: Batsheva Pomerantz
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Events and Activities Ideas: Passover - March 28, 2002 - April 4, 2002
Each year, Jewish families all over the world gather to recount the story of our ancestor's exodus from Egypt. This story reminds us that we were once an enslaved people that yearned for release from bondage. It also reminds us that from the chains of bondage, our nation, the Jewish nation, was formed. [Full article...]By: 12th House
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Freedom and Pesach: Freedom and the meaning of Pesach
Passover’s meaning is all too easily defined: freedom. But unless we truly internalize that concept, the holiday will come and go without it making a real impact upon our lives. In this opus, Rabbi Barylka takes a stab at the significance of freedom within the context of daily living. Resonance thus is granted to history through personal experience. [Full article...]By: Yerahmiel Barylka
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: Spicing Up the Inedible Part of the Seder
We all know it as the section of the night in which the story of the Exodus is read. Wait - there are two fallacies in that one sentence. First, if you actually take a look at the Magid section, there is much material that seems at best distantly related to the story of the Exodus. Second, we are not meant just to "read" this section. We are meant to use the text as a guide or a basis of wide-ranging discussion. [Full article...]By: Robin Treistman
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Pesach and the family: The Burdens of Freedom
That the family seder rather than a large public gathering should be chosen as the vehicle to transmit the message of Pesach, the liberation of the Jewish people, is not without reason. The role of the family is central in this historical birth of the Jewish people. A society without strong familial relationships runs the risk of developing totalitarian characteristics. This is why despotic regimes view a strong family unit as a threat to political stability and social conformity. [Full article...]By: David Hartman
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Something about yeast: Yeast
But the rising of the dough seemed so mysterious that superstitions grew up around it. [Full article...]By: Donny Cohen
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Chag Sameach!: An Absolutely Very Short Guide to Keeping Kosher for Pesach
One of the greatest problems concerning the Passover holiday is keeping kosher. Keeping kosher is difficult for many of us in the best of times, but when Passover arrives, it becomes total confusion. I will try in a small way to explain the rudiments of it all. This is not intended as comprehensive guide to keeping kosher (which is not within the scheme of my expertise.) If you wish to delve into greater detail please consult you local Rabbi. [Full article...]By: Eli Birnbaum
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: The Seder of the Seder
Of all the holidays of the Jewish calendar Passover has the most universal appeal. The theme is such that each of us can celebrate it in a slightly different light: The festival of Freedom, the birth of the Jewish nation, the ideal of man overcoming major obstacles in his fight for individual freedom of worship and expression. [Full article...]By: Eli Birnbaum Robin Treistman
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Beets, Horseradish and Matza - A guide to the gastronomic trauma of Pesach : And The Beet Goes On ...
OK here it is again all around the table, our stomach protests just at the sight of it all. Our cholesterol level erupts just with the smells, and we get constipation at the thought. WELCOME TO PESACH! [Full article...]By: Eli Birnbaum
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