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Jewish Holidays

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 Israel Pre-Pesach Shiur
OU Israel Pre-Pesach Shiur
  Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 31, 2019, 24 Adar II 5779
Apr 2, 2019
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Compassion and Connection
Compassion and Connection
 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein Each of the three-foot festivals is traditionally associated with one of our patriarchs. Pesach is associated with Avraham Avinu. On the simplest...
Mar 29, 2019
By Shira Smiles
Fulfilling B’Chol Dor VaDor: 3 Ways to Experience the Seder
Fulfilling B’Chol Dor VaDor: 3 Ways to Experience the...
We are supposed to feel as if we actually left Egypt. How is it possible to achieve this? Three approaches. The idea of Yetziat Mitzrayim has to be so real to...
Mar 28, 2019
By Rav Zev Leff
From Purim to Pesach: A Season of Miracles
From Purim to Pesach: A Season of Miracles
This shiur uncovers a deeper connection between Purim and Pesach. Using classical and contemporary sources while focusing on the texts of both Megillas Esther and those relating to Pesach, we discover...
Mar 18, 2019
By Aviva Orlian
Everything You Need for Pesach!
Everything You Need for Pesach!
Find everything you need on Passover 2019 at oukosher.org/passover. This includes our annual Pesach Guide which details the Kosher for Passover kitchen, Kosher for Passover foods, and more.
Mar 12, 2019
By OU Staff
Pesach 5777
May 24, 2018
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
Isru Chag: The Kedushas Levi and Chasam Sofer Reveal the Unique Status of the Day
Isru Chag: The Kedushas Levi and Chasam Sofer Reveal...
What is the origin of the concept of Isru Chag? What does the verse in Tehillim (in Hallel) mean when it says “אסרו חג בעבותים עד קרנות המזבח”, how do we...
Apr 8, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Yeshuos Ya’akov’s Breakthrough Understanding of the 2 Dimensions of Hallel and the Lomdus of Rav Betzalel Zol...
The Yeshuos Ya’akov’s Breakthrough Understanding of the 2 Dimensions...
The Gemara says the reason we don’t say full Hallel the last 6 days of Pesach is because the Musaf is the same as the first day. The Beit Yosef says...
Apr 8, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Who Holds the Keys to the Universe? The Electrifying Teaching of the Ba’al Haleshem
Who Holds the Keys to the Universe? The Electrifying...
Download the Mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Apr 8, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Shvi’i Shel Pesach: Cashing in at the Sea
Shvi’i Shel Pesach: Cashing in at the Sea
The Vilna Gaon asks: Why did Hashem only want the Jews to take the gold and silver because of what Avraham would say? Why wasn’t He simply concerned about keeping His...
Apr 8, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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