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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

Hilchos Chol HaMoed
Hilchos Chol HaMoed
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Chol-Hamoed. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Rama, and...
Apr 10, 2014
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Shabbat HaGadol: An Overview
Shabbat HaGadol: An Overview
Shabbat HaGadol, the Sabbath preceding Passover, derives its name (The Great Sabbath) from the importance of the approaching festival and from the Haftarah reading of the day that closes with an...
Apr 9, 2014
By OU Staff
The Four Sons: Finding the Right Method for Each Student
The Four Sons: Finding the Right Method for Each...
With a simple command, God makes clear that teaching is fundamental to our observance of Passover.  Fundamental and obligatory.  I must teach my son, my children, of the great miracle God...
Apr 7, 2014
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Drasha for the Second Day of Pesach: The Egyptian Point of View
Drasha for the Second Day of Pesach: The Egyptian...
The following drosha was given at the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo on the second day of Passover, 5747 (1987), and transcribed from memory by Jeffery Zucker. Comments and questions are very...
Apr 1, 2014
By Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Drasha for the First Day of Pesach: Ha Lachma Anya
Drasha for the First Day of Pesach: Ha Lachma...
The recital of the Haggadah opens with the words: “This is the bread of affliction which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry enter and...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
The Chernobyler’s Seder
The Chernobyler’s Seder
The Chernobyler Rebbe used to perform his Pesach Seders in an interesting way. During the year he would record in a notebook personal miracles, as they occurred to him. Then, on...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
Drasha for the 7th Day of Pesach: Rejoicing in Our Enemy’s Downfall
Drasha for the 7th Day of Pesach: Rejoicing in...
One of the most frustrating things that can befall a rabbi is that, while looking for a good topic for a talk during one Yomtov, he comes across something suitable for...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
Drasha for 7th Day of Pesach: The Pain of Being Special
Drasha for 7th Day of Pesach: The Pain of...
The following drasha was given at the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo on the seventh day of Passover, 5747 (1987), and transcribed from memory by Jeffery Zucker. Comments and questions are very...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
Drasha for the Eighth Day of Pesach: Yizkor
Drasha for the Eighth Day of Pesach: Yizkor
Before we say Yizkor, I want to share a thought with you that I read in the journal, “Dos Yiddische Vort”. It was an article by Rabbi Moshe Sherer, the head...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
Drasha for the 8th Day of Pesach: What Made The Sea Part?
Drasha for the 8th Day of Pesach: What Made...
The following drosha was given at the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo on the eighth day of Pesach 5747 (1987), before Yizkor, and transcribed from memory by Jeffery Zucker. Comments and questions...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber

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