Passover 658 articles

“I declare that I will bring you out of the wretchedness of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Yebusites-to a land flowing with milk and honey…. You...

The answer seems easy enough; on Pesach we should thank God for taking us out of Egyptian slavery and for choosing us to be his partner in the world. A most...

The author contends that the most important event in Jewish history has been occupying the wrong slot in the accepted archaeological timeline. “And Moses said unto the people: Do not fear!...

“Eis rekod” – “a time of dance” (Koheles 3:4). The phrase is not “eis lirkod,” “a time to dance,” as with the others, but “a time of dance,” for when one...

The morning Torah reading of Shabbat Chol HaMoed consists of selected portions from Parshas Ki Sisa. The conclusion of the kriah summarily addresses the Shalosh Regalim, and this would seem to...

The Haggadah’s narrative of “Avadim Hayinu” states, “And had the Holy One not taken us out of Egypt, then we, our children and grandchildren would still be slaves to Pharaoh…” What...

“Anyone who eats chametz, that individual will be cut off from the Jewish people” (Shemos 12:15). Why is Matzah so basic to the celebration of Passover? Why is Passover called by...

Two unique moments of high emotional intensity punctuate the Jewish year, Neilah on Yom Kippur and Kiddush at the beginning of the Passover Seder. To the spiritually sensitive person no other...

“You are My Witnesses” The “Aseret HaDibrot,” the Ten Utterances, or Commandments, of G-d to the Jewish People, begin “Anochi Hashem Elokecha Asher Hotzaticha MeiEretz Mitzrayim Mi’Beit Avadim”, “I am the...

“And a New king Arose Over Egypt, Who Did Not Know Yosef” (Shemot 1,8) It is difficult to imagine any king in Egypt who reigned at that time not being aware...