Passover 701 articles

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...

Purim is the beginning of the period when one is required to begin reviewing the laws of Pesach. Purim and Pesach are related in a number of ways, but here I’ll...

The Talmud records (Pesachim 116) the opinions of two of our great sages as to how the above principle is to be implemented in the Haggadah. The two famous scholars were...

“Shir HaShirim,” The Song of Songs, is one of the five “Megillot,” or Sacred Scrolls, that are part of the Hebrew Bible. It is a timeless allegory of the relationship between...

The Seder night is the yearly exhibition of Jewish education in the home. We discuss the four types of children which make up Jewish families, their questions, and some answers. As...

We are rapidly approaching the night of the Seder. On that night, the Jewish People observe a unique command, the command of communication, of education, “haggadah.” In Shemot 13:8, we find,...

For the previous section click here: The Middle Six In this Section, the Afikoman (the “Tzafun,” or Hidden One) will re-appear, Grace After the Meals is said, the Second Part of...

For the first 5 steps click here: “The First Five” Actually, the means of accomplishing the “Mitzvot,” the Obligations, encountered in the next six steps, is primarily eating and drinking. But,...