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Passover begins in the evening of April 12, 2025
Passover ends in the evening of April 20, 2025

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

Pass on Passover? Not On Your Life!
Pass on Passover? Not On Your Life!
For most of the latter half of my brilliant public elementary school career in Levittown, Pa, Alan Schwartz and I were always the only Jewish kids in our class. He always...
Apr 7, 2006
By Barbara Bensoussan
In-Depth Practical Halachah Kashering for Pesach I
In-Depth Practical Halachah Kashering for Pesach I
Rabbi Michael Whitman discusses the similarities and differences between kashering utensils for Pesach & for use year round. Part 1: The 4 methods of Kashering. For part 2 click here.
Apr 7, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Holy Days: Cleaning for Passover
Holy Days: Cleaning for Passover
Rabbi Michael Whitman discusses the process of cleaning for Passover. Recorded on March 15, 2006
Apr 7, 2006
By Rabbi Michael Whitman
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing For Pesach III
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing For Pesach III
Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb shares his insights into the Haggadah. Topics include searching for & burning chametz, karpas, and the Meshech Chachma’s approach to the arba leshonot shel geulah. Given Tuesday,...
Apr 5, 2006
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing For Pesach II
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing For Pesach II
Chol HaMoed is an integral part of the holiday and shouldn’t be treated like a regular weekday. What is permitted and prohibited on Chol HaMoed? Rabbi Moshe Elefant gives a Shiur...
Mar 31, 2006
By Rabbi Moshe Elefant
Much More than Matzah: The News for Passover 2006
Much More than Matzah: The News for Passover 2006
Rabbi Singer, a Rabbinic Coordinator with a special expertise in Pesach (Passover) certification, shares with us crucial data for a tasty and kosher Passover. Presented at the OU-RCA Pre-Pesach Seminar on...
Mar 30, 2006
By Rabbi Shmuel Singer
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part III
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part III
The status of the thirty days before Pesach; 3 main issues arise. This mini lecture, given by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, is part 3 of 3 dealing with when there may be...
Mar 24, 2006
By Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part II
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part II
The status of the thirty days before Pesach; 3 main issues arise. This mini lecture, given by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, is part 2 of 3 dealing with when the obligation to...
Mar 24, 2006
By Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part I
Thirty Days Prior to Pesach Part I
The status of the thirty days before Pesach; 3 main issues arise. This mini lecture, given by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, is part 1 of 3 dealing with the prohibition to eulogize...
Mar 24, 2006
By Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing for Pesach
Community Lunch and Learn: Preparing for Pesach
Rabbi Hershel Welcher gives a Shiur on The Prohibition of Chametz and Practical Applications. Given Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Mar 23, 2006
By Rabbi Hershel Welcher

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