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    An Introduction To Our Seder

    An Introduction To Our SederEach year, we gather with friends, family, and other members of our community to share the retelling of the story of Passover. We recall a dark time in history when the Jewish People were slaves, when w ...
    Introduction
    contributed by Pamela Ryba
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    Eggs

    Eggs are prominent and pervasive on Pesah. In fact, so prevalent are they during the holiday week that one might suspect that the ancient Greek name for Pesah actually may have been Cholesterol!Let's start with the Seder Plat ...
    Introduction
    contributed by Gerald Weiss
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    The Cup of Redemption

    There, in the very center of the Seder table, stands a special, ornate kiddush-cup brimming with wine, awaiting the one still expected but as yet un-arrived guest -- the prophet Elijah. Will Elijah come this year, to drink of ...
    Hallel
    contributed by Gerald Weiss
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    Two Cups - Elijah's and M

    Everybody knows that we place a cup of wine for the prophet Eliah at the center of the Seder table. At a dramatic moment in the Seder, the door is opened to welcome this usually un ...
    Hallel
    contributed by Gerald Weiss
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    Avadim Hayinu (We were slaves

    We were slaves in Egypt,So long ago.An evil king oppressed us,That cruel Pharaoh!God sent MosesTo redeem us,To take us out of slavery.That's how God kept the promiseTo set us free. ...
    -- Exodus Story
    contributed by Gerald Weiss
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    A Mythical Midrash Concerning

    According to Ashkenazic Jewish custom, we eat a lot of Gefilte fish on Passover. The question arose as to why Gefilte fish is so closely associated with Passover, and why it seems ...
    Shulchan Oreich
    contributed by Gerald Weiss