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Why Do We Dip Twice?!?
Part of the Seder if not only talking about the past, but also about the future and about rebuilding the 3rd Beit HaMikdash in Yerushalayim. Did you know that the 1st Seder always falls out on the same day of Tisha B'Av. ...Marorcontributed by Talia Kupferman -
What Destroyer?!?
We all know the story of the Jews cooking the lamb, eating it, putting the blood on their doors and God then passing over (hense, Passover) But, lets actually look at the words from the Torah. In Shemot Perek י’'ב Pasuk × ...-- Exodus Storycontributed by Talia Kupferman -
Why Karpas?!?
Q) Why do we even eat and dip Karpas in the first place?A) There are 2 answers:1) to remind us of the tears from the Jews as slaves in Egypt. 2) The Gamarah says: on the Seder we overall, just do weird and unusual things. Now ...Karpascontributed by Talia Kupferman -
Matzah: Bread of Affliction, B
A WAY IN Jewish Mindfulness ProgramHaggadah Supplement MATZAHBread of Affliction, Bread of Hope and Possibility Ha lachma anya—This is the bread of affliction our ances ...Yachatzcontributed by A Way In -
How Long Should The Ideal Sede
How long should the ideal Seder last. Everyone is hungry; the kids are squirmy, guests are growing impatient. You're on step 5 of 15 and dinner isn't even in sight.It might interes ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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 ...Introductioncontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Just One Percent
Just One PercentTo: Chad Gadya Just one percentJust one percentControl almost halfOf the nation’s wealth.Just one percentJust one percent Their dividends aren’t taxedAs ordinary income,Control almost halfOf the ...Songscontributed by Kal Winer -
The Unbreakable Soul of Passov
by Sam GlaserThis Rosh Chodesh Nissan I had the pleasure of culminating my eight-day tour of Florida with a Shabbaton in Cooper City, just north of Miami. Just before launching int ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Sam Glaser -
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 ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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 ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Parsley, Sages, Saltwater and
We dip a green vegetable, often parsley, into saltwater and recite the blessing for green foods that grow in the ground.Why? The traditional reason, according to the Sages of the a ...Karpascontributed by Gerald Weiss -
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 Storycontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Dayenu (English - song))
If God had only set us free,Redeemed us all from slavery,That would have been enough for me!Dayenu...If God had given us Shabbat,That really would have meant a lot,But did God stop there?No, God did not!Dayenu...God's Torah we wer ...-- Closingcontributed by Gerald Weiss
