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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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    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 ...
    Karpas
    contributed by Gerald Weiss