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Setting Ourselves Apart
The first step to growth is to realize we are worthy of growth. We need to see the value of who we are so we will see that we are worthy of investing time, energy, and effort into developing our spiritual potential.Kadesh is the f ...Kadeshcontributed by Lisa Kaufman -
Passover Thoughts by David Har
Thoughts on the meaning of Passover These thoughts are adapted from an essay by Rabbi Prof. David Hartman (z”l), written in 2010.As much as I am happy to be part ...Introductioncontributed by Anson Laytner -
Four Cups, Many Reasons
Just where did the rabbis themselves determine the idea of instituting four cups of wine? The rabbis wrote these instructions in Tractate Pesachim during the time of Roman rule in Israel, and during that time it was customary at R ...Kadeshcontributed by Neeloufar Gharavi -
"In every Generation"
Even though we’re spending the whole night discussing the exodus from Egypt, the root for redeem, גאל, really only appears in these two sections of Maggid- once by the r ...-- Closingcontributed by Debbie Zimmerman -
Elijah at the Seder
The Seder is one of the most widely observed Jewish rituals. Studies that measure Jewish involvement find that worldwide the Pesach Seder always tops the list, even amongst the barely affiliated. The Seder and Brit Milah (circumci ...Hallelcontributed by Debbie Zimmerman -
The 10 Plagues
As each plague is said, some people dip their pinky in the wine (or grape juice.) We do this because we are happy for our freedom, but sad for the Egyptian's pain.HebrewEnglishWhatWhyדםBloodAll of the Egyptian’s water turned t ...-- Ten Plaguescontributed by Stephanie Friedman -
Dayenu with English Hebrew and
One of most beloved songs in the Passover seder is "Dayenu". A few of us will read the stanzas one at a time, and the everyone else will respond, "Dayenu" – meaning, “it would ...-- Closingcontributed by Danielle Selber -
Karpas
HEBREW: THE FANTASIA OF LANGUAGEIn the Hebrew language, every letter is not only a letter, but also represents a number, a word, and a concept.For example, the letter aleph, the first letter of the alphabet, has the numerical ...Karpascontributed by Rachel Gallop -
Why Drink Four Cups on Passove
Just where did the rabbis themselves determine the idea of instituting four cups of wine? The rabbis wrote these instructions in Tractate Pesachim during the time of Roman rule in ...Kadeshcontributed by Daniel Gropper -
The Four Cups
The Four Cups by Rabbi Yael LevyIt is time, the Infinite calls,ComeV’hotzeyti, I will take you outV’hitzalti, I will deliver you to a new placeV’ga’alti, I will help you to transformV’lakachti, I will take you into relat ...Kadeshcontributed by Daniel Gropper -
President Obama on Passover
Passover is a story of centuries of slavery, and years of wandering in the desert; a story of perseverance amidst persecution, and faith in God and the Torah. It is a story about finding freedom in your own land. For the Jewish pe ...Introductioncontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Dreams and Details: The Meanin
Imagine you are a slave. And not only that--your parents were slaves, too. And their parents before them. And their parents, too. If there is one seemingly incontrovertible, self-e ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Grace Wichmann -
From Commandment to Companions
God's activity in the Exodus is two-fold: dismantling Egyptian society through the plagues on the one hand, and disclosing the first mitzvot to Israel - counting time and the Pesah ...Commentary / Readingscontributed by Grace Wichmann -
Joseph the Unrighteous
My article criticizing Joseph's ecnomic policies in Egypt-- Exodus Storycontributed by Berel Dov Lerner -
Four Children: Inside the Text
Four Children: Behind the TextRabbi Yechiel Hoffman כְּנֶגֶד אַר ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Yechiel Hoffman -
What is a child?
Passover is the Jewish people’s most child-centered holiday. From the game of hide-and-seek during the search for hametz on the night before the seder, to the bookend game of finding the afikomen that enables the seder to conclu ...-- Four Childrencontributed by Josh Feigelson
