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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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    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
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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