The Pesach Seder may be the most observed family ritual on the Jewish calendar. Accordingly, many books deal with Pesach observances, and I’ve referenced several in recent columns.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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4/17/24
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Our natural inclination at this time of the year is to focus upon the phrase, zacher l’yetziat Mitzraim (a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. This is the case, since one of the major mitzvot …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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4/17/24
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There are many steps that we ascend on our journey towards the holiday of Passover, including the special Sabbaths that precede it. holiday.
I fondly remember the wise old rabbi whose little …
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By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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4/17/24
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One wonders whether the Mashiach and the redemption he is meant to bring still have not come because we are still waiting for him, or because he is still waiting for us.
There is a story …
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By Binny Freedman
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4/17/24
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The Sages understood tsara’at , the theme of this week’s parsha, Metzora, not as an illness but as a miraculous public exposure of the sin of lashon hara , speaking badly about people.
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By Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks zt"l
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4/17/24
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The main course is a tasty, room-temperature side dish that you should make in advance so that when you are ready to grill, most of your meal is already prepared. I broil the eggplant slices in the …
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By Paula Shoyer
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4/17/24
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Matzah is as old as the Exodus. The flour and water cracker bread has a starring role in the saga, with the Jews leaving Egypt so quickly that they couldn’t let their bread rise.
The …
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By Joni Schockett
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4/17/24
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4/15/24
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A United Nations fact-finding mission, charged with investigating Israel’s war against Hamas, concluded in a widely disseminated and exploited report that the Israel Defense Forces deliberately …
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By Thane Rosenbaum
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4/10/24
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A few years after publishing “Ten Times Chai: 180 Orthodox Synagogues of New York City,” featuring 613 photos of the interiors of existing Orthodox synagogues in the five boroughs, …
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4/10/24
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