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Tag: Passover
Shemini Atzeret, Demystified
What is Shemini Atzeret and how is it connected to Sukkot? "Shemini Atzeret, Demystified" explains all of that and more.
Jacki Honig
September 28, 2023
Holidays
Shemini Atzeret
Remembering Our Loved Ones Before Us
When our loved ones die, who remembers those they remembered? Here's a way to remember all of those that came before us.
Rabbi Miriam T. Spitzer
September 21, 2023
Death and Dying
Family
Bringing Juneteenth onto the Bimah
Bringing Juneteenth into synagogues signifies that Black Jews are not a footnote in the Jewish story but core parts of our communities.
Rabbi Heather Miller
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Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
June 12, 2023
Holidays
Juneteenth (US)
Among the Bearded Barley
Parshat Emor describes the Omer offering must be brought on the “day after the Sabbath," the second day of the Passover holiday.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
April 25, 2023
Parashat Emor
Parashat Emor Dvar Torah
How to Kasher Kitchen Appliances
Offering guidelines on the various requirements to Kasher different kitchen appliances, both large and small.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen
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The Observant Life (Book)
April 24, 2023
Every Day
Guidelines for a Kosher Kitchen
Zealous Duo
This final Shabbat before Pesach, Shabbat HaGadol, our haftarah positions us, juxtaposing Moses with the future coming of Elijah.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
April 16, 2023
Parashat Metzora
Parashat Metzora Haftarah
The 49-Day Omer Challenge
Exploring the mitzvah of counting the omer as a practice of (good) habit formation-- a 49 day omer challenge.
Emily Jaeger
April 11, 2023
Holidays
The Omer
Yachatz: Brokenness and Wholeness
One explanation offered by the Sages for Yachatz in the seder is that it helps promote making the world less broken, if not completely whole.
Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
April 3, 2023
Holidays
Passover
Climate Disruption and Passover
Let’s do more than remember our refugee origin story and include how climate change and disruption are leading to new refugees.
Yaira Robinson
April 3, 2023
Climate change
Holidays
Mujaddara on Passover
How my family created and passed down cultural traditions, and how the Conservative Teshuvah on Kitniyot impacts our life outside the academy.
Emily Jaeger
March 19, 2023
Food
Halakhah
Why Is Diversity Important at the Passover Seder?
This is why I think my family's tradition of inviting a non-Jew each year to the Passover seder is important.
Emily Jaeger
March 19, 2023
Holidays
How to observe Passover
When Can a Passover Seder Start Early? Other Festivals?
When is the earliest time that we can begin observing Jewish festivals, on first or second day of Yom Tov, in particular, the Passover seder?
Exploring Judaism
March 19, 2023
CJLS
Halakhah
A Guide To Hosting Your First Passover Seder
It can be daunting to prepare for your first seder. We've put together a collection of great posts that will help you get started.
Exploring Judaism
February 20, 2023
Holidays
Passover
What are the Special Sabbaths Before Purim and Passover?
A series of special Shabbatot with special Torah readings precede Purim and Passover.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
February 5, 2023
Observing Purim
Passover
When is the Jewish New Year?
There are four New Years, each with its own purpose. That said, the counting of the new year begins with Rosh Hashanah, in the seventh
The Observant Life (Book)
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Rabbi Alan Lucas
August 21, 2022
Elul
High Holidays
The Important Thing That Keeps our Family “Doing Jewish”
The most important thing to teach the next generation is how to make a seder, including what comes before the festival candles are even lit.
Atty Garfinkel-Berry
April 13, 2022
Food
Passover
The Concluding Days of Passover
What do we do in synagogue on Passover? What Torah readings and haftarot do we read? We outline that for you here.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
April 13, 2022
How to observe Passover
Passover
Passover Torah Readings: An Explainer
Though Pesach is thought of as the quintessential home-based holiday, the Torah is read on each of the mornings of Pesach in the synagogue.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
April 13, 2022
Intermediate Days of Passover
Passover
Passover in the Synagogue
What do we do in synagogue on Passover? What Torah readings and haftarot do we read? We outline that for you here.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
April 13, 2022
How to observe Passover
Passover
When the COVID Plague Threatens Your Seder (Again)
Here are 10 tips on how to make Pesah meaningful and kosher (enough) even when the plague of COVID continues to threaten our celebrations.
Rabbi Ilana C. Garber
April 13, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
The Four Children and Racial Justice
We approach the Haggadah at a time of profound racial reckoning in our country. How might the four children help us relate to racial justice?
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
Biur and S’mores: Have Fun As You Get Rid of Hametz
There is lots to do to get ready for Passover. We may ask, where am I going to have Seder? How long or short will
Rabbi Andrea Merow
April 6, 2022
Passover
Preparing for Passover
Mah Nishtanah: How Is This Moment Different?
Mah Nishtanah: How is This Moment Different by Rabbi Rachel Ain is a reflection on her recent trip to Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Rachel Ain
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
The Sunflower on Our Seder Table
The Sunflower on Our Seder Table by Rabbi Ilana Garber on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Ilana C. Garber
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer
All Who Are Hungry: A Prayer for Action, A Prayer for Ukraine
All Who Are Hungry: A Prayer for Action, A Prayer for Ukraine by Rabbi Mark Greenspan on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Mark Greenspan
April 6, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer
How to Make a Seder for Everyone
The key to hosting a successful seder for everyone is to articulate a bold purpose in gathering and map the journey.
Rabbi Lauren Henderson
April 5, 2022
Passover
Preparing for Passover
Dedication for First Cup of Wine
Dedication for the First Cup of Wine at the Passover Seder by Rabbi Martin S. Cohen on behalf of the people in Ukraine in 2022.
Rabbi Martin S. Cohen
April 5, 2022
Passover
Passover Prayer
Leveraging Anger for Change this Passover
While anger and frustration can lead to stress and dissatisfaction, mindful approaches to our anger can move our lives out of complacency.
Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein
April 3, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
Passover: An Invitation to Get Free
Spiritually preparing for Passover not an intellectual exercise. It’s a spiritual invitation to ask ourselves: am I willing to get free?
Rabbi Kerry Chaplin
April 3, 2022
Passover
Preparing for Passover
How to Make your Zoom Seder not Suck
Hosting a Zoom seder is not just putting a webcam on your seder plate. These tips will ensure your guests won’t succumb to Zoom fatigue.
Eric M. Leiderman
April 3, 2022
How to observe Passover
Passover
Hosting a Seder for People New to Judaism or the Seder
The Seder is a potpourri of powerful rituals, wise rabbinic aphorisms, and opportunities to elevate the mundanities of eating into holiness.
Rabbi Adir Yolkut
April 3, 2022
How to observe Passover
Passover
Ask the Questions and Dig Deeper
Combining lessons from the Mishnah and Human Resources, we realize that asking questions is the path to greater understanding.
Chaim H. Respes
April 3, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
What are Kitniyot and when can I eat it?
In the early medieval period, it became customary for Ashkenazi Jews to not eat a category of foods called kitniyot. What are they?
Exploring Judaism
March 31, 2022
CJLS
Halakhah
The Four Questions and Living with Mental Illness
We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.
Risa Finkelstein Sugarman
March 31, 2022
Health
Illness
Spiritually Cleaning the Hametz Within Our Souls
With all of this physically taxing work, it can be easy to miss the spiritual preparation for this celebration of our collective redemption.
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
March 31, 2022
Passover
Preparing for Passover
Tips for Passover with Toddlers
After all of the preparation, all that’s left to do is celebrate the holiday. How do you do that with your young children?
Sarah Pila-Leiderman
March 31, 2022
Passover
Passover with Children
7 Tips for Hosting Your First Passover Seder
If this is your first-time hosting a Passover Seder, here are seven tips to make it a memorable and meaningful experience!
Rabbi Adam Greenwald
March 30, 2022
How to observe Passover
Passover
Bringing Teens to the Seder Table
We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.
Rabbi Janet Ozur Bass
March 29, 2022
Passover
Passover with Children
How to Kasher Your Kitchen: A Simplified Guide
This is a simplified guide on how to kasher (make kosher) various items in your kitchen, especially for Passover.
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
March 17, 2022
Guidelines for a Kosher Kitchen
Holidays