Lag LaOmer and the Study of Mysticism
In the Sephardic tradition, the 33rd day of the Omer, or Lag LaOmer (sic), is known as the day of the Hillula of Rabbi...
YOM HAATZMAUT: From Tikvatenu to Hatikva
A young man from Galitzia (hoy en Ucrania), named Naphtali Herz Imber, inspired by the founding of Petah Tikvah in 1878, wrote a poem...
The Holocaust In Sephardic Communities
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OUR ENEMIES?
I would like to briefly refer to the Holocaust in Sephardic communities, a topic that is not often...
Tips to avoid a boring Seder
The night of the Seder is different from all other nights—not just because we eat Matsa and bitter herbs, but mainly because on this...
PESACH: The Seder and a Broadway Show
We will celebrate the first night of the Seder B"H Saturday night, April 12th, 2025
מקימי מעפר דל מאשפת ירים אביוןלהושיבי עם נדיבים עם נדיבי...
Having, keeping and owning Hamets during Pesah
One of the elements that makes the Biblical prohibition of Hamets so unique is that, unlike any other forbidden foods, it includes the ban...
TALKING POINTS FOR THE SEDER
How was assimilation prevented in Egypt?
When our patriarch Ya’aqob was getting ready to descend to Egypt and reunite with his son Yosef —Egypt’s second...
PESACH: Egyptian Slavery and Europe’s Concentration Camps
EXODUS 1:11
Then the Egyptians imposed and taskmasters to and weaken them with hard labor. And the Jews built for Pharaoh the fortified...
When Pesach’s Eve Falls on a Shabbat
A SINGULAR YEAR
This year, the celebration of Pesach will be a bit more special because the Pesach Seder will take place on a Saturday...
The Meanings of Matsa
The most characteristic Mitsva of Pesach is to consume Matsa (in English: matzah"). Matsa replaces ordinary "bread." And it is, in fact, a type...
