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...
What Is and What Is Not Chamets?
We cannot eat, benefit from, or even own Chamets during Pesach. Today, we will explain what is and what is NOT Chamets.
THE FIVE GRAINS...
PARASHAT HACHODESH: Why do we call this coming month “Nisan”?
חזרנו לקרוא החודשים בשם שנקראים בארץ בבל, להזכיר כי שם עמדנו ומשם העלנו ה’ רמב”ן שמות י”ב , 2
This Saturday, March 29th, we will begin...
The Fifth Cup, and Eliyahu haNabi
והוצאתי והצלתי וגאלתי ולקחתי והבאתי
BLESSINGS OVER A CUP OF WINE
Reciting a blessing over a cup of wine is an ancient Jewish tradition...
Pesach, through Haroset
"And embittered the lives the hardest works, mud and bricks..."
Exodus 1:14
POLITICAL FREEFALL
For several decades Jews had a privileged life in...
Regular Matsa vs. Matsa Shemura
The Matsa is a special bread made of a flat dough. The dough is prepared exclusively with flour and water and without yeast. The...
