Sharing Stories of Hope — Online Passover Seder
Hosted by: Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Although they are not full festivals, they are still holy relative to ordinary days.
From seder plates and Passover treats to jumping frogs and Haggadahs, step up your seder game this year.
The word “seder” means order and it refers to these building blocks of the ritual.
How to mark the middle days of the eight-day festival.
In 2024, the first Passover seder is on Monday, April 22.
Your guide to which foods are customarily avoided on the holiday.
Commemorating the foundational event in Jewish history makes Jews who they are.
After Israel worshipped the golden calf, Moses shattered the first set of tablets. Now Moses again ascends Mount Sinai in order to receive the new set of tablets. Moses pleads for God’s assurance of support. God reassures Moses and also reveals His 13 divine attributes. Moses then brings down a new set of tablets with the Ten Commandments.
Torah Reading
Exodus 33:12 – 34:26
Numbers 28:19 – 28:25
Haftarah
Ezekiel 37:1 – 37:14
Featured Commentary
Why Israelis have just one seder, how Gibraltar does haroset and other curiosities of this 8-day holiday.
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My return to sacred space.
When we look at the dark future like God wrestlers, then even in the darkest moments, we can maintain a clear and piercing vision.
Asenath Barazani (also spelled Asnat or Osnat) led a yeshiva in 17th century Kurdistan.
The territories of the former Russian Empire were the cradle of Jewish modernity, the birthplace of Zionism and Jewish socialism, and a major center of the Hasidic movement.
From cabal to camel, a list of English words that derive from Hebrew.
The Jewish concept of a divinely ordained soulmate dates back at least to the Talmud.
Dreaming was a major source of prophetic insight in the Torah, but Jewish texts also betray a certain anxiety about dreaming.