Passover

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  • Commemorating the Exodus

       

    FEATURED ARTICLES ON PASSOVER

    "Why Is This Night Different?"

    Weeks of preparation--physical and spiritual--culminate in the seder, a night that at its best re-enacts the Exodus from Egypt.

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    Essentials

    ·        The seder plate

    ·        A look at the Haggadah, the guidebook to the seder

    ·        Seder customs around the world

    ·        The Hidden Matzah: Afikomen is not just a children's game

    Haggadah Instructions & Insights

    ·        The beginning steps (kadesh to urhatz)

    ·        Maggid: narrating the Exodus

    ·        After the meal: concluding the seder

    ·        Why Moses isn't mentioned

    ·        Why Laban is mentioned

    All About Matzah

    ·        Baking matzah--and doing it yourself

    ·        Three matzot for the seder

    ·        Types of matzah

    ·        Invention of the matzah baking machine

    Interpreting Passover

    ·        Spiritual leaven: Cleansing the hametz of the heart

    ·        Matzah & morality: symbolizing slavery and freedom

    ·        Liberation of the self: freeing ourselves from modern pressures

    Photo: University of Buffalo Reporter

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    Recipes

    Haroset from around the world

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    How To

    How to conduct a seder

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    Bibliography

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