|
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.
Read More >>
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
|
