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