Sharing Stories of Hope — Online Passover Seder
Hosted by: Congregation Rodeph Sholom
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How to Find an Online Passover Seder
Celebrate the festival of freedom from the comfort of home.
18 Items to Make This Passover Different From All Others
From seder plates and Passover treats to jumping frogs and Haggadahs, step up your seder game this year.
The 14 Key Steps of a Passover Seder
The word “seder” means order and it refers to these building blocks of the ritual.
Passover Seder: How To Be A Good Guest
What to expect at a Passover seder.
Passover 2024
In 2024, the first Passover seder is on Monday, April 22.
Passover starts SuNDOWN ON monday, April 22
What is Not OK to Eat on Passover
Your guide to which foods are customarily avoided on the holiday.
Why Passover Is Important
Commemorating the foundational event in Jewish history makes Jews who they are.
Next Torah Portion
Summary
In this reading, Moses instructs the Jewish people about the laws of the Passover offering. It goes on to recount the Jewish people’s exit from ancient Egypt, including God’s slaying of the Egyptian first-borns and the baking of unleavened bread, a result of the haste in which the Israelites departed.
Passover Day 1 Readings
Torah Reading
Exodus 12:21 – 12:51
Numbers 28:16 – 28:25
Haftarah
Joshua 3:5 – 3:7
Joshua 5:2 – 6:1
Joshua 6:27
Featured Commentary
The Mark Of Liberation: First Steps
Marking their doorposts with blood, the Israelites took the first step toward redemption, that of naming themselves as oppressed and determined to break free.
Creating with the Seasons: Omer Series with Rabbi Bec Richman
Hosted by: Jewish Studio Project
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Daf Yomi
STUDY RESOURCES
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Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:
A Passover Beyond Words
The visceral cries of the enslaved Israelites, not their words, was essential to the process of liberation.
Rituals of Return
My return to sacred space.
The Gifts of Darkness
When we look at the dark future like God wrestlers, then even in the darkest moments, we can maintain a clear and piercing vision.
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