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Category Archives: Passover
Torah Talks: Passover (4-7-15)
* A traditional Passover seder takes a minimum of three hours with lots of long readings. If you are with people you love, it’s fun. If you are not with people you love, it is hard time. You won’t eat … Continue reading
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Dear God, Why Is There A Naked Lady In My Haggadah?
Rabbi Gil Student writes: There was always one passage that stuck out in my youthful mind because it refers to a naked woman with a little detail (see below). As I grew older and learned what the passage means from … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, haggadah, provocative language, r joseph, tanach, youthful mind
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Creating An Intellectual Passover Seder
Rabbi Gil Student writes: To date, three Haggadahs have been published that purport to be collections of insights of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Haggadah Si’ach Ha-Gerid by his grandson, R. Yitzchak Lichtenstein; Haggadah for Passover With Commentary Based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, haggadahs, passover haggadah, passover seder, rabbi joseph b soloveitchik, seder night
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A Commonsense Guide To Passover
Did you know that the crumbs of bread on your floor are not chametz? I didn’t either until I listened to this commonsensical guide to Passover on RabbiAriKahn.com. I’ve always had a problem with Judaism’s legal fictions to get around … Continue reading
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Tagged commonsense guide, crumbs of bread, legal fictions, Passover, rabbi kahn
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Getting Away For Passover
David Suissa writes: There I was poolside, on day three of our vacation, fumbling with four water glasses I was bringing to my dehydrated kids, and who do I run into? The one guy I see most Friday mornings on … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Jacob, bob marley music, fabulous amenities, kosher gourmet cuisine, luxurious trains, passover holiday
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No Lady Fingers For Passover
From chaptzem: Companies that produce strictly Kosher for Pesach baked products are no longer producing lady fingers. The companies have now renamed the product to either ‘Baby Fingers’ or ‘Fingers’ as not to create an association between their product and … Continue reading
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It Was Long And Hot
I’m referring to my Passover. Like all Jewish holidays with the extra day of yom tov (holy day) because we live in the diaspora, it was more of an endurance test than a spiritual uplift. I want to join Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged cult, Dennis Prager, diaspora, endurance test, holy day, jewish holidays, Jews, orthodox judaism, Passover, rigor, sheni, spiritual uplift, yom tov
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My Crucifixion & Resurrection
Tearing down the temple. Throwing out the money changers. Flipping off the beit din! Justification by faith! Sanctification! The Heavenly Sanctuary! Judging the saints! Look at my erection! I can’t be more specific. I know you want the goss, but … Continue reading
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