The message of Nachshon, the hero of the Red Sea crossing
From Shvi'i shel Pesach to Yom Ha'atzmaut to Shavuot, there is a theme for us to emulate as we leave the Pesach season: Nachshon's faith.
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News and updates about Pesach
Chag Sameach from Israel National News!
Wishing a joyous holiday to all our readers. News coverage ends this evening, resumes Wednesday evening.
Pesach and Eretz Yisrael
Young Israeli Religious Zionist Torah scholars explore the connection betrween Pesach and Eretz Yisrael.
Chag Sameach from Israel National News!
Wishing a joyous Passover holiday to all our readers. News coverage ends this evening, resumes Thursday evening.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: ‘Passover is a story of resilience in the face of hardship’
Trudeau issues Passover greeting to Jewish community, denounces antisemitism, oppression and hatred.
President Biden and First Lady wish Jewish community a Happy Passover
President Joe Biden calls story of exodus from Egypt a message about the dangers of the current rise in antisemitism and hate crimes.
Blood libels
What is behind the blood libels? Are there four sons? Does the afikoman have special powers? And more.
The blessing over trees and kashering the kitchen for Pesach
Kabbalists emphasized the importance of the blessing in the month of Nissan specifically. How to kasher the kitchen for the holiday.
NYS Assemblyman Eichenstein: Illegal for car wash operators to overcharge Jewish customers
Assemblyman Eichenstein warns car wash operators ahead of Passover: Charging more for your services before Pesach is blatant discrimination.
By a majority of 51 to 46: Knesset approves first reading of 'Chametz Law'
The bill, proposed by MK Moshe Gafni, will permit hospital administrators to bar the entry of chametz during Passover.
The Secret of Pesach
*Rabbi Jonathan Sacks* reminds us of the great secret of the holiday of Pesach: It's all about the children.
Love, freedom and Pesach
When you insist people do what you tell them, and give them no choices, do you really love them? Is freedom part of love?
Now that Pesach has finished - yes, you read this correctly
Pesach on the 14th of Nissan and the Festival of Matzot which begins on the 15th and lasts for seven days are two separate Festivals
Watch: British PM wishes Jews a Happy Passover
PM Boris Johnson: The story of Passover is a reminder that there will always be better times ahead.
Pesach and Eretz Yisrael
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars: Is there a substantive connection between the mitzva of Pesacḥ and Eretz Yisrael?
Watch: President Herzog's Passover greeting for world Jewry and citizens of Israel
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog to host lone soldiers and new immigrants from Ukraine for Seder night.
Practical Pesach pointers II: Shopping companion
All food needs a kosher for Passover certification, but there are things that do not. A helpful list.
Israeli astronaut preparing for Seder in space: I have matzah and gefilte fish
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe speaks about his routine during his mission in space.
What Pesach mitzva did the Brisker Rav find the most difficult?
A wondrous midrash provides a clarification and way of looking at a difficult mitzva that we must observe on Pesach but all year as well.
Pesach for thousands of refugees
Conference of European Rabbis working to ensure that thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine can celebrate Pesach this year.
Erdan hosts early Passover Seder at UN: We must all ask ourselves is: Are we doing enough?
Erdan to dozens of ambassadors to UN: This year, when we think of 'let my people go', we will also think of Ukraine.
What’s Really Going On At Vaad Harabbanim?
Pesach is getting closer, and near chaos has broken out in a small set of offices located in Jerusalem.
Pesach in S’dom? Responding to Abuse
The first Passover experience doesn’t happen in Egypt, but happens actually in S’dom. There are, however, similarities.
Seventh day of Pesach: Which group are you part of?
Would you have chosen to be part of the Redemption from Egypt? A majority did not.
The Tractate of Pesach that was rescued from Hitler's bunker
The connection between Passover and Holocaust Memorial Day just after the holiday is the eternal nature of the Jews.
No Balaam no bondage no Pesach
Between the lines of the Midrasjh saying that Jethro, Job and Balaam were called to Pharaoh to advise him on the growing Israelite problem.
Passover and the Seuda of Mashiach
The Baal Shem Tov: The first days of Pesach celebrate the Exodus but during the last days of Pesach we anticipate the coming of Mashiach.
2,600 ascend Temple Mount over Chol Hamoed Pesach
Nearly 1,000 Jews visit holiest site in Judaism today as part of first large-scale visit to Temple Mount since COVID crisis began.
UK soccer club’s FB Pesach greeting met with torrent of anti-Semitic abuse
Aston Villa issued statement condemning hate after holiday greeting defaced with 27,000 “angry emojis” and “torrent” of anti-Israel remarks.
We did not go to Orlando this year
Orlando expected 88,000 frum Jews—mostly from the northeast—to descend upon this central Florida town for Pesach. Not our family. Op-ed.
Weekly Torah Study: Passover
The Passover Seder, which begins the 7 day holiday, may be the oldest continuous ritual extant.
The Festival of Freedom and Faith
The prohibition of ḥametz on Pesacḥ is designed to root out a person’s pride vis-à-vis his Creator, his God..
Watch: British PM's Passover greeting
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wishes Jews a Happy Passover, notes cons - and pros - of holding virtual Seder.
Biden: Not only next year in Jerusalem, but next year in person
President and First Lady Biden deliver speak at virtual Passover Seder hosted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
Pesach: This is the guarantee for our survival!
The Haggadah contains a word that tells what guarantees the survival of the Jewish People.
'Why the Jews? Exiles, redemptions & experimental vaccines'
How do we find stability in an unstable world? It starts with you, and your relationships.
Erev Pesach on Shabbat - a calendrical puzzle
Today we grin and bear Erev Pesach on Shabbat; the Talmudic sages vigorously debated it.
When Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat
Erev Pesach occurring on Shabbat is special, for out of the sanctity of Shabbat, the idea of Pesach can be understood in deeper way.
The question of the descent into Egypt as a 'tikun olam' issue
What lesson did the Jewish people in Egypt have to teach the generations?
Relax and get ready for Pesach
Chava Dumas teaches essential steps to make your Pesach preparations fun.
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