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Shulchan Aruch - Other Chametz Laws
Summary: Shulchan Aruch - Other Chametz Laws Project Genesis Note: It should be stressed that the statements in a summary must not be interpreted as halachic rulings no matter how definitively they are worded. When such rulings are needed a qualified rabbi must be consulted. Part I: Orach Chayim Chapter 33 - OTHER CHAMETZ LAWS Grain, even if it has been roasted, should be kept from contact with water because it may become CHAMETZ (463:3), and the same is true for grain shells (... 95.74%
Zoo Torah: Rationalist Judaism, and Pets on Pesach
Summary: Thus, one may not own pet food that contains chametz or feed one's pet with it during Passover. As long as they are stored away from any human food, kitniyos often make good pet food for Passover. Any change of diet should be done gradually, mixing in the Passover diet with the regular food several days before Passover. 94.74%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Passover 5768)
Summary: From Isralight (Passover 5768) Isralight Passover - In the Name of Love Passover commemorates the miraculous exodus of the Jews from Egypt. "It happened that Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Tarfon gathered together (for the Seder) in Bnai Brak. And there are those who explain that Rabbi Akiva was the son of converts and Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua were Leviim; while Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya were ... 94.74%
Ask! - Fast of the Firstborns
Summary: - Fast of the Firstborns "Ohr Somayach" From: Charles in Melbourne Dear Rabbi, What is the fast of firstborns and why is it done? In anticipation of the plague threatening all the firstborns in Egypt, the Israelite firstborns fasted on the eve of Passover to absolve themselves of any potential harm from the pending plague called for Passover night. Hence the miracle is commemorated through fasting on Passover Eve when the firstborn Jews themselves fasted and were thereby saved... 94.16%
Passover 5766 - Forethoughts And Afterthoughts (3085)
Summary: Passover 5766 - Forethoughts And Afterthoughts (3085) mail@JewishAmerica.com Passover 5766: During the Passover weekday, we have a noticeable omission in our morning weekday prayers. Since we are forbidden to have chometz in our possession during Passover and since the thanksgiving offering can be postponed, it was not accepted in the Temple during the entire holiday period, from Passover eve until the end of the holiday. So, we exclude Mizmor LeSodah during Passover since there were no ... 94.16%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Tzav - Shabbat HaGadol 5766)
Summary: Is there a connection between the festival of Pesach, the Matzah (and Chametz), and the sacrifices we offer in the Temple? Chametz then, represents the missed opportunity, and Matzah represents the moment at which such an opportunity presents itself, full of promise and potential. Of course, if Pesach is all about potential, Shavuot, the festival associated with our receiving the Torah, our entire Jewish tradition, at Sinai, is all about achievement. 94.15%
Shulchan Aruch - Preparing For Passover; Disposing of Leaven
Summary: Who commanded us about disposal of CHAMETZ" is recited (432:1- 2). After the search, the remaining CHAMETZ should be put away in a safe place (see 434:1;438:1;439:1-4) and the unknown CHAMETZ should be annulled (434:2,4). All of a person's CHAMETZ should again be annulled the next morning just after disposing of the known CHAMETZ; see 434:2-3. If the search was not done at night, it must be done the next day, and if it was not done before Passover, it must be done on or after Passover; see ... 93.52%
A Weekly Byte....from Isralight (Parshat Tzav 5767)
Summary: Why not either take it and sacrifice it on the day they leave Egypt (the fifteenth, or at least the fourteenth of Nissan), or, even better, considering the Jews have already picked out the lamb on the tenth day of Nissan, why not let the Jewish people leave Egypt then? It is interesting to note that the night we choose to commemorate as the celebration of our exodus from Egypt is this night, the night of the tenth plague, before we actually got out of Egypt. s curiosity so that he will ... 93.52%
How is this Night Different? By Simon Jacobson
Summary: So asking the right questions is crucial to accessing the powerful Seder experience and truly have a unique experience on this night, which is "different than all other nights of the year." The four questions asked at the Seder capture the primary ingredients that distinguish Passover night from all other nights of the year. A very happy Passover to you and yours, Simon Jacobson and all if us at The Meaningful Life Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mlc | Meaningful Life Center www.meaningfullife.com E... 93.52%
Are People of Faith Brainwashed? -- Three Passover Essays
Summary: By Aaron Moss Question: Dear Rabbi Moss: Passover has been coined a holiday of questions. A people flee A people flee Why do we eat matzah (unleavened bread) on Passover? The Torah opens the story by stating that "Pharaoh let the people leave" Egypt. 91.15%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Bo 5770)
Summary: G-d, in order to pass over the homes of the Jews, passed over His attribute of judgment in the name of love. One of the Jews in the ghetto believed that the yellow star the Jews were all forced to wear to was somehow a consequence of the laxity with which the Jews of Kovno had related to the mitzvah of Mezuzah, the mark of a Jewish home, before the war. A week before the Jews will be redeemed from Egypt, on the tenth day of Nissan, each family (actually, each 'home') must take a lamb, and ... 91.15%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Emor 5769)
Summary: Why not just count the first day till Shavuot, and the second day till Shavuot, etc.? What is the meaning of counting the days of the Omer , an offering that by the time we are counting the last day of the Omer had been offered seven weeks earlier? (Leviticus 23:15) "And you shall count for yourselves, from the day after Shabbat, from the day you bring the waved Omer offering, seven complete weeks..." 91.15%
Bha'aloscha - Forethoughts And Afterthoughts
Summary: Bha'aloscha - Forethoughts And Afterthoughts mail@JewishAmerica.com Beha'aloscha (Numbers 8-12) 9:2 And the Children of Israel shall perform the Passover sacrifice in its appropriate time (which is on the fourteenth day of the first month). 9:6 And there were men who could not perform the Passover sacrifice on that day (because) they were made ineligible by (their handling) a corpse. t the consequence of non-compliance written adjacent to the verses that gave the initial commandment to ... 91.15%
A Weekly Byte....from Isralight (Parshat Emor 5767)
Summary: Why not just count the first day till Shavuot, and the second day till Shavuot, etc.? What is the meaning of counting the days of the Omer , an offering that by the time we are counting the last day of the Omer had been offered seven weeks earlier? (Leviticus 23:15) "And you shall count for yourselves, from the day after Shabbat, from the day you bring the waved Omer offering, seven complete weeks..." 91.15%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Pesach 5766)
Summary: The Exodus from Egypt assures us that if the Jewish people could get out of Egypt, then we could get out of any situation. The Torah refers to the Jewish people, so to speak, as the firstborn child of G-d. Why is our calendar (and which month we begin that calendar with) so important as to merit being the very first mitzvah the Jewish people are ever given as a people? 91.15%
Ramchal - Passover
Summary: Ramchal - Passover Rabbi Yaakov Feldman Matzah is a fairly flavorless flat-bread, yet it draws the attention of millions during Passover and also helps to explain the human condition. And we were to begin by eliminating all forms of leavening ("chametz") from our diet and replacing it with matzah during Passover. So when we do without leavened bread on Passover and are nourished by matzah instead (with all its own mystical overtones and suggestions), we help diminish the... 90.18%
Shulchan Aruch - The Passover Services
Summary: Who commanded us about eating MATZAH" are recited, and a KE-ZAYIS (the volume of an olive; see 486:1) from each of the top and middle MATZOS is eaten (475:1). The same volume of MAROR is dipped and eaten after reciting the blessing "... Who commanded us about eating MAROR" (475:1). A MAROR sandwich is then made with the third MATZAH, and eaten after reciting "In memory of the Temple..." is recited (480:1). The fourth cup is poured, the remainder of HALLEL (Psalms 115-118) is recited, the cup ... 90.17%
A Weekly Byte...From Isralight (Tzav 5769)
Summary: Is there a connection between the festival of Pesach, the Matzah (and Chametz), and the sacrifices we offer in the Temple? Indeed this is the idea hidden in the burning of Chametz on the eve of the festival as well as the fact that no Chametz is allowed inside the Jewish home for the entire duration of Pesach. Chametz then, represents the missed opportunity, and Matzah represents the moment at which such an opportunity presents itself, full of promise and potential. 90.17%
Halacha Overview - Sacrifices
Summary: Halacha Overview - Sacrifices genesis@torah.org Note: It should be stressed that the statements in a summary must not be interpreted as halachic rulings no matter how definitively they are worded. he shall make a Passover to Ha-Shem; in the second month on the 14th day in the afternoon they shall make it"4].a We are commanded to eat the Passover sacrifice on the evening of the 15th (of Nisan or Iyar), as it says "And they shall eat the flesh on that night roasted; with unleavened bread and ... 89.12%
Rav Kook dvar Torah - Passover: "Because of This"
Summary: Rav Kook dvar Torah - Passover: "Because of This" Torah Search Rav Kook on the Torah Portion Bo/Passover "Because of This" Bo/Passover: "Because of This" After commanding us to remember the date we left Egypt, the Torah stipulates that we pass on these memories to the next generation. Memories for All Generations One might think that the sole function of the ten plagues was to rescue the Israelites of that generation from persecution and slavery. Their purpose is ... Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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