In Exodus 12, we are privy to the specific instructions given by YeHoVaH (God) to Moses for Israel’s preparation to leave Egypt and serve Him. YeHoVaH establishes a calendar for the Children of Israel ...

We will soon celebrate Passover—a holiday the Torah calls “the Festival of Freedom.” There are those who look on with amusement at the copious amount of work that goes into ridding ones house of ...

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Based on an essay by Rabbi Pinchas Stolper (1931–2022) who credits Rabbi Mordechai Schechter (1995–2023), both are disciples of the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Rav Yitzchok Hutner (1906 ...

On Monday night, 22 people gathered to partake in Erik and Rhoda Leverson's 11th Annual Pesach Seder. Pesach is Hebrew for Passover. "This is really our ministry," explained Rhoda, a Christian who ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover (the Hebrew word for Pesach) is based on the story of the Exodus in the Jewish bible. How the ancient Israelites became enslaved in Egypt for 430 years, how Moses ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, April 12 at sundown and goes until nightfall on Sunday, April 20. There are variations of the tradition from Orthodox to Reformed Judaism. Two nights ...

Along with the four questions that are asked by a child each year at the Passover Seder, there is a fifth question about the holiday that pops up annually: "When does Passover start?" This year, ...

Passover, an eight-day Jewish festival, begins on April 12 and ends April 20. The holiday commemorates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, Jewish people avoid leavened ...