Passover 5770 - March 29, 2010 |
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Your Inner Teenager
By Yisrael Rice
Peel away the layers of the “wicked” child and the question is quite chilling. It is not a condemnation of what we are doing. It is a condemnation of what we are not doing. |
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A Matzah Meditation
By Lazer Gurkow
Ordinary food is not extracted from heaven. Unlike the manna, the hand of G‑d is concealed in our bread. But there's an exception to this rule: Matzah. |
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The Nile Syndrome
By Yanki Tauber
I made myself? Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Why would a smart guy come out with a ridiculous statement like, "I made myself"? |
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My Plastic Pharaoh
By Tzvi Freeman
I'm glad my kids feel so free. As for me, I'm still a slave and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, never died. I labor for him all week long |
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The Passover Seder: A Pictorial
By Shoshannah Brombacher
Six delightful color drawings by chassidic artist Shoshannah Brombacher |
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Passover A to Z
A quick overview of the Passover process, from preparing for Passover and the getting-rid-of-Chametz rituals, to all eight days of Passover. The details are in the links. |
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Seder Wizard
Each of the seder's 15 phases has not just a body, but a soul as well -- a simple meaning as well as a deep lesson towards higher consciousness... |
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The Story of Passover
From the death of Joseph to the Song at the Sea -- the full story of the enslavement of Jews in Egypt and their miraculous exodus and redemption |
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Passover Megasite
Hundreds of articles, essays, stories, videos, audio files, how-to guides and tools for all your Passover study and observence needs! |
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How to Make a Wild and Wonderful Passover Seder
By Tzvi Freeman
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman presents tried and proven ideas, gimmicks, props and shtick to bring your Seder alive. |
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The Meaning and Symbolism of the Sacrifices
By Yehoshua B. Gordon
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Kabbalah on the Afterlife
By Mendel Kaplan
The Jewish take on body, soul and resurrection |
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Matzah Therapy
By Tzvi Freeman
Rabbi Infinity demonstrates the effectiveness of Matzah Therapy in curing Swollen Feivel Syndrome, on Passover and year round. |
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You, The Miracle Worker
By Chana Weisberg
We awake with the belief that justice and goodness will prevail, despite the news that bombards us with overwhelming misery, hopelessness, despair and unfairness. Take a look in the mirror and see that miracle... |
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Freedom
By Jay Litvin
I work 12 to 14 hours a day. I have even less time than money. My obligations to family, work, and community are greater than any time in my life. Yet I have never been more free |
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The Son Who Cannot Ask
By Anonymous
He looks okay, but he is not okay, and we, his parents, know and live with this every day. Like his ancestors in Egypt, our son is in a prison; his is a prison of the mind, perhaps the heart. |
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The Magic of the Four Questions
By Yehudis Karbal
A wise parent or teacher who will learn to focus on questions as the key to helping a child develop his "brain power." Here are examples of non-productive questions versus thought-provoking ones... |
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So, You Want to Change Your Spouse...
By David Kaufman
Researcher Dr. John Gottsman found that 69% of issues that couples disagree on early in marriage are not resolved later in the marriage. Sixty-nine percent! |
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Tips to Create a Kid-Friendly Seder
By Deena Yellin
When your Passover table is filled with boisterous youngsters, the evening may feel longer than those infamous years of slavery in Egypt. Here is a guide of creative ideas for the frazzled parent seeking to inspire every kind of child... |
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The Extra Matzah
By Yisroel Susskind
"I know that you sent word that you could give only three matzahs, but nonetheless my father, the Seret-Vizhnitzer Rebbe, told me to tell you that he must have six matzahs." |
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The Three Visits of Elijah the Prophet
By Yaakov Brawer
At the conclusion of the seder meal, the cup of Elijah was filled and my six year old son, candle in hand, was sent to open the front door, an old fashioned, ponderous wooden structure that was secured with a heavy iron latch... |
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Shemurah
Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
Sickle in hand, the elderly Reb Zalman, with his broad, regal beard and face shining with joy, was swift and nimble as a lad... |
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Seeing the Blind
By Boruch Shlomo Cunin
"What is it?" he snapped. In the Bronx, it's proper etiquette to snap when greeting someone. I noticed the loaf of rye bread sitting on the table, definitely not a traditional Seder food. I said, "The Rebbe sent me." |
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Beyond Paradise
By Yanki Tauber
Word resounded throughout the supernal worlds: "Because Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov has forced the hand of heaven to overturn the laws of nature, he has forfeited his portion in the World to Come" |
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A Greater Kind of Great
On the significance of Shabbat Hagadol |
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Getting Down and Dirty
By Mendel Kalmenson
Imagine the ruckus that would ensue if the President of the United States were spotted taking out the White House garbage! Yet something similar occurred daily in the Holy Temple... |
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The Kabbalah of Salt
From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Descent can catalyze a sweetening of judgments. |
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The Parshah in a Nutshell
The korbanot again, this time from a priestly perspective; indoor and outdoor fires, the two meanings of "always", and the ten miracles of the Temple... |
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Do You Feel Another’s Pain?
Rabbi Yitzchak Menachem Weinberg, the Tolna Rebbe
When we, G-d forbid, hear that something horrible befell another individual, do we feel their pain? Or do we simply move on with life? |
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The Storm Chaser
By Sara Hecht
I glanced around; I had lost him already. I later discovered that he, too, was unfamiliar with the roads, but astonishingly that didn’t stop him. The gust of suspense left in his wake intrigued me... |
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A Biography of Ideas
The rise of Communism, the coming of age of modern science, the Holocaust, the renaissance of Jewish life in America, the Sixties, the feminist movement, the information age, the end of the Cold War -- the Rebbe was there, and had something to say and do about them all |
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A Belt, Shoe and Stick
By Shimona Tzukernik
Three steps to freedom |
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Knowing the Goal
By Elana Mizrahi
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