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The Matzah
What's Matzah all about? When during the Seder do we eat it, and how much to eat each time?
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » Seder Preparations » The Matzah
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Matzah
The Edible Mitzvah
Matzah is more than a food, it's the way we relive the Exodus. It's also the only mitzvah we have today that we actually eat and digest...
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Holiday » Matzah
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Passover: A Matter of Taste?
By Naftali Silberberg
The seder's menu features many different foods. The taste of each entry on the menu alludes to a path to redemption.
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » Seder Insights » Passover: A Matter of Taste?
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The Myth of Relaxation
By Shlomo Yaffe
A recent medical study shows that, contrary to common wisdom, relaxation does not reduce stress. Our ancestors learned this at the Exodus, when they discovered that transcendence is not the key to freedom
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Shlomo Yaffe » The Myth of Relaxation
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Bread of Faith
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Matzah hurriedly chewed on an empty stomach is virtually tasteless; but at the meal's end, especially after a glass or two of wine, it is a feast for the senses...
Spirituality » Essays » Bread of Faith
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The Matzot and Four Cups of Wine
Complete liberation from Egypt required that the newborn nation rid itself of Egyptian impurity
Jewish Holidays » Passover » Study & History » Passover Themes » The Matzot and Four Cups of Wine
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Motzie Matzah
Thank G-d for Bread, Bless the Matzah
Faith may hover in some neutral space above one’s everyday self. It may move him to a frenzy of action, but nothing in him has changed. Soon his euphoria wanes...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » Spiritual Guide » Motzie Matzah
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Four Boxes of Matzah
By Stan Lapon
Once upon a time in a small city in Midwestern America, there lived a very kindly and generous rabbi named Rabbi Shmotkin
Library » Stories » Contemporary » Four Boxes of Matzah
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The Three Matzot
By Eliyahu Kitov
The three matzot that are placed on the Seder plate are referred to as Kohen, Levi, and Yisrael as a means of distinguishing them from each other. The top matzah is referred to as Kohen, for the Kohen takes precedence in all matters. The middle matzah ...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Law & Lore » The Seder » The Three Matzot
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Matzot Mitzvah - Baking Matza on the Day Before Pesach
By Eliyahu Kitov
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Law & Lore » Pre-Passover » Matzot Mitzvah - Baking Matza on the Day Before Pesach
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