Passover

Pesach is the festival of liberation, it celebrates a historical event: The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. But one of the tasks that the event lays upon us is that “in every generation, and every day, a Jew must see himself as if he had that day bee...

In Jewish homes all over the world, women - and men - are busy preparing for Passover. This is not merely an excuse for a solid spring cleaning. Passover is the festival of faith and the festival of freedom. The exodus should be celebrated as an event of ...

“This is the Bread of Affliction…. Next Year, May We Be Free Men.” Hay Lachma Anya, “This is the bread of affliction” is the opening passage of the Haggadah.Note the Rambam, who in his Mishneh Torah , in Hilchos Chametz U’Matzah 8:1-2 states that “The ord...

It was the 1960s, and a large synagogue in Toronto, Canada, had been set ablaze . . .

When the Soviet government nationalized the mill, they well knew that the Jews would not buy flour without the supervision of a recognized rabbi, so Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was asked to certify that the flour was kosher.

Every festival has its own unique aspects and Pesach is no exception. This is particularly so in a year when the first day of Pesach falls on Shabbos: The Gemara instructsRosh HaShanah 29b. that we do not sound the shofar on Rosh HaShanah when it falls on...

The tenth and final plague which G‑d visited upon the Egyptians was the Plague of the Firstborn, which Moshe indicated would take place at midnight.Shmos 11:4 and commentary of Rashi. See also Berachos 6a. To shield themselves from this plague, Jews were ...

Among the laws unique to the first Paschal offering was the obligation that it be eaten “with your waist belted, your shoes on your feet and your staff in your hand.”Shmos 12:11. This indicated the Jewish people’s readiness to leave Egypt and their belief...