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Passover (Hebrew: פסח; transliterated as Pesach or Pesah), also called חג המצות (Chag HaMatzot - Festival of Matzot) is a Jewish holiday which is celebrated in the spring. It begins on the 15th day of Nisan (on the Hebrew calendar), which falls between March 15-April 30. Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. As described in the Book of Exodus, Passover marks the "birth" of the Jewish nation, as the Jews' ancestors were freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed to become servants of God instead.
Together with Sukkot ("Tabernacles") and Shavuot ("Pentecost"), Passover is one of the three pilgrim festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire Jewish populace made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, at the time when the Temple in Jerusalem was standing.
In Israel, Passover is a 7-day holiday, with the first and last days celebrated as a full festival (involving abstention from work, special prayer services and holiday meals). In the Jewish diaspora outside Israel, the holiday is traditionally celebrated for 8 days, with the first two days and last two days celebrated as full festivals. The intervening days are known as Chol HaMoed (festival weekdays).
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I know it's early, but thought I would list my Passover, Matza cover.... http://bit.ly/5BFXJ5
Sieberdesigns (Aviva Sieber) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:02:08 -0000
I know it's early, but thought I would list my Passover, Matza cover.... http://bit.ly/5BFXJ5
Today's blog post: Passover in January. http://tinyurl.com/ylkbhso
realmichaelwex (Michael Wex) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:40 -0000
Today's blog post: Passover in January. http://tinyurl.com/ylkbhso
RT @sepinwall "Maybe a Lost-as-Passover story analysis?" YES. Does Jacob's touching of select castaways = marking door with blood... (More)
EWDocJensen (Jeff Jensen) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:10:48 -0000
RT @sepinwall "Maybe a Lost-as-Passover story analysis?" YES. Does Jacob's touching of select castaways = marking door with blood... (More)
@EWDocJensen By "not strong enough," I mean "non-existent." I just know it's a seder table. Maybe a Lost-as-Passover story analysis?
sepinwall (Alan Sepinwall) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:05:38 -0000
@EWDocJensen By "not strong enough," I mean "non-existent." I just know it's a seder table. Maybe a Lost-as-Passover story analysis?
@Awetitu Oh, pfft. Smartbutt. ;) You wacky Canadians already got your HFCS-less real-sugar sodas. We have to wait here for Passover!
DixieJo719 (Dixie Jo/Taqai) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:22:47 -0000
@Awetitu Oh, pfft. Smartbutt. ;) You wacky Canadians already got your HFCS-less real-sugar sodas. We have to wait here for Passover!
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nuhillel (NU Hillel) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:18:05 -0000
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Aish Pesach Site - Aish HaTorah Pesach site. Includes complete Haggada with translation and commentaries, How To Clean for Pesach, insights, and a section in Spanish.
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Chabad.org's Passover.net Passover megasite - How to celebrate, say, pray, learn and eat on Passover; plus printable haggadah text, multi-level study, recipes, games, audio songs, stories, find-a-seder, and sell-your-chametz.
Meta Description: [ Passover.net provides information on how to celebrate, say, pray, learn, and eat on Passover. Includes haggadah text, recipes, games, songs, find-a-seder, audio, video, step by step guides and sell-your-chametz. ]
JewishAmerica - Passover - Thoughts, questions, insights, on Passover. Reflects the yeshiva background of the author.
Kosher for Passover - History, humor, religious information and links.
Miriam's Cup: A new ritual for the Passover seder - Miriam's Cup honors the role of Miriam the Prophetess in the Exodus and highlights the contributions of women to Jewish culture, past and present.
Meta Description: [ Miriam's Cup is a new ritual for the Passover seder. Its purpose is to honor the role of Miriam the Prophetess in the Exodus and to highlight the contributions of women to Jewish culture, past and present. ]
Passover - Information about foods usable for Passover, articles, and guides for the kosher consumer about passover products.
Meta Description: [ Kashrut.com is devoted to providing up-to-date information about kosher food including mislabeled products and useful information for the kosher consumer. ]
Passover Greeting Cards - Free, animated greeting cards with music.
Meta Description: [ Free, fun, unique greeting cards and interactive files, all with animation and music! Easy to e-mail to friends and family. Links to other holiday cards and interactive files. This page: Passover. ]
Passover on the Net - Welcome - Background, seder guide, music, recipes, text of the haggada. Solid introduction to Passover.
Passover Talk Show - Free talk show on Passover topics.
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Pesach - An educational site, with teaching units, activities, haggadas. Excellent resource for educators.
Pesach Journal from the VBM - A collection of articles from the Virtual Beit Midrash, on halakha, philosophy, and the background of the Passover holiday. Mostly advanced material.
The Karaite Korner - Haggadah Introduction - The Karaite Haggadah uses the Biblical narrative to retell the story of the exodus, based on the Karaite rite for Passover.
Meta Description: [ The Torah commands us to tell over the story of Exodus on the first night of Passover. The Karaite Haggadah uses the Biblical narative to retell this story. ]
The Story of Moses: An Adoption Haggadah - For adult adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents. This Passover seder celebrates the theme of Moses' adoptive Egyptian family and Hebrew biological family.
Thoughts On The Hagadah - A collection written by Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum, guaranteed to stimulate your mind and make your Seder more fulfilling.
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