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Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Springfield, MA. He created “The God Survey” which was featured in Reform Judaism magazine in summer 2012. Rabbi Shapiro’s love of Passover and its themes has led him to create many opportunities for creativity around the seder table.

Passover as Comedy

Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro
The other day – after I reviewed the Passover Haggadah – I reread the Book of Esther

Did the Plagues and Other Passover Miracles Really Happen?

Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro

Here is what I consider as the Passover seder unfolds every year.

First, it is absolutely reasonable to believe that the general outline of the story presented by the Torah corresponds with events that did take place. Although the writers of the Torah didn’t

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