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What Does "Seder" Mean?
The Hebrew word seder means “order” and refers to the religious service and festive meal observed in Jewish households on Pesach.
What are the items that go on a seder plate?
The shank bone symbolizes the paschal offering brought to the Temple in Jerusalem in ancient times.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur: A Personal Reflection
by P.J. Schwartz
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah)
Double Coconut Chocolate Macaroons
Macaroons - cookies generally made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites - are popular for Passover because the recipe doesn’t use flour.
Reaching My Own Promised Land
When I think about my life
All that I’ve seen and done
I ask myself: Have I achieved
All that I might become…
An SOS from my OS seder
At future Passovers, if we consider the Jewish implications of the recent hit movie Her, we all could be using a talking computer operating system with artificial intelligence to lead our seders.
Considering "Next Year in Jerusalem"
On a recent trip to Jerusalem, my son decided that his favorite color was gold. Whenever he’s asked why, he replies with a wry smile befitting a 5-year-old.
“Jerusalem is the city of gold, of course,” he says.
How Purim and Pesach Can Save Us
Most of us are probably all too well familiar with the old canard regarding Jewish holidays: “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat!” Though the popularity of the formula may have sad implications regarding how people regard these sacred observances, we have to acknowledge that it contain
How Lent Started With Passover
Many Christians and Jews know of the connection between Passover and Easter. But what about the connection between the 40 days of Lent and Passover?