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Lag BaOmer Turns Tragedy into Triumph
There are various explanations for why this particular date is special. One suggests that a plague that caused the death of thousands of Rabbi Akiva's students ended on Lag BaOmer.
Lag BaOmer: A Highlight of My Life in Israel
After Passover, we noticed that our 11-year-old son disappeared after school for hours at a time. When we asked him about what he was doing, he divulged few details.
Oops, I Forgot to Count the Omer!
What to do? Give up? Sigh and think, “I’m a bad Jew”? Never!
Why Count the Omer? Five Reasons (and Counting!)
Counting the Omer is a mitzvah through which we count the days from, Passover to Shavuot.
Little Things You Can Do to "Pesadik" (Get Ready for Passover) Your Classroom or Home
Here are some ideas you can use to give your class or home that holiday feeling:
Passover Hopscotch
Enjoy this fun way for kids (of all ages) to learn about the order of the Passover seder!
Were the Jews Slaves in Egypt?
The Torah devotes more than four books to the proposition that the Israelites came to Canaan after having been subjugated in Egypt for generations, and yet there is no archaeological evidence to support that they were ever in Egypt.
Torah Is Not History
There is no reliable evidence that the Exodus ever occurred-and it almost certainly did not happen the way the Bible recounts it.
Passover: The Mystery of the Fifth Cup
No matter how many guests attend our Passover seders, there is always room for one more: the prophet Elijah, for whom we fill an additional cup of wine. But what does Elijah have to do with Passover? Why do we open the door for him? And what has made him one of the most ubiquitous figures in Jewish folklore.
The Origins of Matzah, Passover’s 4,450-Year-Old Food
More often than not, the history of the Jews is one of upheaval rather than stability. It is the story of migration, change, renewal - and more change. And yet, through it all, one phenomenon has endured and held its own for millennia: a very humble food product fashioned from wheat, water, and salt which we know as matzah.