Tagged ‘Pesah’
Hol HaMoed Pesah 5783
Click here for an audio recording of this D’var Torah A D’var Torah for Hol HaMoed Pesah By Rabbi Ira J. Dounn (’17) The Passover story, which we recount in our seders this week, highlights Moses (on behalf of G-d) telling Pharoah to … Continue reading »
D’var Torah – First Day of Passover 5782
Click HERE for an audio recording of this D’var Torah A D’var Torah for the First Day of Passover By Rabbi Marc Rudolph (’04) This Friday marks the beginning of Passover. I am certain that most of us will be keenly aware that … Continue reading »
Shabbat, the 7th Day of Pesah – 5781
Click HERE for an audio recording of this D’var Torah A D’var Torah for Shabbat, the 7th Day of Pesah By Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman The seventh day of Pesah is highlighted by Shirat Hayam – the song that we sang … Continue reading »
Hol Hamoed Pesah
Miriam the Healer Rabbi Jill Hammer As we approach the seventh day of Pesach, when we read the narrative of crossing of the Sea, I am thinking of the prophetess Miriam, who dances and sings to celebrate the crossing and … Continue reading »
Passover
by Rabbi Isaac Mann One of the key principles that the Haggadah follows in recounting the story of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is “matchil be’genut u’mesayim be’shevah” (literally, “one begins with the disgrace and ends with the … Continue reading »
The Last Days of Pesah
by Rabbi Isaac Mann Many commentators on the Haggadah have pointed to the apparent contradictory symbolism of the matzah at the Seder table. On the one hand, we start the Maggid (telling of the story) section with referring to the … Continue reading »
Passover
The Four Cups and the Four Children: A Meditative Journey for Passover “I will take you out, I will save you, I will redeem you, I will take you to be my people.” Four promises of the Exodus, represented by … Continue reading »
Pesah and Sefirat Haomer
The Crossing of the Sea and Serach bat Asher by Rabbi Jill Hammer The Israelites believed because they heard, not because they saw the signs. What made them believe? The sign of redemption. They had this sign as a tradition … Continue reading »
Pesah
PESAH: THE SECRET OF JEWISH MEMORY by Rabbi Len Levin The taste of the maror and haroset are imprinted in my sensory memory, along with the smell of the wine and the eggs. The crunchy feel of the first seder matzah between my tongue and teeth. … Continue reading »
Passover
What’s in a Name? Hazzan Marcia Lane Like all three pilgrimage festivals, Passover has several names. It’s called Hag ha-Pesah, the ‘passing-over’ holiday, in Exodus 12:11 and in several other places in the Torah. That name refers to the fact that … Continue reading »
