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Passover recipe roundup

We’re nearing the end of Passover, which means you might be running out of meal ideas. Alternatively, it means there’s only a few more days to try these exciting Passover recipes! Here is a roundup of Passover dishes (and dishes that can be adapted for Passover) onJewesses with Attitude:Read more : @ jwablog.jwa.orgYou might also like:Eating Jewish: MuhammaraEating Jewish: Iraqi Purim DelicaciesMore ...

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Passover Kid’s Craft: Decorate Pillowcases For The Seder!

A super simple and fun Passover crafts for the kids: seder pillowcases! With all the fancy art supplies out there, it’s really important I do believe to also incorporate some not so perfect looking crafts into the family repertoire, and to praise them. This year my three little ones will have their own custom pillow cases for the seder, and ...

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Passover Kid’s Craft: A Dancing Wine Goblet Paper Chain!

A simple and cute Passover craft to decorate your home—a dancing wine goblet paper chain! You do the cutting and let the little ones do the decorating with markers or even glue and collage materials. I love the results however I must tell you that given the light-weight paper I used and the pattern I cut, the chain is top ...

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Passover 2012: A Personal Encounter with the Rasha

Immediately before we begin the Yom Kippur Eve Kol Nidrei prayer, a short paragraph is recited by the chazzan that ends with the following:“anu matirin l’hispallel im ha’arvanim” — “we sanction prayer with the transgressors”Rather than being a call for automatic forgiveness of all sins, it is possible that this prayer is meant to engender a stark recognition among all ...

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Passover and Pet Food

As a kosher supervisor (mashgiach) and the owner of a kosher certification agency, I am constantly impressed by the level of attention, respect and genuine care that non-Jewish business owners demonstrate for their kosher observant customers. I once again witnessed this first hand when I met the owner of Premier Pet Supply last week.Mike Palmer, who is half Chaldean and half ...

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When is Passover?

The first day of passover begins on the 15th of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar. This falls generally in March or April depending on the year. Listed below is the exact date that the first day of Passover falls. Remember that Passover begins at sundown.When is Passover 2009? (Jewish Year 5769)sunset April 8, 2009 – nightfall April ...

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Parshat Vaykhel: The Secret of One

Why is the mitzvah of Shabbat mentioned in this parsha with a specific emphasis on gathering together? In addition, why is there a special mention of the prohibition of not kindling a fire? Furthermore, in earlier parshiot the mitzvah of building the mishkan is discussed before the mitzvah of Shabbat, but in Parshat Vaykhel the order is reversed. Why?The Shem Mishmuel explains. In Parshat Terumah the pasuk says, “Take for me a portion from every person whose heart willingly ...

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Parshat Vayigash: Two Forms of Leadership

It is written, “Within a person’s heart there are very deep waters, and a wise person knows how to draw upon these waters.” Both the Zohar and the Midrash connect this verse to the confrontation between Yosef and Yehuda. The Midrash notes that the “wise person” refers to Yehuda, who knew how to draw the deep waters out of Yosef.The ...

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Parshat Vayigash – Confronting Ourselves

When Yosef imprisons Binyamin, Yehuda attempts to arouse the compassion of Yosef by depicting the unbearable pain their father would experience upon hearing the news. Yosef then reveals himself by declaring, “I am Yosef. Is my father still alive?” The verse reads, “His brothers could not answer him because they were disconcerted.”Why did Yosef ask if his father was still ...

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Parshat Vayeitzei: A Holy Nation

If we examine the lives of Avraham and Yitzchak we find that they overcame many challenges and then Hashem blessed them. However, with Yaakov, it seems like things happened in reverse. Yitzchak blessed him and then Yaakov embarked on a long journey filled with difficulties and struggles. What was the difference between Yaakov and the other avot?In Tehillim it says, “Ashrei ...

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Parshat Vayeira: Two Paths of Serving Hashem

Hashem tells Avraham in Parshat Lech Lecha, after the mitzvah of milah, that he will have a child. The Shem MiShmuel asks, why does Hashem deem it necessary to send an angel in this week’s parsha, Parshat Vayeira, to relay the news again? In addition, what is the connection between these two seemingly unrelated revelations – milah and the birth of ...

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Parshat Vayakel: Removing The Mask

There is an intriguing juxtaposition in Parshat Ki Tisa and Parshat Vayakel. In Vayakel, Hashem first tells Moshe to command the Jews about the mitzva of Shabbat and he singles out the prohibition of kindling a flame. He then tells the people about the mitzva of building the Mishkan. In contrast, Parshat Ki Tisa, which is a culmination of Parshat ...

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