The entire world heard about the spectacular miracles of Yetziat Mitzrayim (the Exodus from Egypt). As the verse says, “The nations heard and trembled” (Shemot 15:14). Yet for most of […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Navigate Passover with guides to cleaning, Seder prep, and the deeper spiritual messages of the holiday.
Delighting in the Ordinary This week’s Torah reading describes the exciting moment of when the Jews were finally freed from Egypt. We can only imagine the great excitement which filled […]
Pesach Sheini: An Unexpected Second Chance An interesting episode transpires in Parshat Beha’alotcha. A year after the Jews’ exodus from Egypt, they were commanded to bring the Passover sacrifice once […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The other day, I was with a friend and asked him why he wasn’t eating a certain food. “Isn’t it kosher?” I asked. […]
Post-Pesach Musings Who doesn’t have a few post-Pesach pounds to shed? With all the food being served over Yom Tov, and with the types of food being so different from […]
Pesach Prep Panic As I walked into a store a few weeks ago, I got a chill and I shuddered. That’s right, the store was setting up the shelves for […]
As the focal point of the Passover Seder, the Seder Plate, or Ke’arah in hebrew, traditionally graces the table on Passover night. There are several different foods, each with its […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I can’t help but feel a sense of relief on days we omit Tachanun (a supplication prayer), such as the month of Nissan […]
The Custom of Reading Shir HaShirim on Pesach (Passover) On Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed Pesach (or if there is no Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed, then on the seventh or eighth day of […]
The Symbolism of Matzah: More Than Just Unleavened Bread One of the main mitzvot (commandments) that Pesach (Passover) revolves around is the mitzvah of eating matzah. It is forbidden to […]
