by Michael Alterman | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
A common misconception about Judaism is that its practice and observance is restricted to the synagogue sanctuary. Whether it be consciously or subconsciously, we are prone to thinking that upon leaving the synagogue grounds, anything goes. Of course, even a cursory...
by Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
SHABBAT MARCH 31, 2001: It’s beginning to look a lot like Pesach! Next week at this time we will be just hours away from the long awaited and anticipated Pesach seder. Pesach is just around the corner, and these are tough times for us men. The time has come for...
by Miriam Adahan | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
“Each and every day, every person is obligated to see himself as having personally left Egypt.” (Talmud – Pesachim) Egypt — in Hebrew, Mitzrayim — literally means a “place of narrowness.” It was a place where people were...
by Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
* Mechutanim are the parents of your child’s spouse, a word with no English counterpart. As much as we are told that Purim is a Yom Tov, a holiday, of opposites – “ve- nahapoch hu,” the Pesach Seder has more than it’s own share of...
by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman | Feb 19, 2004 | Beginner
Some of the most cherished misconceptions about Judaism revolve around the Passover Seder. For example, many think that the parsley on the Seder plate symbolizes springtime. The misconception is understandable, probably due to the fact that the Torah decrees that...
