The Calendar and Holidays (incl. Sabbath)

I would like to show my class a Seder plate. What are the bitter herbs exactly? The “maror” (bitter herbs) are a reminder of the bitter times the Jews had living as slaves in Mitzrayim (Egypt). This is usually represented…

I have tried to discover why Ashkenazic Jews, such as myself, do not eat legumes and rice on Passover. I know that Sephardic Jews are allowed to eat them during the holiday. The best explanation I have been able to…

Do you know of a Hagadah which will give me more detail, not just of how to run the seder but why things take place during the seder and where these things come from it would be most appreciated. Something…

I feel that we drink the 4 cups of wine on Passover because of the 4 things G-d gave the Jews as they left Egypt. One of those things was Individual Freedom. Can a people, such as us Jews, live…

How do you become my agent without any physical exchange taking place? You are not offering me something of your own (as is customary when this is done in person). An agent can be appointed verbally. I am not selling…

When did Pesach and Chag Matzoht become seperate? Did the Sanhindrin ordain it. When I read the Tanahk I only see Passover as the Sacrifice being slaughtered on the 14th between the evenings (bane haereveem) or in the afternoon just…

I’m am very interested in the Passover celebration. However, I’m confused with the “Wine”. How did the Jewish forefathers remove yeast from the wine so that it would be kosher for the passover? Or, did they not drink wine during…