Passover
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Passover Events
When we celebrate the Passover how does this correspond to the actual event of Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt? (Ex: is the first day of this period when G-D told the Israelites to put the blood…
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Plague of darkness
why does the Ibn Ezra (A classic Torah commentator) tell us that he experienced a similar kind of darkness as described in the plage- darkness. What lesson does this reinforce? From the wording of the Ibn Ezra (and from the…
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Can’t be home for Passover?
I am under the impression that in ancient times, if unable to be home for the holiday of Passover, there was an alternate date about a month later. True or False? Many ask if they can observe the “Second Passover”…
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Plague of the First Born
Why is the Plague of the First Born males referred to as “makas b’choros” (i.e. feminine form) since it was the first born Egyptian MALES who were killed? Everywhere in the Torah and I think in Tanach, the plural of…
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What are Bitter Herbs (Maror)?
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…
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Pharaoh’s survival
I have heard that Pharaoh was also a first born. Why was he not killed along with the other first-born Egyptians as the tenth plague? God kept him alive so that the leading figure of the world’s most advanced civilization…
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Haggada Suggestions
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…
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The FIVE Cups
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…