Before the meal, we engage in a few ritual practices. The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the ...

Perhaps the most famous Jewish dispute before the rise of modern denominations took place in Babylonia around 760-770 CE.

At the Seder, a book called the “Haggadah” is recited to recount the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt to the promised land. “The Seder is all about stimulating the curiosity of everybody ...

we will read the weekly Torah-reading, Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19); however it is divided into six Aliyot instead of the usual seven. From the second scroll we will read the Reading for ...

The central commandment at the traditional Seder feast is to remember the exodus, the flight of the ancient Israelites from slavery to freedom. Adam Sobsey’s new book, “A Jewish Appendix ...

Every year, we put out a Haggadah and new resources for Passover connecting the ancient story of the Jewish exodus to the contemporary stories that mirror that same journey from oppression to safety.

The major Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. The holiday, which is celebrated over seven ...

There is a lot in the ceremony that has to do with the Jewish exodus from Egypt and the cruelty of the pharaoh. The service concludes with the Torah taken from the Ark and a portion read in Hebrew.