Questions tagged [passover]
The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, occurs for 7 days in Israel or 8 days in diaspora in the Spring, and celebrates the Exodus from Egypt in ancient times.
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Prepping produce before Pesach [closed]
Here's the scenario: A person kashered their entire fridge for Pesach. They did not kasher a stainless steel colander which they used to rinse off produce (e.g. carrots, lemons, potatoes, etc.) with ...
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Why make acronyms for the plagues? [duplicate]
In the Haggada, Rabbi Yehudah makes acronyms for the 10 plagues.
What was the purpose of making these acronyms?
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Why Are We Blunting His Teeth?
We all know the famous question about the Rasha in the Hagada - why are we blunting his teeth?
Can everyone please write all the answers they know?
(besides for famous gematria; Rasha - Teeth = Tzadik)...
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Minhag Oberland Selling Chametz
Does anyone by any chance know if the oberlander minhag is to sell chametz or not? Thank you very much
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Person sells chometz at home and travels west for Pesach. When does he get his chometz back?
Someone is going away from home for Pesach in a westerly direction. He sells his chometz in his home town through his Rav in his home town. Normally the chometz reverts back to the owner immediately ...
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Can you taste-test multiple brands of matzah, even if your custom is not to eat matzah before Passover begins?
There is a common practice not to eat matzah preceding Pesach, either on erev Pesach or in the weeks before. The reason for this is so that matzah will be eaten on the Seder night with gusto.
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Are Shibolim rice cakes kosher for Pesach without special hechsher? [closed]
Hoping someone knows the answer or can point me where to ask.
We eat kitniyos on Pesach. I bought these Shibolim rice cakes from Walmart. Last year I recall getting it as well (I think from Amazon) ...
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Does Arba'a Banim mean four sons or four children?
I've seen Arba'a Banim translated as alternately four sons or four children. Are there any sources for whether the word "Banim" here means sons only or whether it should specifically be ...
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How is דרך חירות fulfilled nowadays with הסיבה?
Raavya (12th-13th centuries) writes that as it is no longer the case that folks recline on couches when eating (as was common during the Greco-Roman period) one should eat upright at the table.
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Why no bracha on telling the story of the Exodus?
Relating the story of the Exodus is a Biblical commandment. Why is there no bracha on specifically that?
An answer on this site says that we talk about the Exodus in the kiddush, but that does not ...
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Mafkir Chametz in a bin over Pesach [duplicate]
If bin/trash collection day is during or after Pesach, is it possible to leave chametz in the bin, do the bittul, and mafkir (disown and make ownerless) it, and leave it off the property (is that ...
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What else happened in Jewish history on Pesach
I know that many other monumental occasions occurred to happen on Pesach, specifically the first day eg; the birth of Yitzchak, Eisav selling the birthright to Yaakov, parts of the Purim story. Are ...
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Shopping during Pesach
Should one go to the store to shop during Chag haMatzot (Pesach), being that we have to stay away from chametz and leavening agents during the time?
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Is there a mitzvah of bedikat chametz in cars
According to Halacha are Jews obligated to do bedikat chametz before Passover in cars? Or no, is there not an active obligation to search for chametz before Pesach in cars?
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Parshas Achrei and Pesach
This year, on Erev Pesach (Monday, April 22, 2024) the Torah reading is parshas Achrei Mot. The Chabad-website notifies that the daily reading of Erev Pesach is the 2nd Portion (Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:...
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