Jewish Holidays: Chag Sukkos I record now, a month and a half later, some thoughts that we focused on during the Jewish Holidays, specifically Chag Sukkos, ideas that remained with me until now. Sukkah: Ananai HaKavod Chazal tell us, and the poskim codify this at the beginning of Hilchos Sukkah, that the Sukkah that...
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The Chag (Jewish Holiday) of Shavuos This is an edited copy of an article that I wrote in a previous year in a different blog before the Chag, Jewish holiday, of Shavuos, in the category Jewish Holidays. Jewish Holidays: Shavuos 2010 The next Jewish holiday coming up in the Jewish calendar, one of the...
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Passover 2010 Passover this year, Passover 2010, starts at sundown Monday March 29, like every chag, (Jewish holidays), starts at sundown. Therefore the Passover Seder is done then on Monday night. A major part of the Passover Seder is the reading of the Passover Haggadah, through which we fulfill the Mitzvah of the Torah,...
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Passover Haggadah Passover this year, Passover 2011, starts on Monday evening, April 18. The Passover Seder is the done that first night, on Monday night. Actually every chag, (Jewish holidays), starts the night before the date written on the calendar. A major part of the Passover Seder is the reading of the Passover Haggadah, through which we fulfill...
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Purim Coming up this Sunday, and for some on Monday, is one of the important Jewish Holidays, Purim. Not a full fledged chag, as I wrote in my previous post, not a Yom Tov, but Purim is one of the major-league minor-holidays. Seudas Purim A couple of days ago I wrote a post about...
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Purim 5770 Purim 5770 falls on Saturday night and Sunday Feb. 27-28 for most places, and Sunday night and Monday, Feb 28 and March 1 for walled cities like Jerusalem. Purim is not amongst the major Jewish Holidays, it is not a full fledged chag, however it is a major minor-holiday. Purim 5770: Mitzvah...
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Preparations for Shavuos
Preparations for Shavuos We are in the last week of Sefirah, doing the last preparations for Shavuos. Shavuos 2010 Shavuos this year, Shavuos 2010, falls on Tuesday evening from sunset May 18, until nightfall on the 19th. Shavuos is a full fledged Chag, Jewish Holiday. Parshas Yisro The Torah tells us that on Rosh...
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