Begins at sunset on March 29, 2010
Tonight Jews around the world celebrate Passover. The origin and the name of Passover goes back to the Egyptian days, when the Jews were slaves in Egypt.
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Archive for the ‘Israel’ CategoryJanuary 29, 2010 Shevat 15
The evolution of this holiday is unusual. [...] Hanukkah, or “Chanukkah” as those in the know call it, is one of the most misunderstood Jewish holidays. In fact, we don’t even know what “Hanukkah” means. Many believe it means “dedication”; others say it’s an acronym for “They rested on the 25th”. (Hanukkah starts on the 25th of Kislev.) Hanukkah is a minor holiday [...] October 5, 2009; 15th of Tishri
In the month of Tishri, Jewish holidays go from one extreme to the other. The month begins with the spirited Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the most solemn fasting day in the Hebrew calendar. But on the 15th of the [...] Happy New Year! It’s New Year’s in the Jewish calendar, but you won’t hear Jews counting down to midnight, or dropping a big sparkly ball from the Western Wall. For one, the Jewish day—and thus all Jewish holidays—begin at sundown the night before. Second, Rosh Hashanah is not so much a time of celebration as a time [...] One of the most tragic dates in the Hebrew calendar, the ninth day of the month of Av commemorates not just one but several tragedies that befell the Jewish people on that date, from the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BC to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. According to the Bible, [...]
And the Lord said to him: this is the land that I promised to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob in these words: I will give it to your descendants. I have allowed you with your own eyes to see it, but you will not pass into it. —Deuteronomy [...] Where we last left off, six plagues had devastated Egypt, dealing mainly with water, animals, and disease. The third of the three plague trilogies moves to the meteorological arena and has its most damaging effects on agriculture: #7: Hailstorm of fire. Described as fiery hail in [...] |
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