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Rav Kook Ate Manischewitz Matzah

According to this (Hebrew) article from Musaf Shabbat by Rabbi Prof. Neriyah Gotel, Rav Kook was an enthusiastic consumer of machine-made Manischewitz matzah while he was in London during WW I. The article describes the different versions of a letter by Rav Kook that were published in different editions of Igrot Ha-Ra’ayah, one that includes [...]

Chimes of Freedom

Here is Dylan singing his Chimes of Freedom and Bruce’s version. Hag Sameaḥ.

What’s With Those Eighteen Minutes

Many of us have heard that from the minute water touches the flour, there are only eighteen minutes within which the baking of matzah must be finished. Well, it is actually a disagreement among halakhic authorities. According to some, the eighteen minutes is the maximum amount of time that the dough can sit without it [...]

Was the Last Supper a Passover Seder?

In a blog post (here) that brings a wide variety of artistic representations of the Last Supper, David Assaf wrote that some people either don’t know, or forget, that the Last Supper was a Passover Seder. לפעמים אנו שוכחים – או שמא פשוט לא יודעים – שהסעודה האחרונה של ישו היתה סעודת ליל הסדר. The [...]

If You’re Looking for Something to Listen to…

If you’re looking for something to listen to while you are preparing for the seder, and if you’re not preparing for the seder, if you are interested in the contemporary meaning of the seder and Passover, I highly recommend that you listen to the radio program Hatza’ah Le-Seder which features the author Yochi Brandes and [...]

Rabbi Benny Lau’s Shabbat ha-Gadol Derashah

Magash Hakesef has posted a report of Rabbi Benny Lau’s Shabbat ha-Gadol Derashah and a link to the derashah itself (Hebrew). Hag Kasher ve-Sameah.

Ha Lachmah Anya and Haggadah Translations

This post is dedicated to the memory of Megan Charlop z”l, who was killed yesterday while riding her bicycle in the Bronx. Her life was filled with acts of hesed and she lived her life according to the Haggadah’s exhortation, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” May her memory be for a blessing. [...]

Medicine for Passover

I saw the following advertisement on a website. I wasn’t sure if this was anti-humra medicine, or anti-hametz (hamira) medicine. Although it is a long way until Purim, I wonder what some side effects might be.

Day of Study at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue

This Sunday, March 14, there is a day of study to prepare for Passover at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Details can be found here. One of the talks looked particularly interesting. Rabbi Yigal Sklarin, Talmud & Jewish History Teacher, Ramaz: Using Italian Renaissance Art to Understand Halacha: The Laws of Mezuzah in Renaissance Italy

The Sages of Ashkenaz and Kitniyot

Whether Ashkenazim should continue to observe the prohibition of eating kitniyot on Passover has been discussed ad nauseam for quite some time. IMHO, do whatever you want and get over it. Personally, I eat any kitniyot which were not known in Ashkenaz during the 12-13th centuries, e.g. corn, when this custom took root and derivatives [...]

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