A climax of the festival prayers is the public recitation of the Hallel. From the initial verse, “Halleluya! Give praise, O servants of the Lord” (113:1 – all quotations are from Tehillim unless ...

Funeral of Maia and Rina Dee in Kfar Etzion. April 9, 2023. Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach was a davening challenge I never experienced before, one I didn’t think I would be able to overcome. Authoring ...

What is the story of Passover, What are its various traditions and rules, And just what dates will it be taking place this year? Here is everything you need to know. Springtime is here, and with that ...

The stone the builders have rejected has become the chief cornerstone. I love to davan “Hallel.” Hallel, the Psalms of praise Jews sing on the three Pilgrimage festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot) ...

At first glance, Chad Gadya is a kind of light hearted song whose sole purpose is to provide an entertaining ending to the seder. Yet, in order to truly understand its meaning an analysis of the ...

QUESTION: On Purim we read the Megilla but do not recite Hallel, unlike other holidays. I am told that the Talmud teaches that the Megilla replaces Hallel. If so, could the Passover Haggadah replace ...

We are at a special point in the Jewish calendar between two holidays – Pesach and Shavuot. On Pesach we commemorate the birth of our nation and on Shavuot the receiving of the Torah, which revealed ...

Passover Seder night is all about the faculty of speech. We talk, explain, pose questions and offer answers, discuss, and recount the story of our people. Indeed, the Hebrew word for Passover, “Pesah, ...

What is the story of Passover, What are its various traditions and rules, And just what dates will it be taking place this year? Here is everything you need to know. Springtime is here, and with that ...