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Passover
Passover is a Jewish holiday commemorating their exodus from Egypt as cited in the Old Testament. This category is about the conceptual significance of Passover which is central to the understanding of Judaism.
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What month and day is passover for the Jewish people?
Passover starts on the 15th of Nisan which falls either in March or April.
In Israel, Shavuot is 1 day. In the diaspora, it is 2 days.
What are the Passover greetings?
There are certain special greetings Jews use on holidays but it would be strange for a non-Jew to use them because they are not part of the religion. Colloqually a non-Jewish person greets a Jewish person by just saying hello. Unless that Jew is from a different country, in which case say hello in their language.
Quite a lot goes on by a seder meal. The story of the exodus from Egypt is told over. special foods are eaten such as; Matzo, and marror(bitter herbs). Four cups of wine are drunk in celebration. Most importantly we thank God and praise him, and pray for our long awaited salvation.
Compare the Passover to the Paschal Mystery of Jesus?
Before the nation of Israel left Egypt they were instructed to take a lamb and sacrifice it and paint the blood of the lamb on the doorpost and lintel of the house. Then when the LORD came to destroy all the first born of Egypt he would passover the houses that had blood on the door posts.
Exo 12:12 'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
Exo 12:13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Jesus was the lamb of God
Joh 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
His death is like the death of the passover lamb. God will forgive the sins of those who accept that Jesus died for them. Easter is the time we remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus - the lamb of God
Why do Jews eat the Seder meal?
It's not the meal that's so important. It's the telling of the Passover story, along with its symbolic foods (and then dinner) that is critical. The story of the liberation from Egyptian slavery is the central event in Judaism, and Jews are commanded to retell and relive the story every year, as though they themselves had been freed from slavery.
Why does the youngest child ask the 4 questions on Passover?
It doesn't. The four "questions" introduce the "Magid" or recital of the Haggadah.
The Magid stage of the seder is preceded by the Sanctification, then the first washing
of the hands, then the eating of the parsely dipped in salty water, and then the breaking
of the middle cake of matzah. These steps are all conducted before the four "questions".
How do you say happy passover in english?
"Happy Pesach!"
Some people will say 'happy Pesach'. However, most people will use the Hebrew 'Chag sameach' (happy holiday) or 'Chag Pesach sameach'.
Why do the Jews have three glasses of wine to celebrate the passover?
Four glasses of wine are drunk during the seder. The red wine at the seder symbolises HaShem's four statements of redemption in the Torah:
1. "I took you out"
2. "I rescued you"
3. "I liberated you"
4. "I took you to Me for a people"
The wine represents redemption while the colour of the red wine reminds us of the blood of the children killed for the Pharaoh.
Why did Pharaoh allow the ancient Hebrews to leave Egypt?
Pharaoh was stubborn and refused to believe in God: (Exodus 5)
1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.'" 2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." Then, God hardened his heart in order to show His power (Exodus 10):
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
Why did the hailstorm come in the 10 plagues of Egypt?
The Egyptians at the time treated Moses people very badly, using them to work for them whipping them continuously. God's way to make Pharaoh release the captive Jews was to send 10 plagues; 1. water into blood, 2. frogs, 3. gnats, 4. flies, 5. farm animals get sick and die, 6. boils, 7. hail, 8. locusts, 9. darkness, 10. death of every first born Egyptian son. Finally Pharaoh let the Jews go!
What do Jews do on the Passover?
The mother cleans the house first, then she lights a candle then she cooks a meal it contains parsley and salt water to dip it in, once for the Drowning of the Egyptians twice for the tears that were shed, an egg, Charoseth, A lamb Bone, unleavened bread. All that goes on one big plate; then on a smaller plate, they put a Matzo cracker and the father takes a 1/4th piece of it and puts it in a special bag and hides it for the children to find. Later to the side of the same plate they put horseradish for the bitterness of slavery and (not on that plate) there are four cups wich are filled with red wine the first one stands for santification; the second,plagues; the third,redemption; and the last, praise. The last thing they need is a basin of water which is a an open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids. Which is used for washing there hands in.
Answer:
Pesach (Passover) is important to us since in it we relive the Exodus from Egypt and our birth as a nation, both of which were preparations for receiving the Torah from God.
The highlight of Passover is the Seder meal. This meal is of great importance in Judaism. It is a 3325-year old continuous tradition that began on the night of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exodus chapter 12), and is fully detailed in our ancient Oral Traditions (Talmud, chapter Arvei Pesachim).
The Seder meal is one of those occasions, like Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, that Jews all over the world, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, observe in common. During the Seder, we keep the essential mitzva and customs of handing Jewish traditions down to the next generation, with the traditional Seder foods and the ceremony of reading the Passover Haggadah which retells the events of the Exodus.
During the Seder meal, other traditional foods are eaten in addition to the matzah: bitter herbs, parsley, wine and haroset (see below). Salt water, a roasted egg, and a bit of roasted meat are also on the table.
During all the days of Passover, matzah (unleavened bread) is eaten; while leavened foods such as bread, cake, cookies, cereal and pasta are forbidden. Certain prayers are added in the synagogue services, and the Torah is read each day.
Here is the symbolism of the items on the Seder plate:
The bitter herbs (maror) symbolize the harsh slavery which the Israelites suffered in Egypt. Either horseradish or romaine lettuce is traditionally used for maror.
Charoset - A sweet mixture representing the mortar used by the Jewish slaves to build the storehouses of Egypt. In Ashkenazi Jewish homes, charoset is traditionally made from chopped nuts, grated apples, cinnamon, and sweet red wine.
Karpas - A vegetable other than bitter herbs, traditionally parsley, which is dipped into salt water at the beginning of the Seder. The dipping of a simple vegetable into salt water (which represents tears) recalls the pain felt by the Jewish slaves in Egypt.
Beitzah - A hard-boiled egg, symbolizing the korban chagigah (festival sacrifice) that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem and roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night. Although both the Pesach sacrifice and the chagigah were meat offerings, the chagigah is commemorated by an egg, a symbol of mourning.
Z'roa - A roasted lamb or goat shank-bone, chicken wing, or chicken neck; symbolizing the korban Pesach (Pesach sacrifice), which was a lamb that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, then roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night.
Passover is celebrated primarily in the home. The first night in Israel and the first two nights outside of Israel involve the Seder. This is a religious service where the story of the Exodus is recounted around the dinner table. The people involved are family and friends.
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Answer:As the Talmud relates in Arvei Pesachim, many customs during the Seder night of Passover are intended specifically towards children; most famously among them, the Four Questions. For this reason, it is an ancient custom that children should take a nap on the afternoon before Passover, and then (that night) participate in the Seder as much as their age enables them to. There is no lower age-limit for this; so even children of (approximately) 18 months and up will be encouraged to join in the family Seder.How do Jewish people celebrate Passover now?
1) Cleaning the house beforehand to remove leavened products
2) Special synagogue services
3) Conducting the Seder, a meal with special ceremonies
4) Eating matzoh and refraining from eating anything leaved such as bread, cakes, pasta, cereals etc.
What was it like at the Passover festival?
There are two answers.
1) The first Passover was the day of the Exodus. The Israelites prepared the Pesach-offering and conducted the Seder-meal; at midnight, God smote the firstborn of the Egyptians; and the next morning, the Israelites left Egypt.
2) Every other Passover since then is a reliving of that first year. Passover is a Torah-festival. We eat unleavened bread (matzoh), and conduct the Seder meal.
Where did the Passover take place?
Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. Due to the rules involved in the Hebrew calendar, the dates according to the Gregorian calendar vary between late March and late April.
How many plagues did God set on Egypt?
Moses cast 10 plagues on Egypt Locusts, angel of death, frogs, death of cattle, etc. --------- Actually Moses didn't cast any plagues at all, God did. And yeah there were 10 of them in total. The last being the worst, which struck Pharaoh the hardest. They were the Plagues of : Blood, Frogs, Swarms of flies, the death of all the livestock that were in Egypt, Boils, Hail, Locusts, the plague of Darkness, and of course the last and final one that struck Pharaoh the hardest like I said. And that was with the Angel of Death. Which is the reason why the Jewish people still today celebrate the passover. -- Because God the Father told all the Jewish people before this last one occurred -to swipe a newborn lamb's blood over the threshold of their doorway -so the Angel of Death would PASS OVER their homes. And in the morning Pharaoh could then proceed to take his people out of slavery and into the promised land. This convinced Pharaoh because of the fact that he had a relatively newborn son which the Angel of Death took along with the other infants God told him to take. 1. It was because of this that Pharaoh keep his word. Because for one the other magicians at the time couldn't do this miracle, and secondly and more importantly only GOD has the power to give life, or to take it. (see Exodus chapters 7-11).
Why is pesach important to Jews?
Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar. Jews celebrate the Feast of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) to commemorate the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses.
Passover is also called The Festival of Freedom and is a celebration of freedom, not just in Biblical times, but its importance to the individual today and throughout history.
It symbolises hope and new life and the importance of starting afresh
Answer 2
Pesach (Passover) is important to us since in it we relive the Exodus from Egypt and our birth as a nation, both of which were preparations for receiving the Torah from God.
The highlight of Passover is the Seder meal. This meal is of great importance in Judaism. It is a 3325-year old continuous tradition that began on the night of the Exodus from Egypt (see Exodus chapter 12), and is fully detailed in our ancient Oral Traditions (Talmud, chapter Arvei Pesachim).
The Seder meal is one of those occasions, like Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, that Jews all over the world, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, observe in common. During the Seder, we keep the essential mitzva and customs of handing Jewish traditions down to the next generation, with the traditional Seder foods and the ceremony of reading the Passover Haggadah which retells the events of the Exodus.
During the Seder meal, other traditional foods are eaten in addition to the matzah: bitter herbs, parsley, wine and haroset (see below). Salt water, a roasted egg, and a bit of roasted meat are also on the table.
During all the days of Passover, matzah (unleavened bread) is eaten; while leavened foods such as bread, cake, cookies, cereal and pasta are forbidden. This is a command in commemoration of the Exodus, when the Israelites were in a hurry to leave Egypt and did not spend time waiting for their dough to leaven (to rise). Exodus ch.12. Certain prayers are added in the synagogue services, and the Torah is read each day of Passover.
Is the seder on the first night of Passover?
In Israel, the Seder is on the first night of Passover. Outside Israel, Orthodox and some Conservative Jews celebrate Seders on the first two nights of Passover. Most other Jews have a Seder on only the first night, though some may also have Seders on the first two nights of Passover.
What were thee events that happened from the last day of Passover until Pentecost?
(It's "Shavuot" or "The Feast of Weeks," not "pentecost." The latter is not a name that holds any meaning for Jewish people.)
To answer the question, you only need to open the book of Exodus (ch.15-20) and read.
1) On the last day of Passover, God split the Reed Sea, and the Israelites sang praise to Him.
2) The Israelites journeyed three days, finding no water.
3) God miraculously sweetened the bitter water at Marah on the third day.
4) The Israelites came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees.
5) On the thirtieth day after the Exodus, in the wilderness of Sin, God provided quail temporarily, and began providing manna for the entire forty years.
6) The Israelites camped at Rephidim and asked for water. God gave them water after commanding Moses to strike a rock.
7) The battle against the Amalekites.
8) Jethro came from Midian to join the Israelites.
9) At Jethro's advice, Moses chose officers/judges of the tens, fifties, hundreds and thousands.
10) The Israelites arrive at the foot of Mount Sinai in the third month after the Exodus and prepare for the Revelation of God.
11) God gives the Ten Commandments to the Israelites.
What religion do the Jews celebrate?
Various festivals in Judaism commemorate the Exodus, the Creation, God's protection in the wilderness, the harvests, the Giving of the Torah, and other events in Jewish history.
