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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.
937 Questions
What Jewish holiday occurs right before Easter?
There is no such holiday.
Jews do not have any equivalent to Easter and Most do not celebrate Easter. Those that do, only celebrate the secular, Spring-related elements.
Did any egyptians oldest son survive the passover?
My guess is no because they would have participated for the sole purpose of saving their lives, not in obedience to G-d as the Jews did
AnswerYes, any first born male child, regardless of heritage, would have been spared so long as the household made the public show of rejecting the Egyptian false gods by slaughtering a lamb.What historical event is celebrated by the Passover?
During Pesach (Passover) 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.
Here is the symbolism of the items on the Seder table:
- Matzah - this represents the haste in which the Israelites prepared to leave Egypt.
- Wine - the four cups represent the four expressions of redemption in Exodus 6:6-7.
- The bitter herbs (maror) symbolize the harsh slavery which the Israelites suffered in Egypt. Horseradish and/or romaine lettuce are traditionally used for maror.
- Salt water (see below).
- 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 herb into salt water (which represents tears) recalls the pain felt by the Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- Beitzah - A hard-boiled egg (which is then burnt on one side), 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.
What does a baked egg symbolise in Passover?
The first night of Passover is the Seder night. During the Seder-meal, there are a number of symbolic foods on the table. One of them is a roasted lamb or goat shank-bone, chicken wing, or chicken neck; symbolizing the korban Pesach (Passover 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.
Are pistachios Kosher for Passover?
Yes, only if they are specifically certified kosher for passover. You can find kosher for Passover olives at any Jewish supermarket
Can you eat perogies for Passover?
Perogie dough is made with raw flour and therefore is chametz. They cannot be eaten during Passover.
How do the Jewish people celebrate Passover?
Jews commemorate passover by holding a dinner ritual called a seder, in which we tell the story of the the exodus from Egypt, and eat certain symbolic foods. The seder also includes insight from 2nd century Rabbis.
During the 8 days of Passover (7 days for Israel and Reform Jews), no regular breads or grains are eaten, except for Matzah, which is a flat, unleavened bread eaten by our ancestors who were fleeing Egypt.
Passover celebrates the end of the slavery of the Israelites and it is therefore also called "The festival of freedom".
How do you prepare a Passover Seder meal?
Jews prepare for Pesach (Passover) by cleaning the home and removing all leavening (bread, cakes, cookies, pasta, and some other things). Kosher-for-Passover foods are bought, including unleavened bread called Matzoh.
When did the Israelites leave Egypt and travel into the Sinai wilderness?
Moses fled to the land of the Midianites, once he realized that it was known that he killed a Egyptian. As it was a serious crime to kill a Egyptian master.
What does the chazeret symbolize for the Passover meal?
The root of life (bitter root). This is the root which the Maror (horseradish) is grinded from to represent the bitterness of tears which were fallen during slavery in Egypt. As the forefathers in Israel experienced that the root of life can often be bitter it sits on the plate as a reminder and to point to the redemption of God.
What prayers do Jews say for passover?
At the evening meal, the Haggadah is recited, which recounts the Exodus.
Are there any symbols linked to the Passover festival?
Words: Exodus, plagues, Egypt, firstborn, Moses, pharaoh, Israelites (Hebrews), matzah (unleavened bread), bitter herbs.
Actions: Moses speaking to Pharaoh and demanding he release the Israelites, God smiting the Egyptians, the Splitting of the sea of Reeds, performing the Passover sacrifice, and the Israelites leaving Egypt.
Symbols: the Seder plate, the salt water, the parsley, the maror (bitter herbs), the roasted shankbone, and the number four (four cups of wine).
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.
Here is the symbolism of the items on the Seder table:
- Matzah - this represents the haste in which the Israelites prepared to leave Egypt.
- Wine - the four cups represent the four expressions of redemption in Exodus 6:6-7.
- The bitter herbs (maror) symbolize the harsh slavery which the Israelites suffered in Egypt. Horseradish and/or romaine lettuce are traditionally used for maror.
- Salt water (see below).
- 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 herb into salt water (which represents tears) recalls the pain felt by the Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- Beitzah - A hard-boiled egg (which is then burnt on one side), 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 begins on the 15th of Nissan in the Hebrew calendar. That date occurs in late March or early April in the familiar civil calendar.
Answer 2
Passover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew (פסח), begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan (ניסן). In Leviticus 23:5-6, it says, "In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the Lord'S passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread." The word "Pesach" comes from the Hebrew word for "jump", or, in maybe a more dignified way to say it, "pass over".
What is date for Passover for the next ten years?
Easter Dates: 2012-2111
- April 8, 2012
- March 31, 2013
- April 20, 2014
- April 5, 2015
- March 27, 2016
- April 16, 2017
- April 1, 2018
- April 21, 2019
- April 12, 2020
- April 4, 2021
- April 17, 2022
- April 9, 2023
- March 31, 2024
- April 20, 2025
- April 5, 2026
- March 28, 2027
- April 16, 2028
- April 1, 2029
- April 21, 2030
- April 13, 2031
- March 28, 2032
- April 17, 2033
- April 9, 2034
- March 25, 2035
- April 13, 2036
- April 5, 2037
- April 25, 2038
- April 10, 2039
- April 1, 2040
- April 21, 2041
- April 6, 2042
- March 29, 2043
- April 17, 2044
- April 9, 2045
- March 25, 2046
- April 14, 2047
- April 5, 2048
- April 18, 2049
- April 10, 2050
- April 2, 2051
- April 21, 2052
- April 6, 2053
- March 29, 2054
- April 18, 2055
- April 2, 2056
- April 22, 2057
- April 14, 2058
- March 30, 2059
- April 18, 2060
- April 10, 2061
- March 26, 2062
- April 15, 2063
- April 6, 2064
- March 29, 2065
- April 11, 2066
- April 3, 2067
- April 22, 2068
- April 14, 2069
- March 30, 2070
- April 19, 2071
- April 10, 2072
- March 26, 2073
- April 15, 2074
- April 7, 2075
- April 19, 2076
- April 11, 2077
- April 3, 2078
- April 23, 2079
- April 7, 2080
- March 30, 2081
- April 19, 2082
- April 4, 2083
- March 26, 2084
- April 15, 2085
- March 31, 2086
- April 20, 2087
- April 11, 2088
- April 3, 2089
- April 16, 2090
- April 8, 2091
- March 30, 2092
- April 12, 2093
- April 4, 2094
- April 24, 2095
- April 15, 2096
- March 31, 2097
- April 20, 2098
- April 12, 2099
- March 28, 2100
- April 17, 2101
- April 9, 2102
- March 25, 2103
- April 13, 2104
- April 5, 2105
- April 18, 2106
- April 10, 2107
- April 1, 2108
- April 21, 2109
- April 6, 2110
- March 29, 2111
For the Passover what animal did they sacrifice?
Lambs were slaughtered at the original event in Egypt. By slaughtering the lambs, painting their blood on doorways, and then roasting and eating the meat, the Jews were physically displaying their rejection of the Egyptian false gods and their willingness to follow HaShem (The Creator).
Once established in Israel with the Temple, there were two animals that were sacrificed for Passover. Each family would slaughter a lamb as an offering of thanks to HaShem, the meat would then be roasted and eaten. A goat would also be slaughtered at the Temple as an offering of atonement for the Nation for any mistakes the Nation made as a whole community in the previous year.
Do Jewish people dress up fancy at the Passover?
Some people do dress up at the passover Seder! My family has taken on this tradition because it gets the kids more involved and makes the whole experience less serious and boring. We dress up as people from the story...pharoah, moses and others! Also, we dress up as some of the ten plagues. It's really fun!
What are the differences between Christmas and Passover?
Answer 1
It's much easier to answer this question by saying that there is no similarity whatsoever, between the concepts or practice of the Christian Christmas and the Jewish Passover. So I'll let you come up with your own list of features and characteristics, and I'll tell you right now that according to every one of those, the two are different.
Answer 2
Easter has a connection to Passover in that "the Last Supper" was a Passover Seder and occurred not long before the Crucifixion. Christmas, however, is entirely unrelated to Passover.
Why is the haggadah important to the seder meal?
This meal, called the Passover (Pesach) Seder, 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 all the days of Passover, matzah (unleavened bread) is eaten; while leavened foods such as bread, cake, cookies, cereal and pasta are forbidden.
During the Seder meal, there are other traditional foods as well: bitter herbs, wine, parsley, and haroset (a mixture of apples, cinnamon, wine and nuts).
What does the empty chair at the Seder Meal represent?
There is no establish tradition of having an empty chair at a seder. There are some groups today who have an empty chair at the table in honour of friends and/or family who have been killed in war or who are in the military and cannot be present at the seder.
The actual tradition is to have a full glass of wine on the table during the seder. This cup is for the prophet Eliyahu who is said will arrive before HaMoshiach does to anounce his arrival and anoint him.
What does Passover mean to Christians?
It was when Moses told the pharaoh to let the Jewish slaves go. The pharaoh wouldn't give in so God sent ten plagues to Egypt, but He would protect the Jews. The passover was the tenth and final plague, as well as the worst. God told everyone to take a newborn lamb and sacrifice it, using its blood to paint their door. Then the angel God sent would "passover" their home and not kill their firstborn.
How is the Passover connected to Easter?
The Last Supper, from which we get Communion/Eucharist according to denomination, was Jesus' celebration of Passover. It was after the Passover meal, which they celebrated in the traditional manner, that Jesus took the bread and wine and described it as symbolic of His sacrifice of Himself for our sins.
What is the Biblical meaning of Shadrach?
Shadrach was the Babylonian name given to Hananiah after he, Daniel and their two companions (Mishael + Azariah) had been taken to Babylon (Daniel 1:3-20)(Daniel 2:48, 49). The Babylonian meaning is unknown. His HEBREW name, Hananiah, however, means: "Jah Has Shown Favor; Jah Has Been Gracious."
(Jah is the shortened form of Yahweh(or Jehovah)God's name)
Many Hebrew names ending in 'ah' or 'jah' contain this form of the Divine name in them.
The Torah says that it should be seven days, and that is referring to in Israel. Because of the way the calendar was set up, the people in the diaspora didn't always know in time exactly when each month started, so they had to keep an extra day, and that stuck.
