Tag: passover
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Next Year in Jerusalem
Toward the conclusion of our Seders we recite the words, “Bashannah Habahah Birushalayim Habenuya” — “Next year in Jerusalem rebuilt”. Thus, we begin our seder (“Now we are here, next year may we be in the Land of Israel) and end it remembering our ancestral homeland. This year I thought about my ancestors, having their…
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New Beginnings
Passover is a time of new beginnings. The egg which we place on our seder plates represents the cycle of life and the chance for a new beginning. The parsley represents Spring. One of the names of Passover is “Chag Ha-aviv” — the Festival of Spring. Spring is also a time of renewal. The Talmud…
Rabbi Marc D. Rudolph 