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Articles by My Jewish Learning

How to Clean Your Home for Passover

The basic practice is to thoroughly clean the home of all leavened products and sell anything that is too costly or onerous to remove.

What Is Chad Gadya Really About?

The conclusion of the seder features a strange folksong about a baby goat.

Four Alternate Names for Passover

The Jewish festival of freedom and unleavened bread goes by many names.

Bedikat Hametz: The Search for Leaven Before Passover

A step-by-step guide to the ritual for ridding one’s home of leavened foods before Passover.

What Happens When Passover Begins on Saturday Night?

This rare occurrence mandates a number of adjustments to pre-holiday rituals.

What Is Kiruv?

The organized effort to draw less observant Jews closer to Judaism is often traced to postwar America.

Images Found on Jewish Gravestones and What They Mean

Common Jewish cemetery iconography explained.

Is Intermarriage Against Jewish Law?

Interfaith marriage has long been a demographic issue, but is it also a halakhic one?

Purim 2026

In 2026, Purim begins at sundown on Monday, March 2 and ends at sundown on Tuesday, March 3.

What does the Hebrew Purim Expression ‘V’nahafoch Hu’ Mean?

This Purim catchphrase is now used in other contexts as well.

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