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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.

Singing God’s Song 

Brooding over a psalmist's question in the face of death.

What Happens When Passover Begins on Saturday Night?

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

Revaluing Labor

On restoring the prestige of physical work.

Loving the Stranger

It's the most frequently repeated commandment in the Torah, but what does it actually require?

Vashti’s Bad Rap

Why the deposed queen is the under-appreciated heroine of Purim.

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

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

A Taste of the World to Come

On Purim, we get a flavor of a redeemed world — and it is intoxicating.

Blessings for Reading the Megillah

Traditional blessings recited before and after reading the Scroll of Esther.

Trees in the Wilderness

Each generation carries the weight of previous generations, and the potential to transform that weight into something magnificent.

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