Saturday, April 16, 2022

Passover 2022

Passover began yesterday at sundown and ends on the evening of Saturday April 23. The first Passover seder took place last evening and the second Passover seder takes place this evening.

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Passover is a festival of freedom. It commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom. The main ritual of Passover is the seder, which occurs on the first two night (in Israel just the first night) of the holiday — a festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods, including matzah and maror (bitter herbs). The seder’s rituals and other readings are outlined in the Haggadah