PASSOVER: Holiday of Freedom

This year Jews celebrate the first two nights of Passover on the 19th and 20th of April with a joyous family event—the seder. We relive the experience of our ancestors as they were exiled and enslaved in Egypt, then liberated by G-d over 3,300 years ago. We recount the miracles of the Exodus,...

04/07/2008 | 328 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Purim - Festival of Joy

Purim is the festival which commemorates the breathtaking Jewish victory over the murderous designs of Haman. It is a story of great courage and self-sacrifice, first and foremost by Queen Esther and Mordechai, and ultimately by the whole Jewish nation. This joyous festival reveals the hidden hand o...

02/27/2008 | 317 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Purim Around the World

While the local customs of Purim are widely known, there are places in the world that have developed their own ways to celebrate the Purim festivities. Germany On Erev Purim, torches containing gunpowder would be ignited. During the Megillah reading, the gunpowder would explode with a deafeni...

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Purim March 21

Dear Rabbis, Professors, Relatives, and Friends, This year Pourim day falls out on Friday March 21, 2008. Pourim day has fallen out on Friday 13 times only from 1900--2005. Pourim day will fall out on Friday only 11 times from 2008--2103. This is a rare o...

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