This evening begins the first two days of Passover with this evening sharing a seder plate and the age-old story of the deliverance of the Children of Israel from bondage and slavery. William will have the special opportunity of asking the three questions as he will be the youngest person at the seder table. We will play "find the motzot," and enjoy my all time favorite Mogen David; at least four glasses at our table.
This comes following a week where we cleanse our homes of any yeast or yeast products, and switch over to eating matzot instead of bread. We remember how the Angel of Death passed-over the eldest born of the children of Israel, the parting of the Red Sea so that they could escape Pharoah's military, and their eventual re-entering the land of Israel and building a Temple to worship God.
The Passover Haggadah-which is a booklet that we follow that tells the story and has the Passover prayers and blessings in it-that we use is the Hirsch Haggadah written by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch who is distantly related to our Hirsch family.
This will be a short blog today as I have so much work to do to get ready for our Passover Seder this early evening.
As you probably know, Jewish holidays, Sabbaths, & Festivals, all start at sundown on the evening before the actual start-date on the calendar. Some calendars now say that the holiday starts on a certain date, at sundown, and that makes things more understandable.
I should hear from Outskirts Press today and learn how the book is coming along. Hopefully everything has begun to begin and the book will be in preparation as we go to San Diego on Thursday.
Sheera says she'll lend us her laptop so I can do my blog most days-at least on the days that she is not using it. Everything is falling into place and all the loose ends are beginning to come together. I think this is going to be a great experience. Wish you were along for the ride.
I will be back tomorrow with good news about the book. Have a really great day and a happy Passover if you observe the Jewish Holidays.
This comes following a week where we cleanse our homes of any yeast or yeast products, and switch over to eating matzot instead of bread. We remember how the Angel of Death passed-over the eldest born of the children of Israel, the parting of the Red Sea so that they could escape Pharoah's military, and their eventual re-entering the land of Israel and building a Temple to worship God.
The Passover Haggadah-which is a booklet that we follow that tells the story and has the Passover prayers and blessings in it-that we use is the Hirsch Haggadah written by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch who is distantly related to our Hirsch family.
This will be a short blog today as I have so much work to do to get ready for our Passover Seder this early evening.
As you probably know, Jewish holidays, Sabbaths, & Festivals, all start at sundown on the evening before the actual start-date on the calendar. Some calendars now say that the holiday starts on a certain date, at sundown, and that makes things more understandable.
I should hear from Outskirts Press today and learn how the book is coming along. Hopefully everything has begun to begin and the book will be in preparation as we go to San Diego on Thursday.
Sheera says she'll lend us her laptop so I can do my blog most days-at least on the days that she is not using it. Everything is falling into place and all the loose ends are beginning to come together. I think this is going to be a great experience. Wish you were along for the ride.
I will be back tomorrow with good news about the book. Have a really great day and a happy Passover if you observe the Jewish Holidays.
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