Holy Days Articles
Giving Thanks for the Miracle of Survival
Not published yet(CNN) - ...almost 70 years after his village in Poland was liberated by the Soviet army, Leon Gersten is meeting the man who is the Oskar Schindler of his own life: Czeslaw Polziec. ... Polziec is Catholic. His family secretly sheltered Gersten in rural Poland for two years during World War II.
As though such a reunion between survivor and rescuer were not emotional enough, this one is taking place Wednesday on the eve of Hanukkah, which coincides this year with Thanksgiving. Two celebrations of gratitude.
Passover
Not published yetThe Passover is a very important Holy Day in Jewish history. The Passover begins the day before the feast of unleavened bread, on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan. It commemorates God's deliverance from the bondage of Egypt. God had commanded Moses to go to the pharaoh of Egypt and demand that he let God's people go free. The pharaoh refused and God brought 9 plagues upon the Egyptian people.
The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder Part 2
UnpublishedAlmost every Passover seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is selected randomly; each item has its purpose and often its specific place on the table or seder plate.
The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder Part 1
UnpublishedAlmost every Passover seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is selected randomly; each item has its purpose and often its specific place on the table or seder plate.
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Happy Purim!Dry Bones
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PurimJeffrey Alan
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Is Purim Just Another Halloween?Jeffrey Alan