A Glance
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Apple Tree Editor
• Why We Celebrate:
In the Torah, God commands
the Jewish people to comrnerno-
rate their liberation. from
Egyptian slavery (Exodus 12:14-
19).
• The Name of the Holiday:
Pesach in Hebrew, Passover in
English. Pesach in Hebrew means
"skip over" or "pass over," and
refers to the 10th and final
plague that God brought upon
Egypt, when God killed all first-
born Egyptians but passed over
the Jewish households (Exodus
12:21-30).
• When We Celebrate:
On the Jewish calendar, 14-22
Nisan. This year, Pesach begins
the evening of Wednesday, April
16. Most Jews observe an eight-
day holiday, while some denomi-
nations celebrate for seven days.
In Israel, the holiday is seven
days.
The Torah states that Passover
is to be a seven-day holiday. But
Jews in the diaspora observe eigh t
days because they lived too far
away from Israel to receive word
about when to begin their obser-
vance, so an additional day was
added just to be safe.
The first two and last two days
of Pesach are full holidays when
no work is permitted. The inter-
vening days are semi holidays
when work is allowed.
• What We Celebrate:
Primarily, our liberation from
slavery to the Egyptians, 3,000
years ago.
On a more profound level,
Pesach marks the founding of the
Jewish nation and the beginning
of our relationship with God.
Many people celebrate Pesach by
recounting their personal liber-
ation stories.
• How We Celebrate:
With prayer, fellowship, dis-
cussion and food. Special
prayers are recited at all services
for the entire holiday.
In observance of the Torah
commandment, "You shall tell
your child"(Exodus 13:8), we
gather with family and friends
to hold a unique commemora-
tive meal called a seder (order).
The seder menu includes foods
intended to arouse curiosity
from the children and discus-
sion among all gathered on the
many subjects that revolve
around Pesach: Jewish identity,
our relationship with God, the
actual events of the Exodus
from Egypt, our life in Egypt
prior to liberation, miracles and
so on Among the best-known
seder foods are matzah (unleav-
ened bread), charoset- (a sub-
stance made from apples, nuts
and wine), a bitter vegetable
and four cups of wine.
• Rules And Regulations:
There are many, most of
which are concerned with food.
On Pesach, we refrain from
consuming any foods that are
leavened or contain leavening
(such as yeast). This includes
bread and other items made
from dough or batter, most
foods and beverages made from
grain, and anything edible that
even might contain any amount
of anything leavened.
All food for Pesach is certified
as kosher for Passover (koshe•
1Pesach) or is beyond suspicion
of containing any leaven.
Instead of bread, we eat
matzah, either plain by itself or
prepared with other ingredients
to make a variety of dishes. El
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