by Rabbi Altonaga | Apr 18, 2025 | Passover, Pesach, Rabbi Michael Altonaga
At the beginning of Passover, we told our children: בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהֹוָה֙ לִ֔י בְּצֵאתִ֖י מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ … …because of this, Hashem did for me and took me out of Egypt. -Shemos 13:8 The simple reading is that this is an explanation for the...
by Elisha Guberman | Apr 8, 2025 | Elisha Guberman, Passover, Pesach
When we sit around the Seder table and bite into the crisp matzah, we often recall the classic explanation: “The dough of our ancestors did not have time to rise before God redeemed them.” This image of hurried departure, of last-minute scrambling, is...
by Yiska Guberman | Apr 3, 2025 | Passover, Pesach, Weekly Parsha, Yiska Guberman
Parshat Vayikra begins with an unusual detail in its very first word: “וַיִּקְרָא” (Vayikra—“And He called”). The aleph at the end of the word is written smaller than usual in the Torah. This seemingly minor scribal detail carries deep significance,...
by Danielle Altonaga | Mar 31, 2023 | Danielle Altonaga, Passover
In the weeks leading up to Passover, (and sometimes starting right after Purim) my groups on Facebook and WhatsApp are full of jokes, memes, and tales bemoaning the task of cleaning for the holiday. There are a few reasons for this. Some have to do with feeling...
