The laws of Pesach that fall after Shabbat are complex, as are the procedures of the Passover Sacrifice which only took place in the Temple. They performed certain parts of the sacrifice on Shabbat, ...

It’s rare for Passover to start on a Saturday night. But it does present an opportunity to reflect on two epic events of the Jewish calendar. The first is the Passover Seder itself, arguably one of ...

The Shabbat which either coincides with or immediately precedes Rosh Chodesh Adar (or Adar 2 in a leap year) is Shabbat Shekalim (Mishnah, Megillah 3:4; Rambam, Laws of Prayer and Priestly Blessing 13 ...

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As sundown neared last Friday, the first Shabbat after Passover, my Facebook and Instagram feeds were filling up with images of beautiful, braided challahs just out of the oven. By then, my own ...