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The Wicked Son of the Haggadah

The Passover Seder is a gathering for a meal in commemoration of the night preceding the exodus from Egypt by the Hebrew slaves. The structure of the evening is laid out in the traditional Passover Haggadah. There are many recent updates to this book that present differing views of the rituals and the ideas accompanyingContinue reading “The Wicked Son of the Haggadah”

FREEDOM AND PASSOVER

The holiday of Passover is about freedom. The Israeli slaves were freed from their bondage. The purpose of this redemption was to allow and encourage freedom of choice to do the right thing. The “right thing” meant that they would follow God.  The Bible describes the event as God taking the Children of Israel outContinue reading “FREEDOM AND PASSOVER”