Passover

Kabbalat Shabbat: Crossing the Sea

On the culminating 8th day of Passover, which coincides with Shabbat, join us for an uplifting and intergenerational evening of joyous Shabbat music, ritual, and deep sharing as we “Cross the Sea” together.

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Passover Drash: A Formula for the Epic Charoses

One of the centerpieces of the Seder plate is the Charoses which is meant to remind us of the mortar with which our ancestors bonded bricks when they were enslaved in Egypt. On the other hand there is also a celebratory element of the Charoses. How should we understand these to different messages?

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A Passover Nugget

Why do we celebrate the freedom of the exodus of Egypt, if subsequently, in many following generations the Jews were persecuted and enslaved?

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