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SERVICIO DOMÉSTICO DE EREVLit. Evening Jewish holidays begin in the evening. Hence, Erev Shabbat is the eveEve, according to the book of Genesis, is Adam's wife, the first woman to be created. of the Sabbath. SHABBATShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and […]
Omer 2019: Week 1
Week 1: Hesed (Love, Kindness) As we begin Counting the OmerFrom the second day of PassoverPassover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery and Exodus from Egypt. Its Hebrew name is Pesakh. Its name derives from the tenth plague, in which God "passed over" the homes of the Jewish firstborn, slaying only the Egyptian firstborn. Passover is celebrated for a week, and many diaspora Jews celebrate for eight days. The holiday begins at home at a seder meal and ritual the first (and sometimes second) night. Jews tell the story of the Exodus using a text called the haggadah, and eat specific food (matzah, maror, haroset, etc). until ShavuotShavuot is the holiday fifty days after Passover and commemorates when the Israelite liberation from Egypt culminates with the giving of the Torah. Traditionally, Jews study in an all-night study session, eat dairy products (one interpretation is that the Torah is like milk to us), and read both the Ten Commandments and the Book of Ruth., Jews count seven weeks – seven times seven days – to commemorate the […]
Ritual Connecting Passover with Rosh Hashanah
There is a traditional connection between SukkotLit. Booths or huts Sukkot is the autumn harvest Festival of Booths, is celebrated starting the 15th of the Jewish month of Tishrei. Jews […]
Omer 2019: Week 2
Week 2: Gevurah (Strength, Boundaries, Holding) As we begin Counting the Omer, each day’s quality intersects with Gevurah, inviting us to contemplate various dimensions of strength. We invited writers to reflect […]
Batya
“Now Pharoah’s daughter … saw him, the child—here, a boy weeping!“ (Exodus 2:6) If Moses’ mother had a better option, if Pharaoh wasn’t trying to kill the infant sons, would […]
Pesakh Guided Meditation
This meditation is inspired, in part, by pieces written by Rabbi Steven Exler and Zoketsu Norman Fischer. It is also based on the teaching of the Ba’al Shem Tov, the […]
The Egg on the Seder Plate
Why is there an egg on the SederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from […]
For Survivors of School Shootings
This prayer is a response to three recent suicides. In the past week, Jeremy Richman, the father of a first-grader killed in the Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead […]
Devotional #1: Invoking Departed Souls

Spend a time alone sit down at a table that has another purpose a kitchen table other than thinking a table in a park or by the water take a […]
Recipe for Seder
