Painting, decorating, waxing and colouring Easter Eggs

Decorating eggs for Easter is a wonderful tradition. Here's a guide to the origin of the craft, and a how-to guide for painting and colouring your own eggs this Easter.

the story of passover

Passover, the popular Jewish holiday, is celebrated in remembrance of the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. “Pessach” was a time of renewal, a time of remembrance. One of the most important rituals to be followed at Seder is those of four questions that are to be answered by the youngest child at the table known as Ma Nishtana. It is a story of freedom and a celebration of Spring.

The Great Passover Matzo Dilemma

I've quoted it before because I think it's one of the more hysterical scenes in a movie, when Woody Allen is walking down the street with Tony Roberts in Annie Hall explaining how he knows that people he...

How to have a great Passover Seder with kids

How can pre-schoolers keep their attention during the Seder? How to make this Passover Seder a fun and enjoyable evening for kids and adults too?

So... You Want to Learn Hebrew - Step 1

One of the steps to Learning the Truth for the Christian is to go back to the Source. The Source of the information that has led to the basis of our religion is the Hebrew language. It is at the Source that we find Love, Loyalty, Faith, Belief,...

Passover or Pesach: A Repast with a Past

The Jewish festival of Pesach or Passover is rich with rituals. These draw on ancient agricultural spring festivals which have been reinterpreted to tell the story of the Exodus. 7 symbolic foods are used to recount the events of that time. Use of leavening is also strictly prohibited at this time. Recipe for Lemon Walnut Slice.

Tu Bishvat

 The holiday of Tu Bishvat is a minor Jewish Holiday that celebrates the New Year of the Trees.  Tu Bishvat is one of four New Years mentioned in the Mishnah, the oral Torah of the Jewish faith.  Oddly, the...

How to Make Passover Fun for Everyone

Some people love Passover -- the matzo ball soup and brisket, the long evenings with family at the seder table, and the freshly cleaned house. Others (realists like me) have to work a little harder to get over the stress that comes with all that...

Matza: A Passover Tradition

Parshat Noach (Noah)

Parshat Noach (Noah) Verse 6:9 “Eish Tzadik Tamim”, which would be translated as “A completely righteous man, or a completely charitable man”. The question is why would the scripture use...