{"id":169,"date":"2012-04-02T21:40:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T01:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=169"},"modified":"2014-08-28T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T13:35:13","slug":"celebrating-passover-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/celebrating-passover-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Passover – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

A very important celebration for Jews all around the world is going to be celebrated this week. It is called \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh), but in English we know it as “Passover”. I’ll be posting information about this celebration so you can better understand why it’s so important.<\/p>\n

\u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh – passover) is a holiday and festival commemorating the historical record found in the book of Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh – passover) begins on the 15th day of the month of \u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e1\u05b8\u05df<\/span> (ni-san – Nisan) in the Jewish calendar and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. You can read about it<\/a> in the Torah in the book of \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> (she-mot – Exodus). The commandment to observe \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh – passover) is recorded in the book of \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0<\/span> (va-yi-kra – Leviticus) chapter 23 verse 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Together with Pentecost and Sukkot, \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh) is one of the three pilgrimage festivals during which the entire Jewish populace historically made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only the men participate in public worship.<\/p>\n

In Israel, \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh) is a seven day celebration where the first and the seventh days are celebrated as full holidays. The five days in between, called the \u05d7\u05b9\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3<\/span> (khol ha-mo-ed – intermediate days) are celebrated as half holidays. Outside of Israel, it is an eight day holiday. The first two days and the last two days are celebrated as full holidays, and the four \u05d7\u05b9\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3<\/span> (khol ha-mo-ed – intermediate days) are celebrated as half holidays.<\/p>\n

\u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh) is a family holiday. It starts by cleaning all \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (kha-mets – leaven) out of the house. There is a ceremony to search for the \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (kha-mets – leaven) called \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (be-di-kat kha-mets – the searching out of the leaven) and\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (bi-ur kha-metz – the burning of leaven).<\/p>\n

The highlight of \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh) is the\u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8<\/span> (se-der – order). The \u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8<\/span> (se-der – order) service is held at the dining table in most homes, and during the service the account of the Exodus from Egypt is told. The “order” of the\u05e1\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e8<\/span> (se-der – order) is told in a special book called the\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (hag-ga-da – narrative). I will be posting these steps in another post this week.<\/p>\n

During \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7<\/span> (pe-sakh) passages from the\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (to-ra – Torah) and the \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05d8\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (haf-ta-ra – the writings of the prophets) are read.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow I’ll be writing about \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (be-di-kat kha-metz – the searching out of the leaven) and\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b5\u05e5<\/span> (bi-ur kha-metz – the burning of leaven).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A very important celebration for Jews all around the world is going to be celebrated this week. It is called \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7 (pe-sakh), but in English we know it as “Passover”. I’ll be posting information about this celebration so you can better understand why it’s so important. \u05e4\u05b6\u05bc\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7 (pe-sakh – passover) is a holiday and festival…<\/p>\n

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