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Passover
April 19-26, 2011
Welcome to the NJOP
Passover Guide!
You've
probably noticed that the supermarket shelves are suddenly stocked
with matzah, gefilte fish, and those special Passover jellied-sugar
fruit candies. With less than a month till Passover, the Jewish
community is in a flurry of activity. The seven day (8 days outside
of Israel) holiday of Passover commemorates the Exodus of the Jews
from Egypt which led to the birth of the Jewish nation at Sinai.
The Passover Seder, which is held on the first (and second night
outside of Israel) of Passover, is perhaps the most widely observed
Jewish practice. This outline will provide you with the basics of
the Passover holiday, laws and customs.
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