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Posted by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, April 9, 2010

The Shulchan Aruch (458) records that it is a custom to bake matzah specifically on the afternoon of the eve of Pesach. The reason is because that is the time when the Paschal lamb was offered and so it is a custom to bake the matzah at that exact time; as you may know by now, our synagogue baked...read more

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	Joined: 08/08/2007 Shmuel is Rabbi of Ohev Sholom -- The National... Divrei Torah (17)

A Pesach Poem: "Thank You, God, for Chametz"

Posted by Rabbi Menachem Creditor, April 8, 2009

When I slither on my belly with my children, looking for the Chametz I myself hid, I am aware that deep ritual involves both gravitas and silliness. When I stand with my family, watching the Chametz burn, I am transported. I smell, I feel, my sacrifice burning. When I recite the Aramaic...read more

About Rabbi Menachem Creditor
	Joined: 09/20/2007 Rabbi Menachem Creditor is the spiritual leader of... Divrei Torah (41)

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