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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)

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Chol Hamoed Pesach

Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel, April 8, 2009

For Chol Hamoed Pesach Shabbat we read of God permitting Moses to see His "back." A question the Midrash asks is what did Moses see when he saw God's back? And the answer given is, the back of His head tefillin. If you look at the An'im Z'mirot one verse reads, "The knot of God's tefillin shown...read more

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	Joined: 10/02/2007 Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic,... Divrei Torah (117)

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