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CALGARY 2018 PASSOVER EDITION 2
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HAPPY PASSOVER 5778 March 30th-April 7th 2018
Read Part Two of our trip to Israel during Passover last year hellip
(see pages 13-21)
SPECIAL EDITION
2
T he eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring from the 15th
through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan March 30-April 7 2018 Passover (Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine eating matzah and bitter herbs and retelling the story of the Exodus
I n Hebrew it is known as Pesach (which means ldquoto pass overrdquo) because G‑d passed over the Jewish homes when killing the
Egyptian firstborn on the very first Passover eve
The Story in a Nutshell
After many decades of slavery to the Egyptian pharaohs during which time the Israelites were subjected to backbreaking labor and unbearable horrors G‑d saw the
peoplersquos distress and sent Moses to Pharaoh with a message ldquoSend forth My people so that they may serve Merdquo But despite numerous warnings Pharaoh refused to heed G‑drsquos command G‑d then sent upon Egypt ten
devastating plagues afflicting them and destroying everything from their livestock to their crops
At the stroke of midnight of 15 Nissan in the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE) G‑d visited the last of the ten plagues on the Egyptians killing all their firstborn While doing so G‑d spared the children of Israel ldquopassing overrdquo their homesmdashhence the name of the holiday Pharaohrsquos resistance was broken and he virtually chased his former slaves out of the land The Israelites left in such a hurry in fact that the bread they baked as provisions for the way did not have time to rise Six hundred thousand adult males plus many more women and children left Egypt on that day and began the trek to Mount Sinai and their birth as G‑drsquos chosen people
In ancient times the Passover observance included the sacrifice of the paschal lamb which was roasted and eaten at the Seder on the first night of the holiday This was the case until Temple in
Jerusalem was destroyed in the 1st century
Click here for the full Passover story
Click here to learn why the Passover lamb is no longer brought
Passover Observances
Passover is divided into two parts
The first two days and last two days (the latter commemorating the splitting of the Red Sea) are full-fledged holidays Holiday candles are lit at night and kiddush and sumptuous holiday meals are enjoyed on both nights and days We donrsquot go to work drive write or switch on or off electric devices We are permitted to cook and to carry outdoors (click here for the details)
The middle four days are called Chol Hamoed semi-festive ldquointermediate daysrdquo
when most forms of work are permitted
NO CHAMETZ
To commemorate the unleavened bread that the Israelites ate when they left Egypt we donrsquot eatmdashor even retain in our possessionmdashany chametz from midday of the day before Passover until the conclusion of the holiday Chametz means leavened grainmdashany food or drink that contains even a trace of wheat barley rye oats spelt or their derivatives and which wasnrsquot guarded from leavening or fermentation This includes bread cake cookies cereal pasta and most alcoholic beverages Moreover almost any processed food or drink can be assumed to be chametz unless certified otherwise
Ridding our homes of chametz is an intensive process It involves a full-out spring-cleaning search-and-destroy mission during the weeks before Passover and culminates with a ceremonial search for chametz on the night before Passover and then a burning of the chametz ceremony on the morning before the holiday Chametz that cannot be disposed of can be sold to a non-Jew (and bought back after the holiday)
For more on this topic see Operation Zero Chametz
Click here to sell your chametz online
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WHAT IS PASSOVER Source Chabadorg
3
MATZAH
Instead of chametz we eat matzahmdashflat unleavened bread It is a mitzvah to partake of matzah on the two Seder nights (see below for more on this) and during the rest of the holiday it is optional
Click here for more on matzah
It is ideal to use handmade shmurah matzah which has been zealously guarded against moisture from the moment of the harvest You can purchase shmurah matzah here
THE SEDERS
The highlight of Passover is the Seder observed on each of the first two nights of the holiday The Seder is a fifteen-step family-oriented tradition and ritual-packed feast
The focal points of the Seder are
Eating matzah Eating bitter herbsmdashto commemorate the bitter slavery endured by the Israelites
Drinking four cups of wine or grape juicemdasha royal drink to celebrate our newfound freedom
The recitation of the Haggadah a liturgy that describes in detail the story of the Exodus from Egypt The Haggadah is the fulfillment of the biblical obligation to recount to our children the story of the Exodus on the night of Passover It begins with a child asking the traditional ldquoFour Questionsrdquo
A Passover Message Passover celebrating the greatest series of miracles ever experienced in history is a time to reach above nature to the miraculous But how are miracles achieved Letrsquos take our cue from the matzah Flat and unflavored it
embodies humility Through ridding ourselves of inflated egos we are able to tap into the miraculous well of divine energy we all have within our souls
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PASSOVER (CONTINUED) Source Chabadorg
httpswwwchabadorgholidayspassoverpesach_cdoaid1723jewishPassover-Calendarhtm
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepassover-seder-how-to-be-a-good-guest
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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311A 2525 Woodview Drive SW Calgary Alberta T2W 4N4 (403) 238-1212 CalgaryLougheedassemblyabca
Hon Jason Kenney MLA Calgary-Lougheed
Leader of the Official Opposition
5
PASSOVER GREETINGS
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חג פסח שמח
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Constituency Office (Calgary-Cross) Unit 215 5401 Temple Drive NE Calgary AB T1Y 3R7 P (403) 280-4022 F (403) 280-3877 calgarycrossassemblyabca
Honourable Ricardo Miranda MLA for Calgary-Cross
7
Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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TRADITIONS amp CUSTOMS
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
7223 8650-112 Avenue NW Calgary Alberta T3R 0R5 PH 403-297-7104 FAX 403-297-7121 calgarynorthwestassemblyabca Website calgarynorthwestabca
WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
Sandra Jansen MLA Calgary-North West
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=PRatvKBp73I
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
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Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
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The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
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T he eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring from the 15th
through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan March 30-April 7 2018 Passover (Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine eating matzah and bitter herbs and retelling the story of the Exodus
I n Hebrew it is known as Pesach (which means ldquoto pass overrdquo) because G‑d passed over the Jewish homes when killing the
Egyptian firstborn on the very first Passover eve
The Story in a Nutshell
After many decades of slavery to the Egyptian pharaohs during which time the Israelites were subjected to backbreaking labor and unbearable horrors G‑d saw the
peoplersquos distress and sent Moses to Pharaoh with a message ldquoSend forth My people so that they may serve Merdquo But despite numerous warnings Pharaoh refused to heed G‑drsquos command G‑d then sent upon Egypt ten
devastating plagues afflicting them and destroying everything from their livestock to their crops
At the stroke of midnight of 15 Nissan in the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE) G‑d visited the last of the ten plagues on the Egyptians killing all their firstborn While doing so G‑d spared the children of Israel ldquopassing overrdquo their homesmdashhence the name of the holiday Pharaohrsquos resistance was broken and he virtually chased his former slaves out of the land The Israelites left in such a hurry in fact that the bread they baked as provisions for the way did not have time to rise Six hundred thousand adult males plus many more women and children left Egypt on that day and began the trek to Mount Sinai and their birth as G‑drsquos chosen people
In ancient times the Passover observance included the sacrifice of the paschal lamb which was roasted and eaten at the Seder on the first night of the holiday This was the case until Temple in
Jerusalem was destroyed in the 1st century
Click here for the full Passover story
Click here to learn why the Passover lamb is no longer brought
Passover Observances
Passover is divided into two parts
The first two days and last two days (the latter commemorating the splitting of the Red Sea) are full-fledged holidays Holiday candles are lit at night and kiddush and sumptuous holiday meals are enjoyed on both nights and days We donrsquot go to work drive write or switch on or off electric devices We are permitted to cook and to carry outdoors (click here for the details)
The middle four days are called Chol Hamoed semi-festive ldquointermediate daysrdquo
when most forms of work are permitted
NO CHAMETZ
To commemorate the unleavened bread that the Israelites ate when they left Egypt we donrsquot eatmdashor even retain in our possessionmdashany chametz from midday of the day before Passover until the conclusion of the holiday Chametz means leavened grainmdashany food or drink that contains even a trace of wheat barley rye oats spelt or their derivatives and which wasnrsquot guarded from leavening or fermentation This includes bread cake cookies cereal pasta and most alcoholic beverages Moreover almost any processed food or drink can be assumed to be chametz unless certified otherwise
Ridding our homes of chametz is an intensive process It involves a full-out spring-cleaning search-and-destroy mission during the weeks before Passover and culminates with a ceremonial search for chametz on the night before Passover and then a burning of the chametz ceremony on the morning before the holiday Chametz that cannot be disposed of can be sold to a non-Jew (and bought back after the holiday)
For more on this topic see Operation Zero Chametz
Click here to sell your chametz online
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WHAT IS PASSOVER Source Chabadorg
3
MATZAH
Instead of chametz we eat matzahmdashflat unleavened bread It is a mitzvah to partake of matzah on the two Seder nights (see below for more on this) and during the rest of the holiday it is optional
Click here for more on matzah
It is ideal to use handmade shmurah matzah which has been zealously guarded against moisture from the moment of the harvest You can purchase shmurah matzah here
THE SEDERS
The highlight of Passover is the Seder observed on each of the first two nights of the holiday The Seder is a fifteen-step family-oriented tradition and ritual-packed feast
The focal points of the Seder are
Eating matzah Eating bitter herbsmdashto commemorate the bitter slavery endured by the Israelites
Drinking four cups of wine or grape juicemdasha royal drink to celebrate our newfound freedom
The recitation of the Haggadah a liturgy that describes in detail the story of the Exodus from Egypt The Haggadah is the fulfillment of the biblical obligation to recount to our children the story of the Exodus on the night of Passover It begins with a child asking the traditional ldquoFour Questionsrdquo
A Passover Message Passover celebrating the greatest series of miracles ever experienced in history is a time to reach above nature to the miraculous But how are miracles achieved Letrsquos take our cue from the matzah Flat and unflavored it
embodies humility Through ridding ourselves of inflated egos we are able to tap into the miraculous well of divine energy we all have within our souls
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PASSOVER (CONTINUED) Source Chabadorg
httpswwwchabadorgholidayspassoverpesach_cdoaid1723jewishPassover-Calendarhtm
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepassover-seder-how-to-be-a-good-guest
4
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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311A 2525 Woodview Drive SW Calgary Alberta T2W 4N4 (403) 238-1212 CalgaryLougheedassemblyabca
Hon Jason Kenney MLA Calgary-Lougheed
Leader of the Official Opposition
5
PASSOVER GREETINGS
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חג פסח שמח
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Constituency Office (Calgary-Cross) Unit 215 5401 Temple Drive NE Calgary AB T1Y 3R7 P (403) 280-4022 F (403) 280-3877 calgarycrossassemblyabca
Honourable Ricardo Miranda MLA for Calgary-Cross
7
Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
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SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
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We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
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MATZAH
Instead of chametz we eat matzahmdashflat unleavened bread It is a mitzvah to partake of matzah on the two Seder nights (see below for more on this) and during the rest of the holiday it is optional
Click here for more on matzah
It is ideal to use handmade shmurah matzah which has been zealously guarded against moisture from the moment of the harvest You can purchase shmurah matzah here
THE SEDERS
The highlight of Passover is the Seder observed on each of the first two nights of the holiday The Seder is a fifteen-step family-oriented tradition and ritual-packed feast
The focal points of the Seder are
Eating matzah Eating bitter herbsmdashto commemorate the bitter slavery endured by the Israelites
Drinking four cups of wine or grape juicemdasha royal drink to celebrate our newfound freedom
The recitation of the Haggadah a liturgy that describes in detail the story of the Exodus from Egypt The Haggadah is the fulfillment of the biblical obligation to recount to our children the story of the Exodus on the night of Passover It begins with a child asking the traditional ldquoFour Questionsrdquo
A Passover Message Passover celebrating the greatest series of miracles ever experienced in history is a time to reach above nature to the miraculous But how are miracles achieved Letrsquos take our cue from the matzah Flat and unflavored it
embodies humility Through ridding ourselves of inflated egos we are able to tap into the miraculous well of divine energy we all have within our souls
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Leader of the Official Opposition
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חג פסח שמח
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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7
Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
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We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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22
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HAPPY PASSOVER
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Hon Jason Kenney MLA Calgary-Lougheed
Leader of the Official Opposition
5
PASSOVER GREETINGS
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6
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Constituency Office (Calgary-Cross) Unit 215 5401 Temple Drive NE Calgary AB T1Y 3R7 P (403) 280-4022 F (403) 280-3877 calgarycrossassemblyabca
Honourable Ricardo Miranda MLA for Calgary-Cross
7
Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
7223 8650-112 Avenue NW Calgary Alberta T3R 0R5 PH 403-297-7104 FAX 403-297-7121 calgarynorthwestassemblyabca Website calgarynorthwestabca
WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
Sandra Jansen MLA Calgary-North West
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=PRatvKBp73I
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
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ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
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SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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about our advertising rates
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Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
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HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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PASSOVER GREETINGS
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חג פסח שמח
6
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Constituency Office (Calgary-Cross) Unit 215 5401 Temple Drive NE Calgary AB T1Y 3R7 P (403) 280-4022 F (403) 280-3877 calgarycrossassemblyabca
Honourable Ricardo Miranda MLA for Calgary-Cross
7
Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
7223 8650-112 Avenue NW Calgary Alberta T3R 0R5 PH 403-297-7104 FAX 403-297-7121 calgarynorthwestassemblyabca Website calgarynorthwestabca
WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
Sandra Jansen MLA Calgary-North West
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=PRatvKBp73I
9
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Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
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SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
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We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
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SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
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We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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about our advertising rates
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Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
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Additional Prohibited Foods in Ashkenazi Communities - Kitniyot
While the forbidden foods on Pesach are relevant to all Jews regardless of cultural community the Ashkenazim further forbid many vegetables and foods which could be considered grains or used to make breads and cakes because they have the ability to ferment and become yeasty The additional prohibited foods are called kitniyot which are legumes including beans rice corn lentils dried beans and several vegetables NOTE According to the Orthodox Union other foods considered kitniyot include
bull Buckwheat Kasha and Millet
bull Peas and Green Beans
bull Snow Peas and Sugar-Snap Peas
bull Soybeans and Chickpeas
bull Sunflower Seeds and Poppy Seeds
It is forbidden to eat kityinot in Ashkenazi communities although they may remain in onersquos possession and can be used for other purposes An extensive list of kityinot has been compiled on Kashrutcom in consultation with several rabbinic and Kashrut authorities While the Ashkenazim have adopted these additional food prohibitions Sephardic communities did not implement the same rules Many Sephardim will eat rice and all vegetables are allowed When determining what is allowed and not allowed during Pesach it is best to follow the customs and traditions of the Jewish community or consult Rabbinic and Kashrut authorities
Sephardic Passover Customs amp Tradition for Pesach httpwwwangelfirecompa2passover
sephardicpassovercustomshtml
See the Passover Guides page for instructions on ldquokashering for Pesachrdquo httpcorcalist15588
Ashkenazic Descendants of Jews from France Germany and Eastern Europe Sephardic Descendants of Jews from Spain Portugal North Africa and the Middle East Mizrachi Descendants of Jews from North Africa and the Middle East Other subgroups are Yemenite Ethiopian and Oriental
While most Jews celebrate Passover their customs and traditions vary somewhat Sephardic Jews may eat rice corn peanuts and beans during this holiday while Ashkenazic Jews avoid them Jews everywhere regardless of additional traditions and culture are forbidden from eating anything from the four species ndash wheat barley oat spelt and rye This includes all bread and any leavened food products rising agents such as baking powder and yeast and beer or other alcohol products made with yeast
T here are several subgroups of Jews with different cultures and traditions during Passover
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
7223 8650-112 Avenue NW Calgary Alberta T3R 0R5 PH 403-297-7104 FAX 403-297-7121 calgarynorthwestassemblyabca Website calgarynorthwestabca
WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
Sandra Jansen MLA Calgary-North West
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=PRatvKBp73I
9
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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11
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
8
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
7223 8650-112 Avenue NW Calgary Alberta T3R 0R5 PH 403-297-7104 FAX 403-297-7121 calgarynorthwestassemblyabca Website calgarynorthwestabca
WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER
Sandra Jansen MLA Calgary-North West
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=PRatvKBp73I
9
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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11
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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about our advertising rates
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Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
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HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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9
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CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Richard Gotfried MLA Calgary-Fish Creek
7 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE Calgary AB T 403-278-4444 F 403-278-7875 calgaryfishcreekassemblyabca
httpswwwmyjewishlearningcomarticlepesach-vocabulary
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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11
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
Page 12 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
Page 19 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipe-
Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
10
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Page 10 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=RmabziV1LiY
11
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
Page 11 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
Page 12 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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Political Ad
Page 18 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
Page 19 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipe- Page 19 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
Page 19 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipe-
Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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Political Ad
Page 20 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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11
CALGARY PASSOVER GREETINGS
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Ms Anam Kazim MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore Constituency A208 1600-90th Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 5V8 Phone 4032165421
Fax 4032165423
Email calgaryglenmoreassemblyabca
FANNY amp LEO WEDRO (ZrdquoL)
HAG PESACH SAMEACH
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
12
Torah Readings
A Synopsis of the Passover Torah Reading
On the FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER we read from the book of Exodus (1221-51) of the bringing of the Passover Offering in Egypt the Plague of the Firstborn at the stroke of midnight and how On this very day G-d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt The reading for the SECOND DAY OF PASSOVER Leviticus 2226-2344 includes a list of the moadim -- the appointed times on the Jewish calendar for festive celebration of our bond with G-d the mitzvah to Count the Omer (the 49-day countdown to the festival of Shavuot which begins on the 2nd night of Passover) and the obligation to journey to the Holy Temple to to see and be seen before the avoiding leaven and eating matzah on Passover telling ones children the story of the Exodus and donning tefillin (Exodus 131-16) 2) A portion from the Parshah
of Mishpatim which includes the laws of the festivals (Exodus 2224-2319) 3) A section describing Moses receiving of the Second Tablets and G-ds revelation to
him of His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which likewise concludes with the laws of the festivals (Exodus 341-26) when one of the intermediate days of Passover is Shabbat this is the reading read on that day and it begins 12 verses earlier
with 3312) 4) The story amp laws of the Second Passover (Numbers 91-14) On the SEVENTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read how on this day the sea split for the Children of Israel and drowned the pursuing Egyptians and the Song at the Sea sung by the people upon their deliverance (Exodus 1317-1526 full summary with commentary here) On the EIGHTH DAY OF PASSOVER we read Deuteronomy 1519-1617 Like the reading for the second day it catalogs the annual cycle of festivals their special observances and the offerings brought on these occasions to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Eighth Days special connection with the Future Redemption is reflected in the Haftorah (reading from the Prophets) for this day (Isaiah 1032-126)
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PASSOVER IN A NUTSHELL hellip
Pesach Obligation for Women
Although women are obligated to observe all negative commandments of the Torah they are exempt from those positive commandments that must be performed at a particular time
[see Kiddushin 29a] However eating matzah on the night of the fifteenth of Nissan which is a time-bound mitzvah is an exception to the rule The Gemara (Pesachim 43b) derives this from a juxtaposition of the negative commandment against eating leavened bread and the positive commandment to eat matzah in one verse (Deuteronomy 163) You shall not eat leavened bread with it [ie the pesach offering] for seven days you shall eat matzos because of it The juxtaposition implies that anyone who is obligated to refrain from eating leavened bread is also obligated to eat matzah Since women must observe all the negative commandments they are obligated to eat matzah (Rashi)
Adapted from the ArtScroll Gemara Talmud Bavli in Shabbos 131b Note 33
Submitted by Vaughn Seward
Torah Tidbit Archives httpgroupsgooglecomgroupTorahTidbits
13
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
14
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL hellip PART TWO
Guess where we ate after the first two holidays of Passover at a KOSHER FOR PESACH McDonalds This felt s-o-o wrong on so many levels hellip
This Kosher for Pesach ice cream parlour was our favourite stop during the week All the flavours you could ask for and more Just try to find a table
There was street entertainment every day on the square Everything from young boys choirs to eclectic street performers and flash mobs and vendors
Mostly all of the museums and government run attractions are free all week in Jerusalem So families take advantage
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
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Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
ldquoI knew I had Irish relatives in Israel
Oh darn its closed for Pesachrdquo
On Thursday we caught a bus into Beit Shemesh to visit family amp friends
Bernie and I were invited to his third cousin Mimis house for a wonderful dinner Bernie had never met Mimi before but they have heard so much about each other growing up It was such a thrill to finally meet her and her beautiful family
Like Mimi explained whenever an Estrin travels we go through the phone book and look for other Estrins ask them who their father and zaidas are and chances are you will be related Thats just the way the Estrins roll Thanks Mimi for a wonderful evening great to meet your family (Finally)
We were so very honoured to be invited to Shlomo amp Ayala Finkelshteyns house also in Beit Shemesh They are formerly from Edmonton and have now been living in Bet Shemesh for 3 years They have seven daughters and now finally a son
We spent the afternoon with them and visited with their adorable little girls Ayala treated us to a a lovely seudah which we all enjoyed in their beautiful home
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
15
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
SUNDAY - APRIL 16th to April 22 2017
On Saturday night we hooked up with Bernies 1st cousin Tamara who lives in Israel with her family She lives just outside of Jerusalem and drove in especially to see us after Shabbat It was so great to see her and catch up
We just keep meeting Rabbi Yossi Biston by chance everywhere (three times now)This time we spotted him when we were having a hot chocolate with Tamara Thought we really should get a picture this time
SUNDAY is the Sixth day of Pesach and NOT a holiday so time for MORE adventures
This morning we caught the bus from the Central bus station to visit a friend of Barry amp Sandra Greenspans who lives on Kibbutz Gezer
The bus ride was spectacular and we saw another part of the landscape around Jerusalem that we had never seen before We travelled up and down a small two-lane highway passing little villages ruins a monastary and towns We even drove up an escarpment much like around Collingwood Ontario and got off up at the bottom where Emmanuel picked us up
16
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
Page 19 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipe-
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
16
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Political Ad
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
Emmanuel and his lovely wife Yokki welcomed us into their home on Kibbutz Gezer where they have lived for thirty years
17
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Political Ad
Page 17 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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Political Ad
Page 18 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
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Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
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HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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17
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
They gave us a guided tour by foot of the entire kibbutz One of the highlights was the dairy Each cow has a brace-let that has a chip where they can ID the cow measure its milk output how much cream etc This dairy is extremely advanced and completely computerized
18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
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View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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18
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We saw many beautiful gardens a huge sculpture park baseball field and massive swimming pool We also saw the childrens daycare after school care general store activities centre and met many of the kibbutznics
We were over-whelmed by the gardens where plants flowers and herbs of almost every kind grew wild and in the many many gardens They even had a massive cactus garden around the back of the old dining hall
19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
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19
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After a short rest and lunch Emmanuel took us on an amazing driving tour to the city of Ramla Our friend Sandra Greenspan who is a very close friend of Emmanuel and Yokki told us that Ramla has the best markets to barter She unearthed some incredible ldquofindsrdquo
Ramla has a very special place called The Seven Arches an underground water reservoir with pillars holding it up and you can actually go boating under ground
It was closed the day we were there hellip so that means only one thing hellip we have to go back
We continued our drive and saw some Arab villages one in particular where Arab and Jews live side-by-side called Wahat Al-Salam at the top of a beautiful lookout
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
20
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PASSOVER IN ISRAEL
We also drove by the newly constructed not-yet-open massive hi-speed train line to Jerusalem that will open at the end of 2017
At the end of day after seeing the many incredible vistas of the foothills around Jerusalem Emmanuel drove us back to our hotel in Jerusalem after a really fun time We were so-o tired
Thanks for an Amazing Day Yokki amp Emmanuel
On Monday the last day of Passover Bernie went to the Jerusalem Great Synagogue again and who did he meet Cyril Frieds best friend when growing up in South Africa He just happens to be The Director of the famous synagogue choir
And so ended our ldquoPassover in Israelrdquo
We hope you enjoyed our Passover Adventures of 2017
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
Page 21 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
21
The procedure for lighting candles on the eve of the holidays is
basically the same as the Shabbat candle lighting except for the
following details and blessings (which differ from one festival to
another)
bull It is permissible to kindle the holiday candles after sundown (except
when occurring on the Shabbat) however lighting the candles has to
be from a pre-existing flame
bull When lighting on a Friday light before sunset
bull When lighting on a Saturday evening the earliest one may light is an
hour after sunset
Sephardic Passover Custom
Sephardic Jews usually light seven candles on the eve of each Passover Seder and this is traditionally done by the lady of the household The reason for seven candles is rooted in Kabbalistic opinions According to the Kabbalah the Passover Seder night radiates an extremely powerful light - in a spiritual sense
1 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat
2 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light
3 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-
VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT VE-SHEL YOM TOV
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and
commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light
4 BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM SHE-HECHE-YA-NU VE-KI-YE-MA-
NU VE-HIGI-A-NU LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH
Blessed are You Lord our G-d King of the universe who has granted us life sustained us and enabled
us to reach this occasion
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CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSINGS
22
Contact Us
Give us a call for more information
about our advertising rates
CANADA JEWISH PIPELINE
Toll-free 1-855-481-8535 canadajewishpipelineshawca
View all our Pipeline Editions online
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver amp Winnipeg
Visit us on the web at httpwwwcanadajewishpipelineca
HAPPY PASSOVER
Thank you to all of our advertisers and subscibers
Page 22 Canada Jewish Pipeline mdash PASSOVER EDITIONmdash canadajewishpipelineshawca
22
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