A Guide to Pesach

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Introduction

With Pesah quickly arriving it is time to begin with our preparations. The following pages will explain some of the basic concepts and laws of Pesah. This guide is meant to be an overview of Sephardic laws and customs for Pesah. It should be . . . → Read More: GuideToPesach]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/guidetopesach/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/amazing/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/amazing/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:17:33 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=299 THE JEWISH CALENDAR

The Torah tells us that we must make sure that Passover always falls in the springtime. Likewise, we know that a Jewish month is calculated according to the moon’s movement. Now, in order for Passover, Sukkot, and our other holidays to fall at the correct times, the calculations must be exact, taking into account . . . → Read More: Amazing]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/amazing/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/a-guide-to-pesach/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/a-guide-to-pesach/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:01:22 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=275 Easy Printable Version, only 7 pages

Introduction

With Pesah quickly arriving it is time to begin with our preparations. The following pages will explain some of the basic concepts and laws of Pesah. This guide is meant to be an . . . → Read More: A Guide to Pesach]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/a-guide-to-pesach/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-famous-code-in-megillat-esther/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-famous-code-in-megillat-esther/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:45:50 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=270

adapted from Keeping Posted with NCSY, Fall 1999 edition

We have a tradition that everything in human history is contained in the Torah, which Hashem used as a “blueprint” for the . . . → Read More: The Famous “Code” in Megillat Esther]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-famous-code-in-megillat-esther/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/yom-kippur-an-awesome-day/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/yom-kippur-an-awesome-day/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:09:10 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=227

The ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time to test out and edit your new movie. This period is known as Aseret Ymei Teshuvah or the Ten Days of Repentance. Actually, it is ten days of cleansing – it is an opportunity to cleanse/change your past in order to . . . → Read More: Yom Kippur: An Awesome Day]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/yom-kippur-an-awesome-day/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/beginnings/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/beginnings/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:05:15 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=225 Why Rosh Hashanah can effect the entire year

” Everything goes after the beginning.”

This statement of chazal contains hidden depth. The moment of conception of anything which comes into existence must contain all the elements of the future of . . . → Read More: Beginnings…]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/beginnings/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/of-visions-and-decisions/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/of-visions-and-decisions/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:59:59 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=223 It always amazes me how fast Rosh Hashanah comes after Tisha B’Av. Officially, there are seven weeks of consolation that separate the two, but those seven shabbatot go by as if they were only three.

The passage of time is very deceptive. Life gives the impression that one has all kinds of time to do this . . . → Read More: Of Visions and Decisions]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/of-visions-and-decisions/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-king-is-in-the-field/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-king-is-in-the-field/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:56:09 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=220 Elul is a time for good resolutions, improving things which have not been perfect. The Sages tell us that during this month we have a special spiritual power to help us change ourselves for the better. In fact, we have . . . → Read More: The King is in the Field]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-king-is-in-the-field/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/selichot/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/selichot/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:50:57 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=217

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. . . → Read More: Selichot]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/selichot/feed/ 0 http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-truth-behind-virgo-elul/ http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-truth-behind-virgo-elul/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:43:08 +0000 admin http://www.desiretoshare.com/?p=216 Traditionally, the month of Elul is a time for repentance (“Teshuvah” in Aramaic), for Elul is followed immediately by Rosh Hashanah and the Days of Awe.  Elul is dedicated to introspection and self-scrutiny, which involves taking a closer look at what has happened over the past ten months.  At this time each year, Jews around the . . . → Read More: The Truth behind Virgo (Elul)]]> http://www.desiretoshare.com/the-truth-behind-virgo-elul/feed/ 0