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April 23, 2016
Welcome to the Hebrew Podcasts Passover Newsletter. We would like to wish you Chag Sameach and Happy Passover.
For more Passover content please see lesson 8 - The Passover Seder.
Featured Holiday
Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan and falls on Saturday, April 23, 2016, ט"ו בניסן, תשע"ו. Passover (Hebrew: Pesach) is celebrated for eight days to remind the Jewish people of the exodus from ancient Egypt and the ten plagues that fell on Egypt in 1313 BCE. The Jews painted blood on their doorway and their houses were saved from the plagues. They fled Egypt on a short notice and did not have time to let their bread rise. The Matzo (H: Matzah), an unleavened bread, is the symbol of Passover and is eaten instead of bread. Spring cleaning in the Jewish houses has an added dimension of ridding the house of any Chametz. "Kosher for Pesach" means that the foods are fit to be eaten during Passover, usually using potato starch or matzo meal instead of flour. During Passover it is forbidden to eat and have at home any type of grains such as wheat, rye, barley or oats. These items are called Chametz.
The main tradition is the Seder (order) Meal and reading the Haggadah. The Haggadah is the story and songs of the Exodus from Egypt and holiday rituals. The Afikoman is a special treat for the kids. It is a piece of matzo that is being hidden during the Seder and the child who finds it gets a treat.
Passover Recipes
Passover Kids Crafts
New Idioms
| Open and above board | Lo mi-ta-hat la-shool-han | לא מתחת לשולחן |
| Put his cards on the table | Sam et hak-la-fim al ha-shool-han | שם את הקלפים על השולחן |
| Table manners | Ni-moo-sey shool-han | נימוסי שולחן |
| Set a good table | Pat-ha shool-han | פתחה שולחן |
New Words
Breakfast A-roo-hat bo-ker ארוחת בוקר
Lunch A-roo-hat tsa-ha-ra-yim ארוחת צהרים
Supper / Dinner A-roo-hat e-rev ארוחת ערב
Business meal A-roo-ha ees-kit ארוחה עסקית
Dairy meal A-roo-ha ha-la-vit ארוחה חלבית
Meat meal A-roo-ha be-sa-rit ארוחה בשרית
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