Encyclopedia - Passover: Encyclopedia - Passover
Passover, also known as Pesach or Pesah (פסח pesaḥ), is a Jewish holiday, beginning on the evening of the 14th day of Nisan, that co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passover: Encyclopedia Ii - Passover - Observances
Passover is a Jewish holiday central to Judaism. Before the holiday begins, observant Jews will remove and discard all food with leavenin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passover: Encyclopedia Ii - Passover - Origins Of The Feast
The term Passover comes from the Hebrew Bible, first mentioned in the Book of Exodus. It came into the English language through William T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passover Christian Holiday: Encyclopedia - Passover Christian Holiday
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday
A Jewish holiday or Jewish Festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as holy or secular commemorations of important events in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passover Christian Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Passover Christian Holiday - Meaning Of Christian Celebration Of Passover
The New Testament of the Bible depicts Jesus as the culmination of the Passover "Lamb of God"; therefore, some Christians continue to cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Services: Encyclopedia - Jewish Services
Jewish services are the communal prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Pesach - Passover
Pesach (Passover) commemorates the liberation of the Israelite slaves from Egypt. The first seder is after the 14th of Nisan since in Jud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Shavuot - Pentecost
Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, is sometimes known by the Greek name "Pentecost." One of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh regalim) or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Shemini Atzeret And Simchat Torah - Rejoicing With The Law
Simchat Torah (שמחת תורה) means "rejoicing with the Torah" and takes place on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret. This holiday immedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Hanukkah - Festival Of Lights
The story of Hanukkah is preserved in the books of the First and Second Maccabees. These books are not part of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - New Israeli/jewish National Holidays
Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has established four new Jewish holidays. Yom Ha'Shoah ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - The Three Weeks And The Nine Days
The days between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av are days of mourning, on account of the collapse of Jerusalem during the Roman occu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Variances In Observances
The denominations of Reconstructionist Judaism and Reform Judaism generally regard Jewish laws (halakha) relating to all these holidays a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Yom Kippur - Day Of Atonement
Yom Kippur is considered by Jews to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Its central theme is atonement and reconciliation. Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Shabbat - The Sabbath יום השבת
Jewish law accords the Sabbath the status of a holiday. Jews celebrate a Shabbat, a day of rest, on the seventh day of each week. Jewish ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Variances In Observances
The denominations of Reconstructionist Judaism and Reform Judaism generally regard Jewish laws (halakha) relating to all these holidays a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hechsher: Encyclopedia Ii - Hechsher - Further Designations Contained In Hechsherim
Hechsher - Passover P. The observance of Passover (Hebrew: Pesach) entails additional rules of kashrut. Near the holiday, foods that ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jibjab: Encyclopedia Ii - Jibjab - Post-election 2004
JibJab - Matzah!. There's no Bush or Kerry, but this cartoon features a burning bush hip-hop Jew. Matzah features a hip-hop Hebrew, Smo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Easter: Encyclopedia Ii - Easter - Nature And Development
In most languages of Christian societies, other than English, German and some Slavic languages, the holiday's name is derived from Pesach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Easter: Encyclopedia Ii - Easter - Nature And Development
In most languages of Christian societies, other than English, German and some Slavic languages, the holiday's name is derived from Pesach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Malabar Nasrani: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Malabar Nasrani - Nasrani Tradition Today
Though much of the Jewish tradition was obliterated and wiped out, some of the important traditions lived on. The symbol of the Nasrani p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feet Washing: Encyclopedia Ii - Feet Washing - Biblical Reference
Christian denominations that observe feet washing do so on the basis of what they believe is the authoritative example and command of Jes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minhag: Encyclopedia Ii - Minhag - Minhag And Jewish Law
Halakha (Jewish law) as derived from the Talmud is binding upon all Jews. However, in addition to these halakhot, there have always been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Friday: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Friday - In Protestantism
Many Protestant communities hold special services on this day as well. In the German Lutheran tradition from the 16th to the 20th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Easter: Encyclopedia Ii - Easter - Easter Controversies
Easter - Anti-Easter Christians. Some Christian fundamentalists reject nearly all the customs surrounding Easter, believing them to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Sefirah - Counting Of The Omer
Sefirah is the 49 day ("seven weeks") period between Pesach and Shavuot; it is defined by the Torah as the period during which special of...   » Read the article