Category Archives: holidays

#blogexodus : cleansing (waters of miriam’s well)

Posted on 2012/03/27 by davka

the cleans­ing waters of miriam’s well What fol­lows is the rit­u­al I have used at my seder since the mid 1990s. Before the Seder begins I fill the bot­tom quar­ter of a large pitch­er with slices of orange (and often sprigs of mint) then … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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#blogexodus : how do I cleanse my life of chametz?

Posted on 2012/03/26 by davka

rab­bi meir shmuel ben tzip­po­rah v’nechemia hale­vi [ר‘משבצונה“ל] teach­es: Judith came in from the fields where it appeared as though the whole com­mu­ni­ty was out har­vest­ing the new grain crop. The rains had ceased and the ground had dried enough … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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