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| − | In modern practice, Passover is kept for 7 days in Israel, 8 days in the rest of Jewish world. | + | In modern practice, Passover is kept for 7 days in Israel, 8 days in the rest of Jewish world. In America, the first two nights of Passover are celebrated with a traditional ''seder'' (''Heb. order''), where the story of the Exodus is read from the Haggadah (''Heb. telling''). |
==Relationship to other religions== | ==Relationship to other religions== | ||
Revision as of 00:14, May 10, 2007
Passover (Heb. pesach) is a Jewish festival celebrating the Exodus.
History
The origin of the Passover is described in Exodus. Among the miracles the Lord performed for the Israelites was the "passing over" of their houses by the Angel of Death. The houses of the Israelites were marked by the blood of the sacrificial "paschal" lamb. Keeping the Passover is commanded by the Lord in the Hebrew Bible, see, for example, Exodus 12 and Numbers 9.
Practice
In modern practice, Passover is kept for 7 days in Israel, 8 days in the rest of Jewish world. In America, the first two nights of Passover are celebrated with a traditional seder (Heb. order), where the story of the Exodus is read from the Haggadah (Heb. telling).