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  • Balaamsass
    Balaamsass

    OUI Vay!!!! I missed passover...it's almost sunset and the day is over!!!!!!!

    Passover 2013

    Everything you need to know to celebrate the holiday.

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    Passover 2013 begins in the evening of Monday, March 25, and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 2.

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    What is Passover?

    Passover is a freedom festival. It commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, and their departure from slavery to freedom. Passover's main ritual is the seder, which occurs on the first night (or the first two nights) of the holiday--a festive meal that involves the re-enactment of the Exodus through stories, songs, and ritual foods, such as matzah and maror.

    What are some Passover practices?

    The most marked Passover practice is a set of intense changes to the usual dietary cycle, including the absence of hametz, or leavened foods. The joyous cycle of psalms called Hallel is recited both at night, during the seder, and in prayers during the day. Additionally, Passover is the start of a 49-day period called the Omer, which symbolizes the count between offerings brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. This count culminates in the joyous holiday of Shavuot, the anniversary of receiving the Torah

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    First, you don't have to be Jewish to figure out things like this. You just need common sense and accurate information about when the new moon is.

    The astronomical new moon happened March 11 at around 3:30 PM EDT--well before sunset. In Jerusalem, that would be March 12. That is when Nisan 1 happens. Counting to 14, you reach March 25 at sundown, or March 26 during the day. Anyone with half a brain should be able to figure out this, especially when access to this information is so global. And, if the new moon happens the evening of March 11/12, it should be visible in Jerusalem (assuming the power goes out, since they didn't have electricity back then, so the new moon would be visible), it should just be visible from Jerusalem that night. This is what starts Nisan 1.

    If my arithmetic is correct (and yes, I am Gentile), adding 14 to March 11/12 would bring Nisan 14 to March 25 or 26. If they didn't observe the new moon until March 12/13, starting the clock then, that would push Nisan 14 to the 26th during the day (counting 12 as Nisan 1, you get 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18=7; 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25=14. (It is less confusing if you count on a calendar)). Either way, Nisan 14 would fall before March 26/27.

    Perhaps this is why the washtowel wants people to flunk math?

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