Heard in the Bagel Store: Understanding Chametz
There are multiple manifestations of the faceoff between the elimination of bread from our homes beginning this weekend and the incorporation of matzah as it replaces it over the...
Can We Bring the Korban Pesach This Year?
An Analysis by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
This week, three girls in Israel were detained by the Israel Police. The girls are activists of the Return to the Mount (Chozrim LaHar)...
The Value of Having Seder at Home
By Rabbi Berel Wein
One of the more amazing things about the holiday of Pesach is that even though it is over 3,700 years old, it is relevant and current...
Watch & Laugh: Chanale Vs. Chametz
5TJT.com is pleased to feature the hilarious and inspiring videos of Chanale Fellig-Harrel, a recent olah from Miami Beach. In addition to providing a humorous look at the aliyah...
Chametz for Sale
There is a well-known and widely used technique to free oneself from violating the prohibition of owning chametz on Pesach — selling one’s chametz to a gentile.
Famously, the Vilna...
Back to Basics: Our Preoccupation with Chametz
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
The Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt is a defining moment in the birth of our nation, and every part of the Torah’s description of...
Find-A-Seder Thanks To UJA-Federation of New York
UJA-Federation of New York’s Find-a-Seder resource for 2018 is a comprehensive list of Passover Seders open to the community on the first two nights of Passover—Friday, March 30 and...
Travel The Globe This Passover Without Ever Leaving Your Seder Table
This Passover, spend your holiday in Israel, Italy, and France, without ever leaving the Seder table. This year NJ-based Royal Wine, the world’s largest purveyor of kosher wines and...
Purim At YILC
After the reading of the Megillah, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst held a fantastic Purim party with lots of food for all and wonderful activities for the children. It was...
Purim At Chabad of Far Rockaway
Chabad of Far Rockaway once again provided the community with some great Purim Fun. “Jungle John’s” reptile show had the crowd stunned, learning some amazing facts and feats of...