During these weeks, Jews around the world perform the act of Sefiras HaOmer, counting the Omer (all the way from the holiday of Passover to Shavuot). And yet, for many of your students and congregants, understanding the mechanics and spiritual significance of this 49 day period is an ominous task. Enter the iPhone App called Sefiros! This App... Read more »
Getting people to help you in fundraising or come to your event can be a difficult task. This is even truer when it comes to trying to host any sort of fundraiser around Pesach. Let's be honest: If people have time, it's dedicated to cleaning and preparing for Pesach—and not giving dozens of hours to plan a large fundraiser or train for a marathon. That's why a Pre-Pesach Car Wash is the perfect fundraising idea for
Seder night overflows with excitement and meaning as we journey through the fifteen steps of the Seder. The four cups of wine feature as one of the key defining aspects of reliving the Exodus from Egypt. The seemingly straightforward practice of drinking the four cups of wine on Seder night is the subject of great Talmudic discussion and debate. This shiur analyzes sections of the Talmud, along with commentaries of
See how the world turns on two ideas. The first, that there is  one God determining the absolute values by which we should live; the other, the seething cauldron of pluralism and multi-culturalism – in its extreme form a flirtation with relativism. Along comes Pesach – philosophically bound by the former approach – and determines... Read more »
After many years in yeshiva, followed by even more years of leading your own Pesach Seder, you have filled many pages with notes on every paragraph in the Haggadah. And yet, to be able to print your own thoughts on the Haggadah so that you can share them with your friends, family, students, congregants, and donors, has always been something that... Read more »
The Art of Amazement Haggada: Leader’s Edition is a new, one-of-a-kind, kiruv-friendly haggada! The goal of this haggada is to communicate the haggada to every type of Jew you may have at  your table. Your guests will certainly feel that the Seder, including Maggid, really was enjoyable. To achieve this, I have written drashas so they can be appreciated... Read more »