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Passover: Holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. The holiday also marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is sometimes called Pesach (the Hebrew version of the name), Chag he-Aviv (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot (the Festival of Matzahs or Unleaened Bread), and Z'man Cheiruteinu (the Time of Our Freedom).
Charoset (khah-ROH-set; khah-ROH-ses): A mixture of fruit, wine and nuts eaten at the Passover seder to symbolize mortar used by the Jewish slaves in Egypt. See Pesach (Passover); Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Passover: Holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. The holiday also marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is sometimes called Pesach (the Hebrew version of the name), Chag he-Aviv (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot (the Festival of Matzahs or Unleaened Bread), and Z'man Cheiruteinu (the Time of Our Freedom).
Pesach (PEH-sahkh, PAY-sahkh): Lit. exemption.1) Known in English as Passover, one of the Shalosh R'galim (three pilgrimage festivals), a holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, . The holiday also marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is sometimes called Chag he-Aviv (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot (the Festival of Matzahs), and Z'man Cheiruteinu (the Time of Our Freedom).
2) The paschal lamb that, in Temple times, was sacrificed on this holiday.
Seder (SAY-d'r): Lit. order. 1) The family home ritual conducted as part of the Passover observance. 2) A division of the Mishnah and Talmud. See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.

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Pesach (Passover) Cooking Tips: Suggestions and tips to help you plan meals for Pesach (Passover). This page focuses on the many things that you can eat, instead of the usual focus on things you can't eat.
Pesach Seder: How is This Night Different: Learn about the Pesach (Passover) seder in the context of traditional Jewish practice, explaining how the rituals in the seder fit into traditional Jewish life.
Pesach: Passover: Learn about the Jewish holiday of Passover, known to Jews as Pesach. Includes an outline of the seder (the family holiday ritual meal) and a recipe for charoset (a traditional seder food).
The Counting of the Omer: Learn about the counting of the omer, a Jewish observance counting the days between the festivals of Pesach (Passover) and Shavu'ot.

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Afikomen: From Greek meaning "dessert." A half piece of matzah set aside during the Passover Seder, which is later hidden by children and then ransomed by parents, or hidden by parents and found by children. It is eaten as the last part of the meal. See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Aviv (ah-VEEV): Lit. Spring (the season of the year). The Bible frequently speaks of the "month of Aviv," which refers to the month of Nissan, the first month of the Jewish year occurring in early Spring, the month when Passover occurs. You will sometimes see it spelled "Abib" because the letter used for "v" in this word is also used for "b" in other words. See Months of the Jewish Year.
Chag Sameach (KHAHG sah-MEHY-ahkh): Hebrew. Literally, joyous festival. A greeting for any holiday, but especially Sukkot, Shavu'ot and Pesach (Passover). See Common Expressions and Greetings.
Chametz (KHUH-mitz): Lit. leaven. Leavened grain products, which may not be owned or consumed during Passover.
Charoset (khah-ROH-set; khah-ROH-ses): A mixture of fruit, wine and nuts eaten at the Passover seder to symbolize mortar used by the Jewish slaves in Egypt. See Pesach (Passover); Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Chol Ha-Mo'ed (KHOHL hah MOH-ed; KHOHL hah moh-AYD): The intermediate days of Pesach (Passover) and Sukkot, when work is permitted. See Pesach (Passover); Sukkot.
Counting of the Omer (s'-fee-RAHT hah-OH-mer): The counting of the days between Passover and Shavu'ot.
Dahyenu (dahy-AY-noo): Lit. It would have been enough for us. A popular song sung joyously during the Passover seder, after the telling of the story of the exodus from Egypt, listing the many miracles that G-d performed for us and repeating that any any one of them would have been enough for us, how much more grateful we are that He performed all of them. See Pesach Music.
Festivals: See Jewish Holidays and pages following it, especially Passover, Shavu'ot and Sukkot.
Firstborn: If a woman's first child is a male child born by natural childbirth, then the child must be redeemed from a kohein (priest) by a procedure called Pidyon Ha-Ben. In addition, firstborn males must observe a special fast the day before Pesach (Passover), commemorating the fact that they were saved from the plague of the first born.
Food: See Jewish Cooking; Kashrut; Pesach (Passover) Cooking Tips.
Four Parshiyot (pahr-shee-OHT): Four special Torah readings added to the weekly cycle of readings during the month before Pesach (Passover).
Four Questions: A set of questions about Passover, designed to encourage participation in the seder. Also known as Mah Nishtanah (Why is it different?), which are the first words of the Four Questions. See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Gebrochts (geh-BRAWKHTS): Yiddish: lit. broken. An additional strictness that some observe during Pesach (Passover), to avoid eating any matzah product that has come into contact with liquid after being baked. No matzah ball soup for you if you follow this rule! See Pesach Laws and Customs.
Haggadah (huh-GAH-duh): The book read during the Passover Seder, telling the story of the holiday. See Pesach (Passover); Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Kitniyot (kit-NEE-yot; kit-NEE-yos): Foods that are prohibited during Pesach (Passover) by the rulings of Ashkenazic rabbis. Sephardic Jews do not follow these restrictions. Includes rice, corn, peanuts, and legumes (beans).
Mah Nishtanah: Lit. Why is it different? A set of questions about Passover, designed to encourage participation in the seder. Also known as the Four Questions. See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Matzah (pl. Matzot) (MAHTZ-uh; matz-OHT): Unleavened bread traditionally served during Passover.
Music: See The Music of Pesach (Passover); Chanukah Music; Yiddish Music.
Nissan: The first month of the Jewish year, occurring in March/April. This is the month when Pesach (Passover) occurs. See Months of the Jewish Year; Pesach (Passover).
Omer (OH-mayr): A unit of measure, often translated as "sheaf." The period between Passover and Shavu'ot is known as the Omer period, because we count the days from the time that the first omer of barley was brought to the Temple. See The Counting of the Omer.
Passover: Holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. The holiday also marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is sometimes called Pesach (the Hebrew version of the name), Chag he-Aviv (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot (the Festival of Matzahs or Unleaened Bread), and Z'man Cheiruteinu (the Time of Our Freedom).
Pesach (PEH-sahkh, PAY-sahkh): Lit. exemption.1) Known in English as Passover, one of the Shalosh R'galim (three pilgrimage festivals), a holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, . The holiday also marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is sometimes called Chag he-Aviv (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot (the Festival of Matzahs), and Z'man Cheiruteinu (the Time of Our Freedom).
2) The paschal lamb that, in Temple times, was sacrificed on this holiday.
Seder (SAY-d'r): Lit. order. 1) The family home ritual conducted as part of the Passover observance. 2) A division of the Mishnah and Talmud. See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Seder Plate (SAY-d'r): A plate used during the family home ritual conducted as part of the Passover observance. The plate has a place for each of the food symbols of the holiday: Karpas (a vegetable usually parsley), Maror (bitter herbs, usually horseradish), Chazeret (a second bitter herb, usually romaine lettuce), Charoset (a mixture of apples, nuts, cinnamon and wine), a bone (symbolizing the Pesach sacrifice) and an egg (never discussed, and there are many theories what it means). See Pesach (Passover) and Pesach Seder: How Is This Night Different.
Shabbat Ha-Chodesh (shah-BAHT hah-CHOH-desh): The sabbath on which we read Parshat Ha-Chodesh, one of the Four Parshiyot, special Torah readings added to the weekly cycle of readings during the month before Pesach (Passover). Parshat Ha-Chodesh establishes the Hebrew calendar.
Shabbat Ha-Gadol (shah-BAHT hah-gah-DOHL): Lit. The Great Sabbath. The sabbath before Pesach (Passover). A special Haftarah reading regarding the End of Days and the return of the prophet Elijah is read.
Shabbat Parah (shah-BAHT pah-RAH): The sabbath on which we read Parshat Parah, one of the Four Parshiyot, special Torah readings added to the weekly cycle of readings during the month before Pesach (Passover). Parshat Parah explains the procedure for the offering of the Red Heifer (Parah Adumah), a ritual of purification.
Shabbat Sheqalim (shah-BAHT sh'-kah-LEEM): The sabbath on which we read Parshat Sheqalim, one of the Four Parshiyot, special Torah readings added to the weekly cycle of readings during the month before Pesach (Passover). Parshat Sheqalim discusses the census conducted through donations of a half-shekel coin.
Shabbat Zakhor (shah-BAHT zah-KHAWR): The sabbath on which we read Parshat Zakhor, one of the Four Parshiyot, special Torah readings added to the weekly cycle of readings during the month before Pesach (Passover). Parshat Zakhor contains the commandment regarding the tribe of Amalek.
Shalosh R'galim (shah-LOHSH ri-GAH-leem): Lit. three feet or three times. A collective term for the three biblical pilgrimage festivals: Pesach (Passover), Shavu'ot and Sukkot. In the days of the Temple, Jews from around the world made pilgrimages to Jerusalem to make offerings in the Temple in honor of these holidays.
Songs: See The Music of Pesach (Passover).

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