Thursday, April 14, 2022

Fwd: Hard Truths About Soft Matzah; Rabbi Frand on the Haggadah; Sefirah Chart


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SPECIAL DAYS Bedikat Chametz is performed on Thursday night, April 14. Taanit Bechorim is observed on Friday, April 15. Passover begins Friday night, April 15, and is observed through Shabbat, April 23. Begin counting the Omer on the night of the second seder, April 16. Begin saying V'tein Bracha at Maariv on Sunday night, April 17. (Information is listed for chutz la'aretz)

 
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