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אויר הרים צלול כייןוריח אורניםנישא ברוח הערבייםעם קול פעמונים. ובתרדמת אילן ואבןשבויה בחלומההעיר אשר בדד יושבתובליבה חומה Chorus ירושלים של זהבושל נחושת ושל אורהלא לכל שירייךאני כינורירושלים של זהבושל נחושת ושל אורהלא לכל שירייךאני כינור איכה יבשו בורות המיםכיכר השוק ריקהואין פוקד את הר הביתבעיר העתיקה. ובמערות אשר בסלעמייללות רוחותואין יורד אל ים המלחבדרך יריחו. Chorus אך בבואי היום לשיר לךולך לקשור כתריםקטונתי מצעיר בנייךומאחרון המשוררים. כי שמך צורב את השפתייםכנשיקת שרףאם אשכחך ירושליםאשר כולה זהב Chorus Avir harim tsalul k'yayin...

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The torah portion for my bar mitzvah is parshat bo. This parsha consists of the last three plagues of 10 which are the locusts, the darkness and the death of the first born. In this parsha, Pharaoh continues to resist and not let the Israelites go until finally he lets them go after the tenth plague where his first born is killed. At this point, Pharaoh demanded that Moses leave with all the Jews. One of the commonly discussed parts of...

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Baruch HaMakom, baruch hu Baruch shenatan Torah le'amo yisrael, Shenatan Torah le'amo yisrael baruch hu. בָּרוּךְ הַמָּקוֹם, בָּרוּךְ הוּא. בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן תּוֹרָה לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל, בָּרוּךְ הוּא. Translation:Blessed is the Imminent; Blessed is God Bless​ed is the One Who gave the Torah to God's people Israel; Blessed is God.

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אֵלִיָהוּ הַנָבִיא, אֵלִיָהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי, אֵלִיָהוּ הַגִלְעָדִי בִּמְהֵרָה יָבוֹא אֵלֵינוּ עִם מָשִׁיחַ בֶּן דָוִד Eliyahu Hanavie, Eliyahu Hatishbi, Elyahu Hagiladi, Bimherah Yavo Elenu Im Mashiach Ben David. Elijah the Prophet, Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah the Giladite, May he soon come to us...

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When the children have finished their meal they may look for the Afikomen. This is a Greek word for Dessert and we cannot conclude the Seder until it is found and reunited with all the other Matzah pieces. * * * * *

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One of my favorite parts of the Passover seder is the singing. Perhaps my favorite song is “Dayenu.” The words are fairly easy to sing in Hebrew, and the chorus is so catchy that even those who don’t know Hebrew can easily join in. But beyond its functionality, the content of Dayenu (literally “it would have been enough”) also carries a deep amount of wisdom. Dayenu consists of 15 stanzas referencing different historical contexts the Israelites experienced, from slavery in Egypt...

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One element of the story of the exodus that the Roberts' version elides is God's hardening of Pharaoh's heart. Moses Maimonides (ca 1135 - 1204 CE) recognized this element of the story as a significant paradox since it seemed to suggest that God forced Pharaoh to make the wicked decisions that brought about the punishment of the plagues. As Maimonides recognizes, if this were so, then the notion that the plagues were a punishment as well as a means of the...