Monthly Archives: April 2020

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH–NEWSLETTER for SHABBAT HAGADOL, APRIL 4 2020

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

PDF version: newsletter April 4 2020.Tzav.pdf SHABBAT HAGADOL: The Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat HaGadol, sometimes translated “The Great Sabbath” although in Hebrew “The Great Sabbath” should be ha-shabbat hagedolah. Most likely, in my opinion, the name of this … Continue reading →

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Jewish Typologies of Food and the Seder Plate

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

WARD-sederplate In WordPress format (with additional corrections to above): https://drsethward.wordpress.com/175444593-2/

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Haggadah Study Sheet

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Dr. Seth Ward

The attached study sheet has some of the relevant texts for the Haggadah, including many of the relevant Biblical citations. There are two Quranic parallels to the Israelites crossing the sea at the bottom of the sheet (I briefly covered … Continue reading →

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