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What is Passover?

Passover is a religious ceremony instituted by the God of the Bible to memorialize the time when He delivered the descendants of Abraham out of slavery in Egypt. Read about it in Chapter 12 of Exodus, the second book of the Bible.  Yup Passover comes from the Bible, first mentioned in the book of Exodus. As God pronounced to the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt that he would free them, he said he would “Smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.” However, he instructed the Israelites to put a sign of lamb’s blood on their door posts: “and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.”

Of all the Jewish holidays, Pesach is the one most commonly observed, even by otherwise non-observant Jews. Pesach is another word for passover.  The 2 key commandments associated with the holiday are: eating matzah, or unleavened bread; and the prohibition of eating any foods containing leavening during the holiday. In ancient times there was a third: the offering of a lamb in the evening on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Nisan and the eating that night of the Passover sacrifice. The commandments have since combined into a special Passover feast called the seder, celebrated on the first two evenings of the holiday. Other customs associated with Passover include eating bitter herbs and other foods at the seder celebration.

What is a Seder?

The Hebrew term seder means “order”. It is an in-house liturgy – a set sequence of actions performed and passages recited in a religious ceremony. It has become customary to refer to the overall ceremony as a Seder.  The word Seder is a Hebrew word that literally means “order.”  It is most commonly used to refer to the Passover Seder, a Jewish holiday ritual. Passover Seder takes place on the 15th or 15th and 16th days of Nisan on the Jewish calendar.

What is Haggadah?

Haggadah means “the telling” in Hebrew. A haggadah is a script that contains the words to be spoken and that describes the actions to be taken at a Passover Seder and the order.

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Shiva is a way to honor the passing of key relatives in the Jewish faith. You only observe shiva for any of 7 relatives:

• father
• mother
• brother
• sister
• son
• daughter
• spouse

Other relatives may join in for some or all of the observance, but Jewish law does not require participation. So what is it? After a funeral, mourners of a parent, sibling, spouse or child (more than 30 days old) stay at home until the morning of the seventh day. The word “shiva” means “seven” in Hebrew. The seven-day period of mourning gives the person in mourning time to adjust to the loss suffered.

It is customary for non-mourners to make condolence calls during the week of Shiva. Visitors should respond rather than initiate conversation with those sitting Shiva. Family and friends should serve food to those in mourning.
prayer services are held in the home so mourners can recite the Mourners Kaddish prayer at home. The mourners can go to synagogue to pray if there are no prayer services in the home. It is definitely rich in rituals such as:

Cover all the mirrors in the house and leave them cloaked for the seven-day period. This custom start as a belief that spirits were attracted to mirrors and could be trapped there. To it is seen to encourage inner reflection. Other key preparation items:

Jewish law demands mourners sit on low chairs to symbolize the mourner’s awareness that life has changed and desire to be close to the earth in which the loved was buried. In Jewish tradition, mirrors in the home are covered and a memorial candle is lit during Shiva. Orthodox Jews in mourning will refrain from wearing leather shoes, bathing, cutting their hair, shaving or changing clothes. Shiva practices are paused during Shabbat and resumed again after Shabbat

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Not sure the sects is the right word, but I think there are.  They range from concervative to those that believe Jesus was a prophet.  Here is a list of the groups which are often aligned with Judaism

Conservative Judaism

• Masorti
• Conservadox Judaism
• Union for Traditional Judaism

Orthodox Judaism

• Haredi Judaism
• Hasidic Judaism
• Modern Orthodox Judaism

Reform Judaism

• Progressive Judaism
• Liberal Judaism

Non-Rabbinic

• Alternative Judaism
• Humanistic Judaism (not always identified as a religion)
• Jewish Renewal
• Karaite Judaism
• Reconstructionist Judaism

The following sects believed Jesus was a Prophet

• Ebionites
• Elkasites
• Nazarenes
• Sabbateans