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#blogexodus : spring (karpas)

כרפס | karpas | eat the green veg­eta­bles Dip sprigs of pars­ley in salt water and dis­trib­ute them to all present at the Seder table while read­ing the fol­low­ing para­graphs and singing the fol­low­ing songs. My heart over­flows with joy! I final­ly … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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#blogexodus : spring (springtime holidays)

prepa­ra­tions for pesach Prepa­ra­tions for Pesach could begin as ear­ly as Tu b’Shvat. Some peo­ple have prac­ticed grow­ing their own pars­ley for their seders begin­ning by plant­i­ng seeds at the “birth­day of the trees.” The tim­ing is about right, but … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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