#minhagim

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[mossadspypigeon]

some sephardic and mizrahi pesach minhagim:

Sephardic Passover Traditions | Rabbi Barbara Aiello

Explore Passover's customs, including Seder rituals, Torah readings, and symbolic foods, embodying freedom and faith in Jewish tradition.

Why Are Sephardic Seders Different from Ashkenazic Seders?

When Rabbi Daniel Bouskila was a child, his teacher asked him to share something from his family’s seder. Bouskila sang “Chad Gadya,” in Jud

Community | What’s So Different About A Persian Passover Seder?

My family's trilingual Persian Seder is filled with rice, songs -- and hitting one another with leeks.

sephardic foods for pesach ^

b’sisa ^^^ a libyan jewish pre pesach tradition on rosh chodesh nisan.

Passover in Ethiopia - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Now this is what it means to be free. In 1977, the Israeli government began airlifting the entire community of Ethiopian Jews, who were faci

Halakhot, Minhagim and Tefila - Sephardi & Mizrahi Education Toolkit

A compendium of recommendations, strategies, and resources to help educators learn about Sephardi and Mizrahi heritage and shape inclusive s

No, your matzo doesn’t need to be drier than the Sinai Desert

Soft matzo was once the norm throughout the Jewish world, and is still the flatbread of choice for many Jews.

Passover Kitchen Cleaning for Sephardim | Aish

A two minute video guide for Sefardi Jews.

Bukharen Passover is a Celebration Fit for Kings - Atlanta Jewish Times

please feel free to add some more respurces and pass this around to encourage all of us to learn new minhagim this pessch!

[askjumblr]

Hello! I have a question about acceptable challah covers (I want to make one for my family). I know it needs to be big enough to cover two loaves and cannot be translucent, but how completely does it have to cover the loaves?

Like am I allowed to have small decorative holes? If so, how many? And how big? I’ve seen fillet crochet challah covers (see below) before, but I’m not sure they’re technically allowed.

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[magnetothemagnificent]

I understand why it's helpful to categorize Jewish Minhagim into Ashekanzi, Sephardi, Mizrachi, etc etc, but I also want to remind people to not be too rigid in their categorizations.

Most Chassidic Jews might be technically Ashkenazi, but their minhagim and mesorot have more in common with Sephardi minhagim than Ashkenazi.

Some Sephardi Jews ended up in Eastern Europe, and not all Eastern European Jews are Ashkenazi.

Sephardi and Mizrachi minhagim have blended a lot in areas of overlap, especially in North Africa and India.

B'nei Anusim who were originally descended from Sephardi Jews may convert with an Ashkenazi Rabbi, how would you label their minhagim?

I think it's helpful to have these categories, especially when discussing the wide variety of minhagim and practices, but it's important not to get too caught up in them. We're one people and one family at the end of the day.

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What are some of the differences between Ashkenaz and Sephardic Jews? Most of the stuff I've read is Ashkenaz-centric

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[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

sorry if this is stupid to ask but is the difference between hashkafa and minhag?

A minhag is a specific custom. Hashkafa is an overarching worldview, which may determine things like which areas of Torah study are emphasized, how the person relates to the secular world, etc. People with a certain hashkafa may tend to have a particular minhag. Minhagim can also belong to specific families though rather than larger groups.

Not a stupid question!

[mossadspypigeon]

i’m just gonna say this and i want to say it with all the love for k’lal yisrael that is in my heart and all the kindness:

please, ashkenazi jews, don’t assume your minhag is universal. sephardic and mizrahi minhagim vary from ashkenazi in numerous ways. beta israel too. even ashkenazi minhagim vary. the root is the same, but the traditions can be different.

this isn’t directed at anyone in particular, but i feel like we need a little reminder before pesach based on a lot of content i’ve seen.

if we assume our community’s minhag is universal, it can lead to some hurtful comments and misunderstandings.

thank you!!

in fact, i really recommend looking up other minhagim this pesach! i’ll post some stuff.

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[askjumblr]

Maybe a weird question, but can we scatter something like seeds instead of breadcrumbs for Tashlich?

Bread is actually not great for birds (fills them with empty calories and keeps them from seeking out food they actually need) and seeing as ~Life~ is a staple, that seems like a good compromise to me

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