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A brief look at the history of Passover

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  • History of Passover
    History of Passover

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    A brief look at the history of Passover

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  • Ask a Rabbi: What is Passover?
    Ask a Rabbi: What is Passover?

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    In this Ask a Rabbi video, learn why Passover is the celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. They left Egypt, crossing the Red Sea into the Sinai desert to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah and founded Israel.

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  • Passover Matzo
    Passover Matzo

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    In this Holiday Foods video clip, we learn about what people traditionally eat during Passover. The traditional food that is eaten for Passover is matzo. Famous Fat Dave talks about the history of Passover and its traditions.

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  • Beef Brisket
    Beef Brisket

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    In this Holiday Foods video clip, we join host Famous Fat Dave as he teaches us some of Passover's history. One main thing during Passover that many people do is eat beef brisket. You wont believe the amount of brisket cooked on Passover.

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  • History of Rosh Hashanah
    History of Rosh Hashanah

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    Rosh Hashanah is the first of ten Jewish high holy days ending with Yom Kippur.

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  • Origins of Hanukkah
    Origins of Hanukkah

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    Hanukkah celebrates the triumph of Jewish people over religious persecution.

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  • Ask A Rabbi: Rosh Hashanah
    Ask A Rabbi: Rosh Hashanah

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    What is Rosh Hashanah? History.com's Ask a Rabbi series describes and defines this most important Jewish Holiday.

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  • Ask a Rabbi: Hanukkah
    Ask a Rabbi: Hanukkah

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    What is Hanukkah? History.com's Ask a Rabbi explains Hanukkah and this Jewish holiday's customs.

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  • Sufganiyot
    Sufganiyot

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    These traditional Jewish jelly doughnuts are cooked in oil to symbolize the oil lamps that burned for eight nights in the Hanukkah story.

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  • Latkes
    Latkes

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    Latkes are traditional Jewish potato pancakes served during Hanukkah and Clinton Street Baking in New York City makes some of the best.

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One of the Jewish religion's most sacred and widely observed holidays, Passover commemorates the story of the Israelites' departure from ancient Egypt.

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