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• Talk:Passover/Archive1 2006-2007

Contents 1 Merging Mazzoth 2 Passover is not its official name 3 Quick fix. 4 minor change to dishes section 5 2008 date 6 Pesach and the Sabbath 7 Joke in first paragraph 8 Bread 'Taken'

[edit] Merging Mazzoth

I propose merging the Mazzoth article into a section on academic theories about the origins of the contemporary Passover holiday. Currently the article appears to represent a WP:POVFORK with Passover in the sense that material on the origins of the holiday is currently split by point of view. Best, --Shirahadasha 22:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Passover is not its official name

Chag HaMatzot is the official name. It is called that in the Torah, in the Haggadah, and in all law books. 83.130.39.20 (talk) 09:06, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Just because it is חג המצות (the holiday of matzahs) does not mean that it is not also called פסח. Lots of holidays in Judaism have multiple names. -Shini —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.54.213.67 (talk) 23:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

the Hebrew article has a nice section on the various names of holiday. I have no objection to a similar section being added to this article. Jon513 (talk) 00:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Quick fix.

According to http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm passover begins on the 15th of Nisan, not the 14th. Bwe45 (talk) 17:44, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Many dictionaries and encyclopedias state that it starts on the *14th*: http://onelook.com/?w=passover&loc=scworef&scwo=1&ls=a Also, with the side bar of the article stating that it ends on the 21st/22nd day, a length of only 6/7 rather than 7/8 days is implied. 24.34.107.25 (talk) 04:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] minor change to dishes section

I changed "orthodox" to observant families having separate dishes. My experience growing up Conservative was separate dishes was/is a norm in the Conservative community as well. And this is my first contribution to the wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atsolomon42 (talk • contribs) 03:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2008 date

It would be nice to get a bit of elaboration about how the date is set, because this year the full moon (18:40 GMT on 3/21) closely follows the vernal equinox (5:48 GMT on 3/20). For example the entry on the Hebrew calendar suggests that Passover, the 14th of Nisan, falls on the first full moon after the vernal equinox, but apparently the calendar is a little bit more complicated than that ;) In fact Easter follows two different full moons this year in the Western and Eastern Christian celebrations. So this year should highlight details of the history of many religious congregations. Wnt (talk) 14:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pesach and the Sabbath

This year (5768, corresponding to the year 2008), Passover begins on a Saturday night. On years like these, the final search for Hametz, traditionally performed on 14 Nissan, conflicts with the Sabbath. On such years, should the search be performed on Friday, 13 Nissan, one day earlier? Pikalax 22:35, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

There is a nice summary here (ou.org). Jon513 (talk) 23:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Joke in first paragraph

Please note last line of the first paragraph: ... and so Passover must be celebrated in the spring. Runescape is traditionally played during this time.

Motsser Motsser (talk) 18:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bread 'Taken'

I have ammended the caption to include the traditional verb for 'taking' bread at Pesach. --Static sprinter (talk) 20:20, 19 April 2008 (UTC)