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GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
On the first day of Passover, Exodus 12:21–51 is read. [1] This reading describes the Exodus from Egypt and the Passover offering. [2] When the first day of Passover falls out on a weekday, the individual readings are as follows: [3] Reading 1: Exodus 12:21–24 Reading 2: Exodus 12:25–28 Reading 3: Exodus 12:29–36
Its use during Passover was first recorded by Isaac Tyrnau in his 15th century CE book cataloging the accepted tradition of various Ashkenazi communities. L'Shana Haba'ah evokes a common theme in Jewish culture of a desire to return to a rebuilt Jerusalem , and commentators have suggested that it serves as a reminder of the experience of living ...
Pesach Sheni (Hebrew: פסח שני, trans. Second Passover) occurs every year on 14 Iyar.This is exactly one month after 14 Nisan, the day before Passover, which was the day prescribed for bringing the Korban Pesach ("Paschal offering", i.e. Passover lamb) in anticipation of that holiday. [1]
In contrast to the ecclesiastical lunar new year on the first day of the first month Nisan, the spring Passover month which marks Israel's exodus from Egypt, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the civil year, according to the teachings of Judaism, and is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman ...
The subject matter of this tractate covers the various laws of all the aspects of the Passover holiday.The Mishna follows a mostly sequential order, beginning with the search for chametz (leaven) on the evening of the thirteenth of Nisan, the day before Passover, and the prohibition of leaven in all its aspects; the details of the Passover sacrifice on the eve of the holiday; and the laws of ...
Christian observance of Passover is in modern times referred to as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday and is held the day before Good Friday. Sometimes a shortened Seder meal is practiced. Many churches do a washing of the feet of the congregation on this day in recognition of Jesus washing the apostles feet at the last supper.