How is tonight different from all other nights

To learn more about Jewish holidays, explore our free online Educator Resources. To all of our blog readers and visitors, we wish you a happy and healthy Passover. A museum in New York City at the intersection of art and Jewish culture for people of all backgrounds. Sign in. The Jewish Museum Follow. Holidays Passover Seder. Written by The Jewish Museum Follow. Why on this night do we dip twice? Sheb'chol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m'subin; halailah hazeh, kulanu m'subin.

On all other nights, we eat either sitting upright or reclining. Why on this night do we all recline? Learn more about this topic by watching this video from BimBam. Join this growing community and explore interactive, meaningful and fun experiences that are easily accessible on the go or at home.

Affiliate Hat ReformJudaism. Home Jewish Holidays Passover. The Four Questions. Listen to the Four Questions being sung. The central theme of the Passover story is freedom. For many modern Jews, Passover is a time to be conscious of the suffering of others, and to understand modern oppression as a continuation of the enslavement of the ancient Hebrews. The central hope for many Jews observing Passover today is that all those who are oppressed will someday find freedom, just like the Jews who were freed from Egypt.

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Why is this night different from all other nights?