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I am a 72 year-old Orthodox Jew grandmother. My name is Gila Levine, I have been married to Aviv Levine for 49 years. I have 3 married children and 12 grandchildren. My husband and I emigrated from Israel 50 years ago and immigrated to Toronto, Canada. My husband Aviv is a retired accountant and I am a retired Hebrew school teacher. My orthopraxis traditions are: Orthodox which is branch of Judaism that resists change of traditional beliefs and practices. The Hebrew Bible consists of the Law of God which was given to Moses on Mount Sinai, and therefore the Torah is divine. As an Orthodox Jew, I learned many rules that govern the practices of Judaism; keeping a given rule is not an option. No law of the Torah should be tampered with regardless of modern lifestyles, needs or changes in society. In this blog, I will be sharing with you the Jewish Passover and its importance to me and my family as Orthodox Jews.
Day 1
Today we had a morning service. The full Hallel is recited which is a liturgical prayer consisting of all or part of Psalms 113–118, recitedon Passover, Shavuoth, Sukkoth, Hanukkah, and Rosh Hodesh. The full Two Torah scrolls were taken out of the ark: Torah reading: Exodus 12:21–51 and Numbers 28:16–25. The service started with the Beginning with the Musaf Amidah, which is an additional service. We …show more content…
We had a morning service and in our community, throughout the intermediate days of Passover, tefillin are worn. Half-Hallel was recited and two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark. Torah reading: Exodus 13:1-16 and Numbers 28:19–25. The Musaf Amidah was also recited. During all of the intermediate days, “Yaaleh Veyavo”, another prayer, is inserted during all prayers and in the Grace after Meals. The intermediate days are observed with limited work restrictions. After nightfall, we count the 3rd day of the