femmedplume reblogged
Shabbat HaGadol (Great Sabbath) begins at sundown on Fri, 07 April 2017.
Customs of Shabbat Hagadol
- Many communities recite special hymns during the morning services on Shabbat haGadol. The main theme of these hymns is the laws of Passover, which are presented in verse form in order to make it easy for people to become acquainted with the laws of the Festival.
#passover#we're doing it on Sunday#because it's easier on the weekend#to get everybody together#we're quiet with our religious observations#I think my Grammy set it aside for a few years a) because her mother was the perfect Jewish housewife to a terrible husband and my Grammy#didn't want to carry on that tradition#so she married a goyim first time#second husband tho#nice jewish boy from czechoslovakia#and we celebrated#but then b) when my Papa passed Grammy was maybe to depressed to host the celebrations any longer#BUT#now we've found a rhythm#quiet passover with my older cousins#chanukkah candles at our holiday/birthday party#remembering our families who died in the shoah#going to extended family's temples for various observances#it's nice#I wonder how many other people#are quiet with their judaism like we are