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Pesach 2018: Why Have "Second Days"?

Pesach 2018 Why Have “Second Days”? The  Yom   Tov  of  Pesach  is an incredible time to build ourselves as Jews. One way we can do this is to take the time to express our gratitude to  Hashem  for everything that He  constantly  does for us. Pesach  is divided into two parts with two days of  Yom   Tov  each celebrating and commemorating extraordinary miracles  Hashem  did for our people. The first two days of  Yom   Tov  commemorate the freedom from bondage under Pharaoh’s reign. To celebrate this we observe the  Yom   Tov  with a  seder  in which we tell in great detail the story of our exodus and sing  Hashem’s  praises through  Hallel  (additional prayers in the morning service). Then, the holiday comes to a close with last two days where we reflect on splitting of the Sea and yet another salvation for our people. The “second day...