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...