New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-29
TIE JEWISH PASSOVER.
HOW TN "UNLEAyENEU BREAD" ~ PREPARED
AND EATEN.

now TIN "UNLEAyENEU BREAD" ~ PREPARED
AND EATEN.
Thess are thirty thousand Jews in the City OF New
York sod the immediate vicinity all OF whom are at
tho present time engaged in appropriate preparations
for the celebration Of their most solemn festival, the
Passover. AL who conversant with the history OF
the chosen people are aware that the Passover Is
feast instituted to commemorate the provdental spar
ing Of tAe Hebrews during the time of their bondage
in Egypt when God smote all the frstborn of the
idoatreus Egyptians, but passed orer the dwellings of
the Isrsehtes, whose doors were sprinkled with the
blood Of tho Pascha Lamb.
The feast Of unleavensd bread, which is annually
observed remembrance of this event, begins the
eanth day Of the month Nisan, which is the first Of
the Jewish year. This month answers to the latter
part of our March and the beginning of April, and
begin, Iii, year on March Is. The feast continues for
seven DAYS. beginning on March 80 and ending April
& and il the most holy festival acknowledged 10y the
Jewish church; its strict observance is obligatory, and
is most &C, upulously adhered to by every believer in
Judaism no matter what his language abiding plsce
and is respected even those who pay little regard to
the stAer requirements of the church. During this
seven days perfect abstinence from all bread, save the
uulesvtned bread, and from all malt beverages and
spitnsu, liquors, wine under certain restrc-
tons il imposed The thousands OF Germans who
prefer this faith and who are thus cut off from their
lager beer for time perhaps feel the deprivation the
keeseA If all.
Ritter herbs are also eaten during the holy week to
rsm;nd the Israeto descendants OF the sufferings
their ancient people when fleeing from the Egyptian
m....,. they we've compelled to eat the bitter herb
BY the way side.
Tbs ir,,ortepce Of the Passover TO the Hebrew
nation NAV be argued from the suhoined st of histor
cor,Ec;ous events that occurred during that season
xbicb I,t i, extracted from one OF their books OF
,.,,, which IS read at the devotional exercises al
,.nd.,t nm the Inauguration of the feast the first day
Of the seven: ,,,-
Tn. Of sodou provoked God - sus. and th'J
,.rr COT .amrd With IRE. on To Passover .
Let Delivered who bsted aaieavcned cake. cf Tue
~ tbs Passover.
Thou sweep the lad Of Moph snd NoPa, when tho
dido, pas through on the Passover.
Lord thou ddst wound he head Ut the hrsi bOrs. OF me
n,-st OF The observation Of ne Passover
90 OmtPoteni yet aids; aou thy hrs born son
(Ire aktd VITA the blood OF the sscIince oil the fss
soserr. ths the PsssoN
the rs~.cvco
oger.uS a oaef Of barley on Ihs Passover.
Th- nJsnty of Pll suo Lud destroyed with
buIups coutAara ion on the Passover
Tho Hss abode yes IL Mob his dAy ~ tn. tune Of the Pass
ovoE .,., A,.A .,. ~. ,..,.u.,,.u -, -.
strdsioa of the Empire q Babylon. the Passover.
'Ae time vhsa tes ~alch was se and The ts5l'
prepared ca the Passover.
"Ehos sslhsod the oOnsessOn to ia" three Gay. toe
fSs sworn srsmy Ramsay dida thos 10 b. .Ksos,
81 sllSs, Of sAy cx5its hsn, % The Ps.sov~