Here’s a video demonstrating how to ritually wash one’s hands in accordance with Jewish tradition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnO2YN27yM

Karpas refers to a vegetable, usually parsley or celery, that is dipped in liquid (usually salt water) and eaten.

Kezayit literally translates to “like an olive,” a halachic measure formally described as the size of an olive, and approximately one ounce or 25.6 grams.

This year (2013), Passover starts on the evening of Monday, March 25th and ends on the evening of Tuesday, April 2nd.

These dates are determined by the Hebrew calendar and mandated by the Torah to occur in spring and on the 15th day of Nissan (the Gregorian equivalent of March or April) and ends on the 22nd day.

Here are the dates Passover will occur in the next 4 years:

• 2014: April 14-22
• 2015: April 3-11
• 2016: April 22-30
• 2017: April 10-18

To elaborate, if Passover occurs on Shabbat — the Jewish day of rest and seventh day of the week (Sunday), on which they remember the traditional creation of the heavens and the earth in six days and the Exodus of the Hebrews — then start here.

Otherwise, start here if Passover occurs on a weekday or here if it occurs on Saturday.

Kiddush (Aramaic for “Holy” and literally translated as “sanctification”) is either (a) blessing recited over a cup of wine expressing the sanctity of the Sabbath or of a festival; or (b) refreshments served in the synagogue after the recital of Kiddush.

In this case, the former definition is intended.

The kiddush consists of three parts:

• Three verses from Genesis that recount how G‑d rested on the seventh day and sanctified it.
• The blessing for wine
• A blessing thanking G-d for giving us the Shabbat

Jim Franklin is the CEO of SendGrid, Inc., a Foundry-backed infrastructure applications company. Prior to his tenure with SendGrid, Jim was the Vice President of Enterprise Performance Management and the General Manager of the Crystal Ball Global Business Unit of Oracle Corporation. The Crystal Ball Global Business Unit was formed in 2007 as a part of the acquisition of Hyperion Solutions. At Hyperion, Jim served as VP and General Manager.

Jim had held the roles of Decisioneering's CEO, CFO and VP of Sales prior to Decisioneering's acquisition by Hyperion. Decisioneering was the maker of the Crystal Ball brand of software. Mr. Franklin was also the founder of webfamilies.com and the CFO of Vericept Corporation. Jim serves on the board of aWhere, Inc., Denver Software Club and Querio. Jim has also been a mentor for Techstars and the Founder Institute.

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