Skip to content

Torah Flora

Plants and nature in Bible and Jewish tradition

Tag: Passover

Pomegranate physics for Passover

(Wood anatomy, heat transfer, and the Paschal lamb; July 2008, revised Aug. 2008 and Aug. 2009)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Passover Tagged date palm, Passover, pomegranate, wood

Saying no to bread worship

(Significance of yeast fermentation in pharaonic Egypt and Passover; July 2008)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Passover Tagged bread, Passover

Charoset for health

(Possible health benefits of cinnamon; August 2007)

Published August 20, 2008
Categorized as Passover Tagged charoset, cinnamon, Passover, seder

Peter Rabbit and Hollywood–the Passover connection

(Use of lettuce as maror; January, 2007)

Published June 3, 2008
Categorized as Passover Tagged Beatrix Potter, lettuce, maror, Passover
Torah Flora
Proudly powered by WordPress.

Pages

  • Home
  • Events
  • Hagadah
  • Resources
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • About
  • Other Torah Learning and Personal Thoughts

Subscribe to TorahFlora.org

For give-aways, discounts, and advance notice of Torah Flora events and publications, join the Torah Flora e-mail list (strictly confidential, no ads, spam, or sharing of e-mail addresses). E-mail jon@torahflora.org to subscribe. Before Pesach 2021, all Torah Flora e-mail subscribers will receive
• Seder Tips, a guide with creative ideas for integrating what you’ve learned from Fruits of Freedom into your seder,
• A discount for a seder set of six copies of Fruits of Freedom, and
• Early access to new Torah Flora articles and upcoming speaking engagements.

Recent Essays

  • Words over Wine
  • Fine Linen on Simchat Torah—A Symbol of Social Change
  • Wormwood and Self-Examination
  • Jonah and the Castor Bean
  • Achashverosh–Bumbling King or Agricultural Pest Insect?

Categories

  • Blessings
  • Chanukah
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Holidays
  • Land of Israel
  • Nature in Biblical Metaphor
  • Passover
  • Purim
  • Sabbath
  • Simchat Torah
  • Yom Kippur