Pesach

I saw in a calendar that this coming Shabbat - the Shabbat before Passover - is called "Shabbat HaGadol". Does this mean "The Great Shabbat"? What is the significance of this?

OS 188 Pesach

OS 188 Yizkor on Holidays

OS 232 Pesach Please tell me the meaning of each of the cups that are used during the Seder meal. I know they have a meaning but I cannot find a good answer to satisfy my inquiry.

OS 273 Pesach

Pesach: Why in our day and age do we still need to keep two days of Festivals in the Diaspora while in Israel only one day is kept? It provides great hardship and seems antiquated now that we have a fixed calendar and no doubts as to the correct date.

regarding the promise that Hashem will refund you the money spent for food for shabbos and yom tov, does that also apply to chol ha moed or no. also, does he refund you only for kosher food eaten on shabbos, or does He refund you for non-kosher food as well. thanks a lot.

Dear Rabbi: Happy Passover! It came up at our sedar last night about 600,000 Jewish souls & that there are only 600,000 jewish souls . is this a fact & could you explain it i don't understand how only 600,000 souls are possible with so many more jewish people in the world, please explain, Thank you, Barbara Macks

In exodus the passover menu is deescribed and we are admonished to do this fo all generetions to come. Why and when was the menu changed? Thanks Shalom

I am giving a passover sedar to my family members. None of them are practicing jews. I am studying the torah and want to say something inspirational beyond the usualy sedar. Something that will make a non practicing jew feel that they are part of the experience. Do you have any ideas?