July 4th, 2009
Every website I can find talks about why some holidays were celebrated for an extra day back when transportation was slow, or why some holidays are celebrated for an extra day outside of Israel or by reform versus conservative practitioners. To be clear, that is not my question. I understand that Hanukkah lasts for 8 days because that is the number of days that the one container of oil lasted until new oil could be secured. So what is the corresponding explanation for why Passover is 8 days (or 7 days, plus the extra travel day). What does the 7 (or 8) represent? Is that the number of days between the last plague and the closing of the Red Sea? Please explain.Because God said so. Some things don't have answers in the torah. The reason that we have a reason for the number of days in Hanukkah is because it is not a holiday from the Torah, and God did not command us to celebrate it.It doesn't represent anything (sorry). Most of Jewish law is the law because G-d said so, with no underlying reason. I would say that the most obvious "reason" is that it is a week-long holiday, to commemorate the exodus from Egypt, with the extra day added on to make 8 days.
If you look into Kabbalah, there are many symbolic meanings associated with both the numbers 7 and 8, and I am sure there would be an explanation for how it ties to the holiday of Passover as well. But Kabbalah is not standard Jewish dogma, it's mysticism. So while you can use it to help gain insight about the laws, it is not meant to take their place or impose any truths about what G-d was thinking when he gave them.
It is what's written in the Torah. G-d's word. There isn't any actual reason why. Like the above said, Kabbalah has mystical reason for the numbers 8 and 7.there are 7 days because it says so in the bible and we are not sure when th day the seventh day is so we have 8 days#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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