Lamb of God (Latin: Agnus Dei) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and consequently in the Christian tradition. It refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb atoning for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices in which a lamb was slain during the passover (the "Paschal Lamb", Hebrew: Korban Pesach), the blood was sprinkled on the altar, and the whole of the lamb was eaten. In the original Passover in Egypt, the blood was smeared on the door posts and lintel of each household ().

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Passover (Hebrew, Yiddish: ??????, Pesach, Tiberian: , Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish: Peysekh) is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Jews when He killed the first born of Egypt. Followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery. , ,

Passover begins on the 14th day of the month of Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew civil calendar (God ordered them to begin their year with the month of their freedom and so a second, religious calendar was begun and kept with the first month being Abib corresponding with the civil calendar's 7th month Nisan), in accordance with the Hebrew Bible.(; , ) The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt took place in the spring and so Passover is celebrated in the spring for one day, immediately followed by the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

In the story of Moses, God set ten plagues upon the Egyptians to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites. The tenth plague was the killing of the firstborn sons. However, the Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb, and upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term "passover".Exodus 12:12: "On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn?both men and animals?and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am ???? (the LORD)." When Pharaoh then freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise. In commemoration, for the duration of Passover, no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is also called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread" , , . Instead, matza is eaten, and is the primary symbol of the holiday.According to Halakha, matzo may be made from flour derived from five types of grain: wheat, barley, spelt, oats and rye. The dough for matzo is made when flour is added to water only, which has not been allowed to rise for more than 18-22 minutes prior to baking. Those who have real concerns with the Kosher for Passover diet, due to health issues, such as diabetes, should consult with their Rabbi and doctor. http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-passover-diabetics.htm Advice on This Issue

Together with Shavuot ("Pentecost") and Sukkot ("Tabernacles"), Passover is one of the three pilgrim festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire Jewish populace historically made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship.

A sheepdog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep. Sheepdogs are just one category of pastoral dogs. Many sheep dogs are now kept as domestic pets or companion dogs. These dogs are very active and intelligent and require both physical and mental exercise which should be considered carefully before purchasing one as a companion dog.

There are many types of sheep dog, including:

*Akbash Dog

*Alpine Shepherd Dog

*Anatolian Shepherd Dog

*Appenzeller Mountain Dog

*Australian Kelpie

*Australian Shepherd

*Bearded Collie

*Beauceron

*Belgian Laekenois

*Belgian Malinois

*Belgian Sheepdog

*Belgian Tervuren

*Bergamasco

*Border Collie

*Bouvier des Flandres

*Briard

*Canaan Dog

*Cardigan Welsh Corgi

*Carpatin

*Catahoula Leopard Dog

*Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d'atura)

*Central Asia Shepherd Dog (Sredneasiatskaia Ovtcharka)

*Ciob?nesc de Bucovina

*Collie (a broad type of many related breeds)

*Coolie Dogs

*Croatian and Bosnian Tornjak

*Croatian Sheepdog

*English Shepherd

*German Shepherd Dog

*Greek Tsopanoskylo

*Kuvasz

*Huntaway

*Himalayan Sheepdog

*Kangal Dog

*Komondor

*Koolie

*Icelandic Sheepdog

*Labrador Retriever

*Maremma Sheepdog

*Mioritic

*Mudi

*Norwegian Buhund

*Old English Sheepdog

*Pembroke Welsh Corgi

*Picardy Shepherd (Berger Picard)

*Polish Lowland Sheepdog

*Puli

*Pyrenean Mountain Dog (Great Pyrenees)

*Pyrenean Shepherd

*Rough Collie

*?arplaninac (Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog)

*Schapendoes

*Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)

*Shiloh Shepherd

*Smooth Collie

*Spanish Mastiff

*Swedish Vallhund

*Berger Blanc Suisse

*Welsh Corgi (two related breeds)

*Welsh Sheepdog

*Wyoming Sheepdog

Lamb, hogget, and mutton are the meat of domestic sheep. The meat of an animal in its first year is lamb; that of an older sheep is hogget and later mutton.

Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 ? August 2, 1998) was a Jewish American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s. She is best known as the original puppeteer of Lamb Chop, first appearing on Hi Mom, a local morning show that aired on WNBC in New York.

Lewis' father was a founding member of Yeshiva University in New York City. Her parents encouraged her to perform, and by age 13 her father taught her to perform specialized magic acts. She also received instruction in acrobatics, juggling, piano and violin. She was taught ventriloquism by John W. Cooper.

She also learned how to play the piano and violin at New York's High School of Music and Art, dance at the American School of Ballet, and acting with Sanford Meisner of the Neighborhood Playhouse. She attended Columbia University for one year, then left college to go into show business.

In 1952, Lewis and her puppetry won first prize on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television show. In March 1956, she and Lamb Chop were on Captain Kangaroo and by 1960 she had her own television program. She graduated to network television in 1960 as host and puppeteer of The Shari Lewis Show. The programs featured such characters as Hush Puppy, Charlie Horse, Lamb Chop, and Wing Ding. Lamb Chop, who was little more than a sock with eyes, served as a sassy alter-ego for Shari. Subsequent television programs introduced these characters (minus the black crow, whose characterization became more problematic after the 1960s) to a new generation of children. In 1992, her new Emmy-winning show Lamb Chops Play-Along began a five year run on PBS. Shari also starred in another hit PBS series "The Charlie Horse Music Pizza", which was one of her last projects before her death.

The video Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah was released in 1996 and received the Parents Choice award of the year.