Tag: Passover
Netanyahu, Gallant hold traditional Passover toasts in sign of unity
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel Defense Forces Deputy Chief-of-Staff Maj. Gen. Amir Baram held a traditional Passover toast on Monday with soldiers at the Adam Base, near Modi’in.
The...
National Library of Israel expands Sephardic heritage, Spanish-language offerings
The National Library of Israel (NLI) announced the online availability of its Sephardic Heritage and Spanish-language resources. In time for Passover, these resources include a large selection of Haggadot in the Sephardic tradition, available...
Iranian aid to Russia altered Kyiv-Jerusalem relationship, Ukrainian ambassador says
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States told a gathering of Jewish media this week that Iran’s partnership with Russia has forced her country and the world to “rethink” how they deal with Iran.
Oksana Markarova...
Erdan holds mock Passover seder at UN attended by 70 ambassadors
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Tuesday hosted a mock Passover seder in the United Nations with the participation of 70 ambassadors from around the world.
Traditional holiday foods were served, excerpts...
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
A Chicago pastor who made headlines camping out on the roof of an abandoned motel for 345 days to raise money for a new...
New law allows Israeli hospitals to ban chametz during Passover
The Knesset plenum on Tuesday passed into law a bill to allow hospitals to ban chametz, or leavened foods, during the weeklong Passover holiday that begins on the evening of April 5.
Forty-eight Knesset members voted...
This Passover season, stress the seasonings
Passover is just a few weeks away; there are signs of it everywhere. Kosher-for-Passover products are prominently displayed in major supermarkets. This year, especially, traditional dishes can be flavored and spiked with never-before-available kosher-for-Passover...
Jewish shoppers struggle with highest prices in recent memory for Passover food
A woman pushed her shopping cart down an aisle filled with Passover foods in a supermarket in northern New Jersey. She lifted a box of kosher-for-Passover soup mandle—a type of cracker—off the shelf and...
Project Kesher launches first-of-its-kind Ukrainian-language Haggadah
Project Kesher, the venerable institution that has supported grassroots advocacy for Jewish identity and renewal in post-Soviet states since 1989, has launched a first-of-its-kind Ukrainian-language Haggadah. Purposely designed to help Ukrainian Jews honor their...
Pesach signifies the joining of the Jewish people
Passover has been described as the “Independence Day of the Jewish People”—the day of our national liberation. It is possible to describe the exodus from Egypt as the moment Jewish peoplehood was founded.
The fact...