The pain has reverberated around the world, with some in the Jewish diaspora asking rabbis to say prayers specifically for the hostages and Israel at this year’s Passover services. Some created a new Haggadah, the book read during the Seder, to reflect the ...
“In school, young [Jewish] children, one of the ways they prepare for Shabbat is they learn to braid challah because it’s something that’s very hands-on - it’s tactile, it’s manipulative, it’s fine motor skills, it’s all sorts of things,” Pogany toldJTA. “So I think for...
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1h 10m • The leaders go head to head in the first TV General Election debate 1h • Witness the inside story of Theresa May's tumultuous premiership 1h • Travels across the UK to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover 35m • Shehab Khan follows the holy month of Ramadan...
The seven day holiday originates from the Book of Leviticus, in which God instructs Moses “You shall live in booths seven days.” Today, adherents celebrate
When Jesus was 12 years old, He and his parents went to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. After the festival was over, Jesus’ parents joined a large caravan of friends and family members to begin their three-day journey back to Nazareth. After one day of travel, Mary and Joseph reali...
of the 49 days betweenPassoverandShavuot. Significantly, it is the only day during the Omer when Jewish weddings are allowed. There are various unique ways to celebrate and mark the occasion, so we shall take a closer look at this special day and what it involves for those who observe it...
Elson, the director of the JWB (Jewish Welfare Board) Jewish Chaplains Council, said. "Zoom or not, it IS a holy time." Send a shopping list: Let people know what they should have on hand so they can participate in the rituals you have decided to do. Distribute any other resources:...
Seders have helped keep the fabric of Jewish society together for thousands of years. At the Seder, we talk of service to others and service to God rather than self-service. In the center of the table in every Jewish home are the symbols of the Passover story, the flight of the Jews ...
During Passover some Jewish people eschew certain foods like leavened bread and legumes. In 1932 Maxwell House began printing and freely distributing the Haggadah (the retelling of Exodus, traditionally read during Passover) in part to convince Jewish customers that coffee “beans” were not legume...