Passover, one of Judaism's most revered holidays, honors the ancient Israelites' freedom from slavery in Egypt.
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The arrest of several Jewish activists for trying to smuggle in a kid and conduct a sacrifice on the Temple Mount a few years ago was a reminder that before the Passover seder was invented, the festival was all about the killing and eating of baby goa...
Pesach, otherwise known as theJewishPassover, begins on the 15th of the month of Nisan and lasts for 7 days for those living inIsrael, or 8 days for Jews outside of Israel, based on the concept of Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot. The purpose of this holiday is to celebrate spring, birt...
Two locks of hair found at Masada. Could they be from Jews who decided to commit suicide rather than be captured as slaves by the Romans? We don’t know, and, as I’ve noted, the “mass suicide” story of Masada may be fictional. ...
Passover at Disney: Why Some Jews Are Traveling for the HolidayA small but growing number of Jewish people might not celebratethe ancient rituals ritual of...Schouten, Lucy
Moishe the Beadle is important to Elie Wiesel because he represents the dangers of ignorance and incredulity, which significantly contributed to the fate of
The launch date of the Zionist invasion of Iraq was Purim of 2003, and the mission goal was to capture Baghdad in order to celebrate Jewish Passover in the main presidential palace of Saddam, which the press had pilloried as the megalomaniac “new Nebuchadnezzar”. Add to this, however, th...
Easter is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe was sent to Earth to offer salvation from sin. For many, Easter is also a time to reflect on the meaning of life and the power of...