Posts Tagged: passover holiday
NY Attorney General Halts Car Wash’s ‘Discriminatory’ Passover Cleaning Scam Targeting Jews
The New York State Attorney General's office announced on Monday that it has stopped a car wash's "discriminatory scam" that has for years targeted Jewish...
A Passover Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some helpful things to know ahead of Passover 2022: 1. Some 3,600 years ago, the Passover Exodus catapulted the Jewish people from the lowest...
Don’t Let Your Seder Be a Bore
The text of the Haggadah that we use on Passover goes back a thousand years, although its origins are Mishnaic -- 2,000 years ago. It...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Passover Message
With Passover approaching, it is timely to revisit Zionist ideologue Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Passover message. Jabotinsky wrote about Passover in an article titled, "Four Sons," which...
Passover Can Lead Us to Experience Our Own Personal Redemption
For as long as there have been historians and archaeologists, ancient Egypt has been an object of fascinated study and research. During the earliest era...
Major Orthodox Groups Urge Jews to Limit Passover Prep to Just the ‘Essentials’
JNS.org - Leaders of six major Orthodox organizations released a joint statement last week asking Jews to limit preparations for Passover to only essentials as...
Jewish Celebrities Share Passover Photos on Social Media
A number of Jewish celebrities took to social media over the weekend to share pictures from their Passover Seders and preparations for the Jewish holiday,...
Bubbe’s Passover, Circa 2019: Feeding the Soul While Staying Healthy
JNS.org - Sweet gefilte fish with a dollop of eye-watering horseradish. Fluffy matzah balls floating in golden chicken soup. Raisin-dotted matzah kugel, tangy stuffed cabbage,...
Veteran Basketball Star Amar’e Stoudemire Discusses Passover, Applying for Israeli Citizenship and Life in the Jewish State
Former basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire talked about Judaism and life in Israel at Harvard University's first Israel Summit on Sunday. The NBA veteran, who last played professionally in 2017 for Israel's Hapoel Jerusalem,...
In a Passover Message, British Premier Recognizes Fight Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - In a message to the Jewish community on the occasion of Passover, British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke of antisemitism in the United Kingdom. “Of...
US Ambassador Friedman Joins 100,000 Other Jews at Western Wall for Passover ‘Priestly Blessing’
JNS.org - A whopping 100,000 people made pilgrimage to the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday for a twice-annual mass blessing by the Kohenim -- Jewish...
British Labour Leader Corbyn Criticized for Spending Passover With Anti-Israel Group
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn risked further souring his relationship with the Jewish community by attending a Passover event with a left-wing Jewish group that...
Fox News, NBC Anchors Try Matzah for the First Time on Camera
Anchors from two major news stations recently tried matzah for the first time ever in honor of Passover, which began on Friday night. NBC New York reporter...
President Trump Wishes Jews a Happy Passover
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump sent wishes to Jews for a Happy Passover, and Christians for a happy Easter, in an annual video message. “During the...
