Posts Tagged: passover holiday
Hillary Clinton: Fighting Oppression, Inequality, and Injustice on Passover
JNS.org - I didn’t grow up celebrating Pesach. But over the years, I’ve attended seders where I was inspired by the remarkable story told in the haggadah—a...
Israel Exports $48.5 Million Worth of Wine and Matzah in 2015
JNS.org - Israel exported $48.5 million of wine and matzah in 2015, according to a report released ahead of the Passover holiday by the Israeli Finance...
Amid Terror Threats, Israel Urges Passover Travelers to Avoid Turkey, Crowded Places in Europe
JNS.org - Ahead of the Passover holiday, with more than 1 million Israelis preparing to jet off for vacations abroad, the Counterterrorism Bureau in the Israeli...
London Marathon Schedules Another Conflict With Jewish Holiday
After scheduling the 2016 London Marathon for the second day of Passover, organizers recently announced a pre-race briefing for charities that conflicts with another Jewish holiday. The meeting will take place on Sept. 15,...
Making the Seder a Personal Experience
Every time we sit down to a meal, according to the Talmud, it is an act of religious celebration. The ancient Temple sacrifices were not...
7-Year-Old Girl Sends Passover Macaroons to Jewish Soldiers Serving in Iraq, Afghanistan
A second-grader from Pennsylvania sent 160 cans of macaroons to Jewish soldiers stationed away from home for Passover in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the...
No Second Thoughts: Immigrants to Israel Don’t Regret Dropping Extra Passover Seder
JNS.org - Rather than feeling a sense of loss, leaving the second Passover seder behind in the U.S., or France, or Turkey, or any other...
