Posts Tagged: Passover Israel
Israeli Officials Denied Entrance to Temple Mount During Passover for ‘Security Reasons’
Israeli MPs and ministers have been banned from entering a key religious compound in Jerusalem "for security reasons" during the Jewish Passover festival which begins...
Israeli Police Arrest Jewish Activists Planning Passover Sacrifice on Temple Mount
Israeli police detained seven people on Friday on suspicion of planning to sacrifice lambs on the Temple Mount compound, also known as the Haram al-Sharif...
IDF Closes West Bank, Gaza Strip Ahead of Passover in Fear of Terror Attacks
JNS.org - Israeli authorities on Friday increased security throughout the Jewish state in preparation for Passover. Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israel Police raised the country's security alert...
Passover Is Our Celebration of Freedom and Miracles
On the first night of Passover, the festive meal is preceded by the Seder, which chronicles our emergence from bondage into a nation and recounts...
Israel Investigates Jerusalem Bus Bombing as Police Plan Tighter Security for Passover
Israeli authorities on Tuesday were investigating a Jerusalem bus bombing that wounded 21 people and raised fears of a sharp escalation in violence, while police...
420 Lone IDF Soldiers Attend Special Communal Passover Seder
JNS.org - More than 400 "lone soldiers" were invited to a special Passover Seder in the Israeli city of Hadera sponsored by the Israel...
On Passover, Remember the Immigrant
JNS.org - The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of Exodus (23:9), which...
From Temple Times Through Today, Passover Conveys Message of Jewish Unity
JNS.org - Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It is during...
Making Passover Possible for Struggling Israeli Families
It goes without saying that countless families in Israel are unable to afford the Passover Seder meal - but two charitable organizations, Leket Israel and...
The Cost of Religion
I love Pesach with all its laws and customs and even the preparation of cleaning out rooms, purging the kitchen, unpacking the special crockery, and...
Record 1.3 Million Passengers Travel Through Ben-Gurion Airport During Passover
JNS.org - A record 1.3 million passengers passed through Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport on more than 8,200 flights during the Passover holiday, a 30-percent...
Passing the Story of Passover to the Next Generation
Storytelling has always been a core tenet of Judaism. Not surprisingly then, some of history's greatest storytellers are Jews. From the Dubner maggid to Hassidic masters...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Bakes Matzah for First Time
KFAR CHABAD - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah on Tuesday for the first time when he visited...
Pesach 2012 – Oil or Occupation
In an article in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman quotes an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study showing that there...
