Posts Tagged: passover
Searching for Meaning Behind an Empty Metaphor
JNS.org – For those who worry about the future of American Jewry, Passover brings some comfort. According to a survey published in 2014 by the Pew Research...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed — Especially in the USA
1. According to the late professor Yehudah Elitzur, one of Israel’s pioneers of Biblical research, the Exodus took place in the second half of the 15th century BCE,...
Israeli Military Set for Mammoth Task of Prepping for Passover
JNS.org - Despite its many round-the-clock security missions, the Israel Defense Forces believes that bringing the holiday spirit to its personnel is an imperative. As Passover approaches,...
Pesach Signifies the Joining of the Jewish People — Ashkenazi and Sephardic
JNS.org - Passover has been described as the “Independence Day of the Jewish People” -- the day of our national liberation. Indeed, it is possible to describe the...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky on Passover
In his 1911 article, "Four Sons," Ze’ev Jabotinsky -- the Zionist leader and prophet -- offered his take on the narrative traditionally read on Passover. A profound understanding of the...
Eight Questions for Passover
JNS.org - Why is this year going to be different from all other years? Because this year, you can stump your guests with the meaning behind...
Plato’s Haggadah in the ‘Dialogues’
Now that Jews all over the world will once again assemble around the Seder table and read the Haggadah -- the story of the exodus from Egypt -- it...
With Deportation Deadline Looming, African Migrant Students Celebrate Passover in Tel Aviv
With their futures uncertain in the only country many of them have known as home, African migrant students at a school in Tel Aviv took...
Watchdog: Jewish Voice for Peace ‘Masterminded’ Divestment Vote Targeting Israel at Tufts University on Passover
Activists from the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) "masterminded" a divestment resolution against Israel that passed at Tufts University in Massachusetts last Passover...
University of Wisconsin Anti-Israel Bill ‘Voided’ by Student Judiciary; Leaders Behind Passover Vote Sanctioned
Anti-Israel legislation passed last month at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was "voided" on Wednesday by the student judiciary due to discrimination against Jewish students that took place during the...
The Health Benefits of a Passover Diet
JNS.org - For a millennia-old religious celebration that has little to do with physical health, the Passover holiday offers some unexpected benefits. Thanks to its eight-day ban on...
A Modern Noise That Robs Us of All Peace
Those reading the Passover story can rightly wonder why frogs were such a terrible plague. Was God really showing His power to the Egyptians by sending...
Passover No Obstacle for Israeli Player on English Soccer Team on Verge of Historic Promotion to Premier League
A second-tier English soccer team is on the verge of a historic promotion to the Premier League, partly due to the contributions of two Israeli...
Concordia University Urged by Major Canadian Jewish Group to Take Action After Student Government ‘Exploits Passover’ With Anti-Israel Event
An official with a prominent Canadian Jewish group demanded on Friday that Concordia University administrators take action against the Montreal school’s student union (CSU) after...
