Passover

Display the seder plate and hide the afikomen – Passover begins this week. But what is Passover? Why is the Jewish holiday celebrated? What to know.

“That is considered one of the greatest luxuries because it means that we're alive, and we have the ability to eat in freedom.” And it is the last thing we eat at the Passover seder meal,” Kaufman said. On March 23, Muslims began the holy month of Ramadan, the month when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, their holy scripture, were revealed to the blessed Prophet, Muhammad. In the West, Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus on Sunday, the day the Bible says he rose, the first Sunday after 14 Nisan. In some families, the afikomen is hidden. And the thing that helps us do that is the Haggadah.” The egg is eaten after it, too, is dipped in salt water. Kaufman explained that the dietary changes “reflect the plight of the Israelites as they left Egypt,” The Egyptians' repeated refusals to free them results in a series of 10 plagues, and miracles at the hand of Moses. “Every single Haggadah will have the same general order of events. “It commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt as told in the Bible.” "So, we commemorate the time when the Jewish people really became a Jewish people.

How do Jews celebrate Passover? To prepare for Passover, Jews often remove "chametz," or leavened bread products, from their home. Throughout the holiday, ...

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Jewish people across the world are celebrating their most celebrated holiday, per USA Today — Passover. For centuries, Passover has been an important ...

Jews observing Passover sometimes sell items with leaven, or chametz, to abide by Jewish law. The sale can include their pet if the fur baby eats a grain ...

The Haggadah — the text read at the ceremonial seder meal — also contains a reminder of what Jews and their friends of other faiths know all too well: That they ...

Professor Danielle Celemajer, Deputy Director of the Sydney Environment Institute, explores how the Jewish Passover seder might help us approach the ...