Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. To many Jews, it symbolizes freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation.
This year, for many Jews, the holiday’s mood will be somber due to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the rise of antisemitic incidents elsewhere.
Passover – known as Pesach in Hebrew -- begins on April 22. By tradition, it will be celebrated for seven days in Israel and for eight days by some Jews in the rest of the world.
For many Jews, Passover is a time to reunite with family and recount the exodus from Egypt at a meal called the Seder. Observant Jews avoid grains known as chametz, a reminder of the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt quickly with no time for dough to rise. Cracker-like matzo is OK to eat; most breads, pastas, cakes and cookies are off-limits.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Area 51 has ultraChannel 4 is set to make major change to Gogglebox 11 years after the show beganThe REAL reason Garden Rescue host Charlie Dimmock never shows her own home's garden on screenThe Simpsons producer apologizes to fans for killing off longThe REAL Evangelos Marinakis: The explosive hireUli Hoeneß and Thomas Tuchel expose divisions at Bayern Munich before Real Madrid clashMigration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention itIndiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primariesShips from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sailRyan Giggs' ex
2.2674s , 6505.3046875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances ,Planet Panorama news portal