Passover

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman joins mass blessing at the Western Wall

Friedman was joined by his son and grandson in blessing tens of thousands of worshippers in the Birkat Kohanim, or priestly blessing.

US blocks UN Security Council resolution calling for investigation of Gaza border violence

The Security Council first met in a closed meeting on Friday night even after the United States and Israel asked that the discussion be postponed to Saturday due to beginning Passover.

Trump wishes Jewish community a Happy Passover

The holiday greetings, combined with Easter greetings, were released in a video on YouTube.

Ideas

Passover’s lesson of perseverance fits Israel at the UN

Israel

Chief Rabbinate asked Israeli hospitals to check visitors for chametz. Many will ignore the request.

Global

How matzah became a household item for non-Jews in the Netherlands

Lifestyle

A tour guide uncovers Passover secrets in the Met Museum’s Egyptian wing

Global

A Spanish university’s first-ever Passover seder is being organized by American students

Lifestyle

This young chef is trying to make Ashkenazi food cool

Lifestyle

Trump, in Passover and Easter greeting, calls US ‘a nation of believers’

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