All About Passover

The Jewish holiday of Passover began at sundown this past Wednesday, April 5. Because it is based on the lunar Hebrew calendar, Passover occurs at different times of March-April each year; however, in the Hebrew calendar, it begins every year on the sundown of the 14th day of the month Nisan. Passover is also known as Pesach (pase-akh), which is the Hebrew word for “to skip” or “jump over,�...

Passover, which began at sundown on Wednesday April 5, and will last for eight days, is celebrated in a number of ways. On Passover, Jews are instructed not to eat any leavened products (called chametz (kha-maetz)), such as bread, pasta, cake, or cookies—anything that has risen—because when the Israelites fled Egypt, they left in a rush, so they didn’t have time for their ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover began at sundown on April 5, and will last for eight days. Passover is important to Jews for a number of reasons. In telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt, it reminds many Jews that there is still injustice in the world that needs to be overcome. “There is still existing slavery in the world, and celebrating our freedom really should come with...