Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Launched in February, “Yizkereim: Honor Israel’s Fallen” has already collected more than 21,000 acts of chesed (“kindness”), be it public service, prayer, Torah learning or tzedakah (“charity”) by a Jew somewhere in the world in the memory of the fallen.
A whopping 100,000 people made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday for a twice-annual mass blessing.
He noted that the sacred celebrations of Passover and Easter “remind us that God’s love redeems the world.”
Gaza Division Rabbi Adiel Alexassi noted that soldiers protecting the Gaza border on Friday night were issued special personal Seder kits and matzah so they would not miss the holiday.
Arabs in eastern Jerusalem will riot and hold demonstrations on Friday, according to the leader of the mosque on the Temple Mount.
“While we are preparing to celebrate the Festival of Freedom and the struggle of the ancient Jews against bondage and slavery, the Iranian regime continues to threaten Israel and to spread terror throughout the Middle East,” said Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
The reasons have heritage at the core: “That’s how my family behaved throughout the generations,” “that’s how I express my Jewish culture,” and “it makes me feel like I am taking part in history.”
Everyone pitches in to do their part in a holiday that is about liberation. At that same time, they will stand on duty in the defense of the Jewish nation.
“No country in the history of the world ever contributed more to the welfare of humankind in such a short period of time than Israel,” affirms the longtime professor, lawyer and author, soon to turn 80.
From prisoner to Holocaust survivor to refusenik, recognizing and reliving the roads from bondage.
Ambassadors from Rwanda, Belgium, Argentina, Angola, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines attended the pre-seder, as well as senior diplomatic representatives from the United States, the United Nations, the European Union, Great Britain and China.
This Passover may be different than all other nights in more ways than one.
