Jewish and Israeli Holidays
This year’s theme is “Out of the Depths: The Anguish of Liberation and Rebirth.”
A unique Haggadah crafted by American-Israeli artist David Moss four decades ago joins the National Library of Israel’s collection and is on display for Passover.
The centuries-old seder plates photographed by Theodor Harburger in the 1920s may be the only remnants we have of many Jewish families from Bavaria.
“The policy is to allow free worship for Jews everywhere,” a spokesperson for the National Security Ministry said.
“The vast majority of the nation is sickened by them,” Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman responded.
“May God continue to watch over the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and the United States of America,” the president said.
“Nobody was doing this for Jewish food, and I felt it really needed to be done. So, I thought, why not me?” says Sarah Nathan.
The prime minister invokes slain soldier’s final message, says Israel will return hostages and defeat Hamas.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir “emphasized the importance of maintaining readiness so Israelis can celebrate it anywhere in the country.”
Rabbi Yosef Landa, who coordinates the movement’s online sale of leavened items for Passover, told JNS that it’s a “bona fide sale.”
“Each image is a world unto itself—rich in memory and history,” says Efrat Sinai, director of archives at KKL-JNF.
“Just as You brought our ancestors out from slavery to redemption, so, too, may You appear for Your children who are held in captivity and deliver them,” they wrote.
