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Jewish and Israeli Holidays

The package, part of a matzo distribution campaign led by the European Jewish Association, was marked with the words “Free Palestine Gaza.”
The massive logistics effort includes matzah, meat, Haggadot and special dietary meals for troops across combat zones.
This year (5785), Passover Eve falls on Shabbat, something that will not occur again for two decades).
Director Daniel Robbins talks about his new film that features dinner … and a dead body.
“The OneFamily Camp gives us a chance to let go a bit,” says a camper whose older brother was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.
The logo incorporates a graphic fusion of the Star of David and the number 77 symbolizing the bond and shared hopes among a diverse Israeli society.
Down through the ages, Jews have gathered with family and friends on the seder night to relive their people’s most dramatic and defining moment in history. This year, it’s especially so.
The IDF-approved tours of the far side of the Golan Heights are scheduled to get underway next week.
When the Jews were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century, they brought their own culinary customs from Spain, where beans and legumes were eaten during the holiday.
Written shortly before the revival of the Jewish state, they reference the Holocaust and the Zionist response.
The gathering brought together envoys of IHRA member states and representatives of organizations dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust.
Since Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year that started on Oct. 2, tens of thousands of notes were put into the Wall.