Category: Religion
Passover: Chabad of Poland holds ‘mega-Seders’ for Ukrainian refugees
Jerusalem Post The “mega-Seders” took place on April 5 and 6 – as outside Israel, there are two Seders as opposed to just one – and were held in Russian, Polish, Hebrew and English. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738670
Read MoreCounting the Omer: Jewish spring ritual now translated to 49 languages
Jerusalem Post The daily counting of the Omer is an old ritual being given new life this season by the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738655
Read MorePassover: A new reading of the Four Sons at the Seder
Jerusalem Post I hope that at the Seder this year, every parent will tell the story in a manner that fits his or her child so that the child may truly understand the meaning of the Exodus. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736444
Read MorePassover, Exodus: How did the Jews go from Egypt to Israel?
Jerusalem Post How the Israelites made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land is open to various archaeological interpretations. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736454
Read MoreAvner Moriah: The artist illuminating the entire Torah through art
Jerusalem Post As he reflects on the 15 years it took him to complete this monumental endeavor, he says he would not hesitate to embark on the project all over again. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-736445
Read MoreTwo sets of the Ten Commandments on film to celebrate Passover
Jerusalem Post The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called “The Ten Commandments,” one in 1923 and the other in 1956. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736448
Read MorePassover, finding freedom: From Yannai to Bruce Springsteen
Jerusalem Post Unlike Yannai, Springsteen recognizes that the truest redemption happens within the individual: in the blessed, rare moments of the night, out of reach of the cruel binaries of boss man and worker https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736450
Read MoreAn Episcopalian bishop warns his diocese against holding Christian Passover seders
Jerusalem Post Photos of Christian seders on social media show elements that would be out of place at a traditional Jewish seder, such as bread or Christian symbols. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738560
Read MoreA Haggadah featuring photos of judicial reform protests to be released
Jerusalem Post This special Haggadah features sections written some notable Israeli figures. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738558
Read MoreDecades of alleged sexual abuse by Maryland priests detailed in report
Jerusalem Post The report described that history as one of “repeated dismissal or cover up of that abuse by the Catholic Church hierarchy.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738548
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