Passover tells the story of the hardship the Jewish people faced in Egypt and while not every part of the seder is happy, it's perfectly acceptable to send a loved one a message wishing them a "Happy ...

When asked to name a traditional Passover dish, most Bay Area Jews wouldn't come up with "barbecued lamb." But for the local Karaite Jews from Egypt -- an ancient community that follows biblical ...

Galit Dayan, who teaches at IDC Herzliya in Israel, has a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a frequent writer and lecturer on anthropological proof that Israelite ...

Passover is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the Exodus from Egypt. — -- What is Passover? Passover is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the emancipation of the Jewish people from slavery in ...

Jewish faithful began the weeklong Passover celebration at sundown Monday, with many holding Seder dinners Monday and Tuesday evening. The holiday, also known as the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, ...

Back in the late 1990s, my kids nearly wore out our VHS copy of the Dreamworks animated musical film “The Prince of Egypt.” The bibical tale of the Hebrews’ Exodus from Egypt had a terrific score, ...

With Passover here, it is a propitious time to address the central issue of the holiday: the Exodus. Specifically, did the Exodus happen? My friend Rabbi David Wolpe announced some years ago that it ...

For several weeks, we have been reading the Torah portions that describe the Ten Plagues: blood, frogs, lice, raging beasts that were composites of multiple animals, animal pestilence, boils, hail, ...

Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays, celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. In 2023, it begins the evening of April 5. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...