Welcoming the stranger — and opening one’s home to guests at the seder — is a defining theme of Passover, the eight-day ...

Passover, known in Hebrew as Pesach, is one of the most significant observances in Judaism, commemorating the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt. The story is rooted in the biblical ...

Head rabbi of NYC's Central Synagogue and author of 'Heart of a Stranger' discusses the challenges of a Zionist rabbinic ...

Passover, or “Pesach” in Hebrew, begins this week, marking one of the most widely observed holidays in Judaism. Here is what ...

This year, as in recent years, the celebrations occur amid a sober backdrop. There are anxieties over the U.S.-Israel war ...

Jews read from a book called the Haggadah that once “we were slaves in Egypt” and the Lord “brought us out from there with a ...

In Israel, the holiday ends on April 8. Each year, the holiday falls on different dates due to Jewish tradition abiding by a lunar calendar. The holiday is almost always entirely in April, although ...

Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 1 through April 9, 2026. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating ...