Passover News

The Jewish festival known as Passover, or Pesach, celebrates the ancient Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt.

A new committee has been formed and met for the first time last Thursday at city hall.

I grew up in an interesting family. My mother is Jewish, but converted to Catholicism as a young woman.

Church Teaching Q&A / Catholicism 101 Author: Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D Source: Thanksgiving & Eucharist But why did Lincoln proclaim the last Thursday in November as a national holiday? Because it was clear to him that the blessings of food, land, family, and freedom enjoyed by Americans are all gifts from the Creator.

Joseph Samuels, born Yosef Sasson in Baghdad, was 18 when he fled Iraq for the new state of Israel.

Latin American Jews spark new companies targeting their heritage October 29, 2009 Julie Sobel They call themselves Jewbans, Mexi-Jews, Jewminicans or Kosher-Ricans. They can be found eating guacamole on matzah on Passover or drinking kosher tequila on Cinco de Mayo.

A Cacerola Films, Fidecine-Mexico production. Produced by Laura Imperiale. Executive producers, Imperiale, Mariana Chenillo.

THE NSW Jewish Board of Deputies has asked for the immediate withdrawal of a book that schools use as an HSC text, which it says contains anti-Semitic slurs.

A man in British Columbia was convicted of criminal negligence this week after botching the home circumcision of his four-year old in 2007.

Romans 4:13, 16-18: It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the charity that comes from the inner truth.

A Vancouver-area father has been found guilty of negligence causing bodily harm after botching a home-circumcision attempt on his four-year-old son, part of the man's spiritual quest to make things right with God.

Ellenbeth Fullwood said she's grateful a judge set an April 12 jury trial for her 6-year-old daughter's alleged killer.

To commemorate their exodus from Egypt and observe the fall harvest, Jews build a booth, or sukkah, during this week, the Festival of Sukkot.

Jews believe Moses led them to the promised land, but according to best-selling author Bruce Feiler, he also inspired the Founding Fathers, the slaves on the underground railroad and the creators of Superman.A Here and Now's Robin Young speaks with Feiler today on Here & Now, the following is an excerpt from Feiler's new book, "America's Prophet: ...

The Jewish New Year is so yesterday now that Belle Linda Halpern is preparing for Passover in "Cravings: Songs of Hunger and Satisfaction .

That's the revelation from last night's episode of "Family Guy" , which included Stewie in payot and a kippah reciting a "L'hadlik Ner" blessing during a Passover seder .

The passing of tradition from generation to generation - l'dor v'dor - is one of Judaism's core values.

In 1964 in Germany, I was a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force stationed in France.

Baby learns to soar with the help of Johnny Castle While it would be one of many of my nominees, this affectionate appreciation from Julie Klausner might persuade others to vote for Dirty Dancing as what the author calls "most Jewishest movie." In honor of the High Holidays, let Jewish and Gentile cinephiles offer their thoughts on the subject.

According to the September 20th Los Angeles Times article "Afghan Jew a one-man upholder of tradition" by Mark Magnier reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, Zebulon Simantov says he is the last Jew in Afghanistan.