Exodus
At ‘Seder in the Streets,’ protesters in Brooklyn denounce US support to Israel
By Fiona André — April 24, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — As the Senate voted on an aid package for Israel, participants of a ‘Seder in the Streets’ denounced the death and devastation in Gaza and urged Congress to end military support for the war.
Passover: The festival of freedom and the ambivalence of exile
By Nancy E. Berg — April 24, 2024
(The Conversation) — The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story that resonates with much of Jewish history.
War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances
By David Crary — April 22, 2024
(AP) – This year, for many Jews, the holiday’s mood will be somber due to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the rise of antisemitic incidents elsewhere.
From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries
By Rebecca J.W. Jefferson — April 22, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar highlights some of the most interesting versions of the Passover text and how they’ve met communities’ changing needs around the world.
Six months of Jewish loneliness
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2024
(RNS) — Six months. That’s all you need to know.
Why I am obsessed with an ancient story about giant frogs
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 9, 2024
(RNS) — Yes, they are a metaphor for the challenges of our time.
Why the movie ‘Exodus’ still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 13, 2023
(RNS) — On the 75th anniversary of Israel’s birth, the blockbuster movie still raises serious questions.
Freedom was granted at Passover. It was defined on Shavuot.
By Avi Shafran — May 24, 2023
(RNS) — The Festival of Weeks shows that true freedom comes in endeavoring to live a 'mission-focused' life.
Why is Passover different from all other nights? 3 essential reads on the Jewish holiday
By Molly Jackson — April 5, 2023
(The Conversation) — The Passover Seder has tradition and remembrance at its core, but has also evolved throughout the centuries in Jewish communities around the world.
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis says Lent is an ‘exodus from slavery to freedom’
By Claire Giangravé — February 17, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — 'Lent is a journey of return to God,' the pope said during his homily on Feb. 17, to the socially distanced faithful attending the Mass.
A new book explores the evolution of the DIY handbook for Passover
By Yonat Shimron — April 8, 2020
(RNS) — Vanessa Ochs’ new book, ‘The Passover Haggadah: A Biography,’ recounts how this wine-stained ritual manual, handed to each participant around the seder table, evolved. And no, she doesn’t think the coronavirus will emerge as the 11th plague.
This year Easter will feel more like Passover
By Stephen B. Chapman — April 8, 2020
(RNS) — Rather than putting on their new Easter clothes and gathering at church, Christian families may find it meaningful to read from Exodus together.
The Seder’s secrets to enduring a pandemic
By Ellen Bernstein — April 1, 2020
HOLYOKE, Mass. (RNS) — Passover is coming this year just in time to remind us to bless what God has given us, the first greens of spring and the maror, the bitter herb. How will we bless the bitterness this year?
Jewish organizations encourage retelling the Passover story with trivia cards
By RNS staff — March 26, 2018
(RNS) — Did you know that Jews from Gibraltar sprinkle brick dust into their Passover haroset dish, or that Middle Eastern Jewish families whip themselves with scallions at the seder table?
Sermon on the Strip: ‘Where is God?’
By Kimberly Winston — October 8, 2017
LAS VEGAS (RNS) — At worship this weekend, people of different faiths sought solace and answers to a question that may be unanswerable: why the mass shooting happened.
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