Passover
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.
This holy season in six faiths is a rebuke to Christian nationalism
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — April 10, 2023
(RNS) — If this nation does not provide full rights for believers of all faiths, I don’t want any part of it.
Rocket fire from Gaza, Lebanon at Israel as Passover begins
By Sam McNeil — April 7, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants fired rockets from Gaza and Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, following confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers at a major Muslim shrine in Jerusalem for a second day in a row.
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.
Eggs are in short supply. The crisis is bigger than a nontraditional Seder plate.
By Jonathan Bernhard — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Let our missing Passover eggs prompt us to think about the meaning of kosher.
The dangerous week ahead in the Old City of Jerusalem
By Daoud Kuttab — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Jerusalem is on edge as radical Jewish activists push to hold a ritual where Muslims gather for Ramadan.
Should Christians have seders?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Yes, it's a thing. And no, it should not be. And yes, the larger story is complicated.
The Jewish roots of the Eucharist
By Thomas Reese — January 31, 2023
(RNS) — Today’s Christian Eucharist is a combination of the Jewish synagogue service and Passover meal as adapted by the early Jewish Christians.
A pioneering Shabbat service marks a new way to observe Jewish Juneteenth
By Yonat Shimron — June 19, 2022
(RNS) —The Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat was the first Jewish service organized and led by Jews of color to mark the annual celebration of freedom that is now a federal holiday.
Despite 2022’s cluster of religious holidays, multifaith understanding slow to evolve
By Camille Daniels — May 26, 2022
(RNS) — Unlike race, which has become an urgent topic for Americans to discuss and educate themselves (and others) about, faith remains a relatively siloed practice.
Interfaith Trolley offers inspiration and a whirlwind tour of religion in America
By Bob Smietana — April 26, 2022
(RNS) — A convergence of major religious holidays led the way to a day of interfaith fellowship and education.
Your life is a seder, and its story is a haggadah
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2022
No human story is ever complete. We always wind up skipping some pages.
At Coachella, Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz hosts mini-‘Seders’ for Passover
By Kathryn Post — April 19, 2022
(RNS) — At ‘matzahchella,’ the rapper offered boiled eggs and horseradish to concertgoers as part of a 10-minute Passover Seder.
Hey, New York Times — leave my God alone!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — I like snark. But theo-snark? Not so much.
Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations
By Luis Andres Henao — April 18, 2022
(AP) — In addition to Passover, Easter and Ramadan, holy days occurring in April this year include the Sikhs' and Hindus' Vaisakhi, the Jains' Mahavir Jayanti, the Baha’i festival of Ridvan, and the Theravada Buddhist New Year.
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