How regional Jews are celebrating the 'most relevant' Passover


by The Examiner

The Examiner— Every single Friday, 100-year-old Ruth Phillips lights candles around her home while her phone rings with friends, family and rabbis wishing her a happy Shabbat. Despite living by herself in the small northern NSW town of Gleniffer, the centenarian has found through constant communication, she is not alone. However, every year she braves the cold and travels 1,300 kilometres from her home in Gleniffer to Melbourne to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover, or Pesach, with her family. "It's...

@GreeleyTribune—For Jews and non-Jews, Passover and Holocaust observance days collide to educate and enlighten. “We can’t eradicate what happened,” Steinmetz said. “We can shed a light on it and learn from it and say ‘that’s not what we want to be today.’ We don’t want to persecute people and call them names. It shines a light on what happens when we call out people for those things. I hope we learn and can change.”

PAHOMEPAGE—Passover celebrated in Luzerne County. KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Luzerne County, dozens gathered to observe the beginning of Passover with the Seder Dinner, a Jewish ritual celebrated during the first two nights of Passover. On Monday, the JCC in Kingston held the dinner along with the annual reading of the biblical story of the exodus, when the Israelites []

Social News XYZ—Eritrea: International Workers’ Day Celebrations in Southern Region. Download logoThe Southern Region marked International Workers’ Day, with early celebrations in Mendefera city on April 29, under the theme “Professional Competence Development Stimulant.” Mr. Tekeste Mihreteab, the head of the confederation branch office, outlined - Social News XYZ