Passover

Record number of visitors enjoy free entry to heritage sites

Over 100,000 people visit 170+ heritage sites, museums, and tours from Gaza and the south for two days, courtesy of Bank Hapoalim in Israel.

By MOSHE COHEN
02/05/2024

The holiday for those sensitive to gluten: what to buy at the supermarket?

The production processes of kosher products for Passover, especially gluten-free, may be pricier than usual. How can we address companies potentially charging excessive amounts by reducing packaging?

By DR. HEZI GUR MIZRAHI
01/05/2024

Shift in Passover traditions: Jewish Americans opted for Israeli wines over Manischewitz

This year marked a significant turn towards Israeli wines, a change driven by a mix of cultural pride and geopolitical solidarity - according to an article by Market Watch.

How Mimouna's Moroccan roots unite and inspire global Jewish communities

With nearly one million Israeli Jews of Moroccan descent, they represent a vibrant force within Israeli society, residing in major cities and contributing to a rich cultural legacy.

 Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip

Bringing border communities home amid continuing rocket threats

Post-Passover, rocket attacks near Gaza and Lebanon raise questions on border community safety. Evacuations prompt reevaluation of defensive strategies and military presence.

29/04/2024

Unity from division: The lesson of God splitting the Red Sea and the Jews

When we learn the lesson of the Sea of Reeds to feel unity in our hearts, with all our differences, we can be more of the mind to “see” each other, be more forgiving, and able to focus on the good.

By GEDALIAH GURFEIN
29/04/2024

Mindfulness: Is freeing yourself harder than parting the Red Sea?

Mindfulness involves releasing attachment to our thoughts and emotions, rather than becoming entangled in them and seeing them as personal traits. 

By SUSIE KEINON
29/04/2024
  Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Amar, and the senior Moroccan Imam, Prof. Smaili Moha

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar calls for Mimouna to be canceled this year due to the war

Rabbi Amar used to hold a public Mimouna event every year with rabbis and public figures, but this year, he canceled it.

By YAKI ADAMKER , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
29/04/2024

Miracles do happen: A look at the biblical splitting of the Red Sea

The splitting of the Red Sea is central to Jewish identity, but as the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks asked, "In what sense was it a miracle?"

Are we dwarfs or giants? A look at multi-generational Jewish identity

Jews always possess multi-generational identity, but on Passover that consciousness of past and future is amplified.

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