Passover, an eight-day Jewish festival, begins on April 12 and ends April 20. The holiday commemorates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, Jewish people avoid leavened ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

The Jewish feast of Passover, when families share the stories of their ancestors and eat traditional foods such as matzah and maror, is just days away. Passover, also known as Pesach, dates back to at ...

The Jewish New Year celebration of Rosh Hashanah is almost here, and together with Yom Kippur, which falls shortly afterwards, they’re referred to as the Jewish High Holidays (or High Holy Days). Rosh ...

The Jewish feast of Passover, when families share the stories of their ancestors and eat traditional foods such as matzah and maror, is underway as Christians prepare for Good Friday and Easter.

Now in its third year, the Tri-City Jewish Center’s Jewish Feast-ival is an opportunity to introduce the community to the center’s facility, traditions and food, said organizer Michael Weindruch.

Rabbi Tamar Grimm smiled warmly as she welcomed the community Sunday to the Jewish Feast-ival 2011 at the Tri-City Jewish Center, Rock Island. She opened with the Shehecheyanu blessing, a prayer said ...

Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrating the emancipation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, will be celebrated from April 12-20, 2025. Michigan has a Jewish population of about 129,000 people.