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For observant Jews, eating kosher during Passover is an important mitzvah, or commandment, one must follow during the celebratory spring holiday, which commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from ...

One of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays, Passover commemorates the Jewish people’s exodus from slavery in ancient ...

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During Passover, which is celebrated for eight days, Jews also refrain from eating certain foods. Passover in 2024 begins at sundown on Monday, April 22, and ends at sundown on Tuesday ...

Passover Holiday Begins Apr 12 - Apr 20, Celebrating Freedom Forty percent of Kosher wines are sold for the Passover Holiday ...

PACHUCA, Mexico (JTA) — Like other Jews around the world, Alegra Smeke turns to traditional foods during Passover. For her that means Syrian dishes with a side of salsa. Smeke is a chef and ...

Kosher food professionals say shelves of kosher grocery stores will probably still be stocked with matzah and other Passover staples. Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of the Orthodox Union’s Kosher ...

Jews observing Passover cut out chametz, or any grain-based products that are capable of leavening. Some Jews also cut out kitniyot, which includes foods like rice, beans, peanuts, and corn.