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What’s Passover?: A guide from a Notre Dame Jewish student

Blake Ziegler | Thursday, April 21, 2022

My favorite part of this month has been the convergence of major religious holidays. In a rare sequence of events, the three Abrahamic religions are celebrating holy days at the same time. While I and other Jews observe Passover, Christians rejoice with Easter and Muslims continue their holy month of Ramadan. Additionally, Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs

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L’shana haba’ah B’Yerushalayim

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, April 16, 2020

As Pesach begins in this strange and uncertain time, I cannot help but reflect on the past. Those childhood days spent in rural Placitas, in that house on the hill where my family was first able to buy a Seder dinner, our candles lighting the dark and draughty house we were allowed to stay in

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Jewish Students Association celebrates Passover Seder

Mary Steurer | Wednesday, March 28, 2018

To celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, the Jewish Students Association of Notre Dame hosted a traditional Seder meal Tuesday night in the Coleman-Morse Center. Senior Jonah Shainberg, co-president of the club, said the ritual feast is held to mark the beginning of the holiday. “Passover celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery