Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed

The Jews celebrate from this Saturday, April 12, and for a week the feast of Pessah, the Jewish Passover. High time of the feast, seder it, the ritual meal that makes the part beautiful to the symbols of Jewish tradition and communion. This year again, it will be marked by the war waged by Israel in Gaza and the captivity of the hostages in the hands of Hamas.

ThePatriotLight - Netanyahu’s Passover Message – PJ Media

ThePatriotLight - Tonight, Jews around the world will begin the celebration of the great Biblical feast of Passover. But this year, too many families will have an empty seat at the table, as Hamas killed or took captive their loved ones. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his Passover message, expressed his belief that modern Israelis will through Divine aid conquer their genocidal jihadi enemies, just as God helped the Israelites tr…

Latest Hamas hostage video shows signs of life from 21-year-old Edan Alexander

The 21-year-old IDF soldier's family points out the video was made public as Jews around the world celebrate the Passover holiday

Jewish families in western Massachusetts prepare for Passover Seder

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) - Jewish families across western Massachusetts and the world are ready to observe the first evening of Passover at Sundown on Saturday. Saturday marks the first day of this week-long holiday. It celebrates the freedom of Jewish people-- who were enslaved more than three thousand years ago in Egypt. For the first night of Passover, the Jewish community will be enjoying a ritual meal called Seder. This is a 15 step feast t…

Passover begins at sundown Saturday for San Diego's Jewish community

The Hebrews crossing the Red Sea after escaping from slavery in Egypt. (Public domain image of a painting by Cornelius de Wael, 1630-35) Passover, the commemoration of the Old Testament story of the deliverance of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, begins at sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025. It is the second of the three major Abrahamic religious holidays to be celebrated this year. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended March 30, and…

'Holiday about liberation': Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed

Relatives of hostages in Gaza say they feel the absence of their loved ones acutely during Passover, which commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their liberation from slavery.