Passover, one of the most important Jewish holidays of the year, marks the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Here is a primer on what Passover is and how Passover is celebrated.
This year, celebrate Hanukkah with AJC’s People of the Pod! Expand your latke and sufganiyot recipes with Eitan Bernath, hear tunes for the festival of lights from Nissim Black and Six13, and be inspired with stories from host Manya Brachear Pashman about celebrating the holiday.
AJC Project Interchange brings global opinion leaders and policy makers to Israel for customized, high-level educational experiences. Hear directly from participants on how their trip to Israel changed their understanding and created a lasting impact on their lives.
I was first introduced to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later to become Pope Benedict XVI, in the late 1980s when he was visiting Jerusalem. Teddy Kollek, mayor of Jerusalem, was eager for me to meet with the cardinal, telling me that I would discover a very different person from the image portrayed in the general media. He was so correct.