In April 1948, on the last Passover before Israel declared her independence just a few weeks later, Rabbi Uziel extended an olive branch to the Muslim world: “I reach out to our Arab neighbors in ...

Thursday, the day after Passover in Israel, marks Moroccan Jewry’s Mimouna commemorations and at least two important Torah-study seminars. The traditional post-Passover Mimouna celebrations began with ...

The Mimouna celebration constitutes one of the highlights of the Jewish-Moroccan festivities. It is, for Moroccan Jews, what seals the wondrous holiday of Pesach and an opportune moment to celebrate ...

When I was growing up in Los Angeles, the way my family finished Passover was very different from how most of my friends’ families did. My peers were mostly Ashkenazic Jews, and as the holiday ended, ...

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Israel's President Shimon Peres, Sephardic Chief Rabbi "Rishon Lezion" Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Jerusalem's mayor Nir Barkat, Knesset members, and soldiers from the Givati Brigade were on hand Monday night ...