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Passover is one of the most widely observed holidays and one of the most sacred to the Jewish people. It is a time of songs, family, and celebration. During this time, the Jews commemorate the bondage of the Israelites to Egypt. This weeklong celebration includes several rituals such as the meal known as the seder, removal of leavened bread and readings from the Haggadah. Passover customs between the Yemenites (Eastern Jews) and the European Jews vary in certain ways. One variation is in their musical interpretations of the Passover seder.

The most important celebration that takes place on the Friday of the Sabbath is the Shabbat dinner. This takes place at home with family and friends. The Shabbat table is laid with two loaves, known as "hallot" which, like the candles, represent the dual Shabbat commandments to keep and remember Sabbath, and cups, over which Kiddush is recited. The father blesses the children in order of age, before Kiddush is recited over the wine, which "gladdens the heart" (Psalm 104:15).

A pomegranate on the holiday table announces to the heavenly court that as many seeds as there are, that's how many good deeds have been performed over the year. Hallah bread is commonly served on Rosh Hashanah. A ladder, turban like shape, to the Hallah bread expresses the wish that the family's prayers might ascend to heaven. Dough baked in the shape of a bird also represents the same wish. It also stands for the words of the prophet Isaiah: As birds protect their young,

The Exodus story is a key event in regards to Israel’s history and the Old Testament. Exodus is often seen as the beginning for the Israelites in regards to their journey of faith. In Exodus it covers many events which includes Moses being called by God to lead the slaves, the escape of Egypt, wandering in the Sinai desert for forty years, establishing a covenant with God, receiving the Torah, and getting settled in the new land that they were called to. The Torah is known as the instruction from God that was given to Moses and then passed on to the Israel’s people. Passover is an event that has important significance still to this day. Jews still celebrate this event every year as a way to show the importance of passing through the life of

This is where the holiday’s name- Pesach- meaning “passing over” or protection in Hebrew is derived. From the instructions given to Moses by Jehovah, in order to encourage the pharaoh to free the Israelites, Jehovah Himself came and slew the first-born in Egypt, passing over the homes of the Israelites, who were told to mark their dwellings with lamb’s blood so that Jehovah could identify and “pass over” their homes. The pharaoh finally agreed to free the Israelites. They left their homes so quickly that there wasn’t even time to bake their breads. Therefore, they packed the raw dough to take with them on their journey. As they fled through the desert, they would quickly bake the dough in the hot sun into hard crackers called matzohs.

The Star of David being the most popular. It is most commonly known as the Jewish symbol today. The Chai symbol is simply the Hebrew word for living and is often found on jewelry along with the Hamesh Hand. The Menorah is also a main symbol of Judaism. It is one of the oldest symbols and is the symbol for Hanukkah.

It was also known as the Shoah, it was a genocide in which approximately six million jews were killed by Adolf Hitler Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was the main purpose to end the suffrage of the jew in those time periods. Jews were an interior race, and allen threat to German racial purity and community. Prior to this suffrage this life event could've been prevented by being able to have freedom over their type of race.

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In the beginning, Jews thought they were being sent away for only a little time. Soon to realize this new world, one where death could happen anytime right next to your side and you wouldn’t have a second thought about, for it happened all day, life was nonexistent in so many ways, death: by starvation, a little cut that led to infection, being sent to the gas chamber to suffocate, by a bullet, or an oven where you were burned to death. Families separated, loved ones gone forever, brother against brother, father against son.

It’s about the jews and how and what happened to them after the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the time where about six million jews and one million other people dying. Most people were killed because they belonged to different races and religions. The Nazis wanted to kill people that weren’t from their same religious group. The Nazis also killed people who disrespected Hitler. Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party.

It represents the foundation of people gathering for African harvest festivals by placing nuts, fruit, and vegetables, representing work, on the mkeka for unity and thanksgiving. The Mkeka, which is a place mat made from straw or cloth, symbolizes the traditional foundation to stand on and build a better life. People tend to reflect on history and what role to play as a legacy to the future. Also, the other six symbols are placed directly on the mkeka during the celebration. The Vibunzi, which means the ear of corn represents and symbolizes the reproduction of children and the future hopes of a family. Each ear symbolizes a child in the family. Children are essential to Kwanzaa because they are the future to the next generation. The Mishumaa Saba represents the seven candles that recreate the sun’s power and to provide light. The candles are distributed by one black, three red, and three green. The black candle symbolizes Umoja and the three green candles symbolizes the Nia, Ujima, and Imani and are placed to the right of the Umoja candle, while the three red candles, symbolizes Kujichagulia, Ujamaa, and Kuumba, and are placed to the left of it. One candle lit represents the principle that is being celebrated.The colors of the candles also have their own significant meaning. Red represents the struggle for freedom for colored people. Black represents hope, creativity, and faith and denoting messages and the opening and closing of doors. Green represents the earth that provides hope, divination, employment, and the fruits of the harvest. The kinara, or the candleholder represents our ancestry. It symbolizes the ancestors of our people and understand the problems of human life. The kikombe cha umoja, or also the unity cup is a special cup that is used to perform the rituals during the Karamu feast of Kwanzaa. During the feast, the kikombe cha umoja is passed to drink from it to promote unity. Then, the

The Passover in Hebrew is known as Pesach. It begins in the Sunset of Monday, April 10, 2017, and ends at the nightfall of Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Pesach is depicted in the book of Exodus 12:23. It describes the day when God passed over Israelites. During the Passover, the Israelites usually celebrate their Liberation from the Egyptian bondage. This is when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. The Passover is also considered to be one of the most theologically important holidays in the Jewish calendar. It normally goes for eight days but in other communities, it lasts for only one week. The Jews are prohibited to eat any bread or leavened food. They are only allowed

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The Last Supper (found in gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke) is the final meal that jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion. The Last supper was presented like a passover meal, traditional hymns were sung, and traditional prayers were spoken as Jesus passed around the matzot (passover bread). Among these Jewish traditions Jesus added the words while breaking the bread “This is my Body, which will be given up for you” and while passing around the wine Jesus said “This is my blood, which will be poured out for you”. From these words and actions, stems the creation of the Eucharist that we know today. In the view of the passover, Jesus became the sacrificial lamb, his blood covered the wood of his crucifix just as the sacrificial

Jewish people celebrate Passover with a ritual dinner called Seder, which represents the meal that the Israelites ate before fleeing Egypt (Oxtoby 123). In a Passover Seder, the head of the family begins the ceremony by sanctifying the holiday with a Qiddush, or benediction, over a cup of wine (Tobias 88). While reciting a prayer, raw vegetables dipped in vinegar, a shank bone and a hard-boiled egg are presented to the family members. Then, a second cup of wine is poured and at this time, the Passover liturgy, or Haggadah, begins (Oxtoby 124). The