Two prominent Jewish leaders told Newsmax in a joint interview on Friday that Passover, which this year takes place from April 12 to April 20, provides “reassurance about the future” in a turbulent time.
Rabbi Steven Burg, CEO of the Jewish outreach organization Aish, and Malcolm Hoenlein, vice chairman emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told “Newsline” that Passover remains crucial in the modern era.
Burg said Passover “is an incredibly important holiday because it commemorates [that] we were slaves, the Jews were slaves in Egypt, and really they saw no way out. And Moses came along and showed them hope and showed them that freedom was every person’s right.”
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