Mexico’s Jewish Community Set to Observe Passover
The word Haggadah means “the telling” of the story or narrative
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Mexico’s Jewish Community Observes Passover
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS While the majority of Mexicans commemorated Easter on Sunday, April 17, and members of the local Islamic community are currently observing the holy month of Ramadan, which this year runs from April 2 through May 1, Mexico’s Jews this week celebrate Passover, or Pesach, which began on the night of Friday, April 15, with a
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For Muslims, there is no more sacred time of year than the holy month of Ramadan. This ninth month of the Islamic calendar (the exact date it starts varies from year to year since there is a discrepancy between the Islamic and Gregorian calendars) is believed to be the time when all holy scriptures (from the scrolls
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