Passover News from Across the Globe
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AUSTRALIA
Australian Youth Take Travelling Bakery Across Sydney
Apr 7, 2010 2:00 PM
For a full month during the lead-up to Passover, a travelling bakery gave Australians of all ages across Sydney the chance to learn how to bake the special unleavened bread known as matzah. |
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EUROPE
Vandals Strike Budapest Chabad House During Passover Seder
Mar 31, 2010 8:00 PM
Rocks and broken glass may have shattered the holiday calm of a Passover Seder in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday night, but according to attendees, it failed to damper their spirits. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Hundreds of Thousands Expected at Passover Seders
Mar 29, 2010 8:00 AM
From the largest Passover celebrations in the world to more intimate gatherings, hundreds of thousands of people are expected at communal Seders around the world. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Kids Learn Firsthand That Matzah is More Than Flour and Water
Mar 26, 2010 11:00 AM
Jewish centers around the world took a hands-on approach to prepping people for Passover, offering children and adults alike the chance to get down and dirty with flour and water and learn how to make the special unleavened bread known as matzah. |
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60 Jewish Motor Homes Stop NYC Traffic
Mar 25, 2010 1:00 PM
A curious surprise awaited tourists and New Yorkers heading out for lunch this Thursday in the form of a parade of Jewish-themed motor homes. |
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INTERNET
Redesigned Web Site Places World of Passover at Your Fingertips
Mar 24, 2010 5:15 PM
Shiloh Sundstrom is a farmer from Deadwood, Ore. Although not many Jewish residents call the unincorporated mountain community home, he annually hosts some 40 people at his Seder table. This year, he’s relying on Passover.org for vital explanations and material. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Operation Enduring Traditions Gets Matzah to the Troops
Mar 22, 2010 2:00 PM
The Aleph Institute is shipping Passover supplies such as hand-baked matzah, grape juice and Haggadahs to some 35 locations across the globe, including Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, as well as installations in the country’s other big cities, Kandahar and Kabul. Bases in Iraq and Kuwait are also on the list, as are locations in Germany and Kuwait, and, closer to home, Georgia, Texas, North Dakota and South Carolina. |
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ISRAEL
Israeli Passover Food Distributions Reach Feverish Pitch
Mar 18, 2010 10:45 AM
It’s a bright, cool afternoon at Jerusalem’s Charles E. Smith Experimental High School for Boys, known locally simply as “Hartman” after the institute and Jewish think tank that houses it. A group of 10th grade boys are horsing around on the basketball court, careful to avoid the stacks of food parcels that they’ve stayed after school to help distribute to needy residents ahead of the Passover holiday. |
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