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A proclamation on ‘Education and Sharing Day’ 2024

A readout issued by the White House of U.S. President Joe Biden’s comments regarding this year’s “Education and Sharing Day.”

Ensuring Passover

“We’re working to ensure that Jewish communities worldwide, no matter what challenges they face, can experience the spirit of the Passover story and the triumph of the Jewish people over adversity,” said JDC CEO Ariel Zwang.

Hostage Moms Call for Adding—and Filling—Seats at Seders Worldwide

Hostage Moms Call for Adding—and Filling—Seats at Seders Worldwide
Chabad-led #SeatAtTheSeder campaign brings hostages’ plight to thousands of Passover tables

Who Were the Cantonists?

Who Were the Cantonists?
The Tsar’s Jewish Child-Soldiers

Next Holiday- Passover

The next big holiday for Jewish people is the eight-day holiday of Passover. This year, Passover will be celebrated from the 15th to the 22nd day of Nissah, 22-30 April 2024. Passover, or Pesach (in Hebrew, it is known as Pesach (which means “to pass over”) because G‑d passed over the Jewish homes when killing the Egyptian firstborn on the very first Passover eve), commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

Russian-Jewish Shabbaton

15th International Russian-Jewish Shabbaton To Draw 1,000+ Ex-Soviet Jews & Families for Exciting Weekend of Jewish Pride, Solidarity, and Inspiration

Aleeza Ben-Shalom, Manis Friedman, Yisroel Bernath & others to Lead Workshops on Jewish Matchmaking, Meaning in Life, Israel & More

Purim at Chabad: A Photo Gallery

Esther is the heroine of the Purim story, in which the Jewish people who live in the sprawling Persian Empire are saved from Haman’s evil scheme to annihilate them. The dramatic saga was written down so that Jewish people could read about the amazing turn of events every year on the holiday of Purim, the anniversary of the Jews’ victory over their enemies.

The Purim Story

Today is Purim. Purim is the story of Jewish survival!