Cantor Ruth Berman Harris, left, who leads the congregation in lieu of a full-time rabbi, lights candles to celebrate Seder with congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center which burned down in the January 2025 Eaton fire, gathered for a Passover at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif., on April 4, 2025.
Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over the course of a week each spring. It commemorates the Exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is celebrated around family dinner tables and at communal banquets, where the dramatic story of liberation from slavery is retold.
A child is transported on a dolly in the Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem during final preparations for the Passover holiday on April 11, 2025.
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Cantor Ruth Berman Harris, left, who leads the congregation in lieu of a full-time rabbi, lights candles to celebrate Seder with congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center which burned down in the January 2025 Eaton fire, gathered for a Passover at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif., on April 4, 2025.
A child is transported on a dolly in the Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem during final preparations for the Passover holiday on April 11, 2025.
