Passover

On the first night of Passover, the singsong of the Four Questions echoed from Jewish homes and gatherings around the world, including from unlikely, contested spaces: the center of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and other campuses where demonstrations are taking place.

Israeli police stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinian youths who hurled firecrackers at them in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes.

Two men accused of planning a Passover attack on a Jewish center in central Athens have been remanded in pre-trial custody after appearing in court to answer to terrorism charges.

The two defendants, aged 27 and 29, confessed to forming and joining a terrorist organisation.

Turkey's president shared Passover greetings on March 27 with the country's Jewish community.

"I congratulate with my heartfelt feelings our Jewish citizens on the occasion of Pesach, one of the most important religious holidays of Judaism," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a message shared by Turkey's Communications Directorate.

Turkey's president sent Passover greetings on April 8 to the country's Jewish community.

"On the occasion of Passover, I would like to emphasize once again that mutual love and respect in society is the foundation of peace and tranquility," said Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday sent a message on the occasion of the Pesach holiday, in which he reaffirms his commitment to protect the rights of citizens belonging to national minorities and the spiritual and cultural heritage of the ethnic minorities, according to a Presidential Administration release.

BELGRADE - The Serbian-Jewish Singing Society held a concert titled "Shalom" at Dom Vojske in Belgrade, honoring the friendship between the states of Serbia and Israel and big holidays- Passover and Easter.

Rita Wilson penned this article several years ago and immediately went viral among the Greek community from around the world. The passage talks about Wilson's Greek heritage that she often refers to. In fact, she's even managed to turn actor Tom Hanks into a full-blooded Greek.

"Nisan" is the word for the month of April in the Turkish language, which is the equivalent of the month of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. The word has its roots in old Babylonian Assyrian Aramaic language, which is an ancestor of both Arabic and Hebrew. April is about renewal, about the new tastes of the spring, be it eggs or milk, or greens or lamb; it is all about what spring stands for.

My friend and unofficial editor Esther, who was taken from her family and friends exactly a year ago, was half-Jewish.  I would like to remember her, while at the same time celebrate Passover and Easter, by carrying an old tradition to my column.