Jewish Holidays

Passover culminates in the hope that the herald, the messenger, Elijah, will come and drink from his cup. But what would his arrival mean?

Celebrating Purim as a boy, I saw Mordechai as the main hero. It took time to fully appreciate Esther’s humble courage and heroic role in her story.

Were some modern Passover traditions invented by the early followers of Jesus, before they were separated from the greater Jewish community?