With Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falling last week between October 2 and 4, and Israel in the news, I recalled my experience of another important Jewish festival. The invitation was from Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac Malekar, who heads the tiny Jewish community of less than ten families in Delhi. Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is the Jewish festival of freedom that marks the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. He negotiated with the pharaoh for the Israelites’ freedom. This led to a conflict between God, who wanted freedom for the Israelites, and pharaoh, who epitomised the cruel forces of tyranny and enslavement.

Source: Indian Express October 07, 2024 07:16 UTC