Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

and its origins in the Jewish Passover.” It instructs readers to say the Shema Jewish prayer in Hebrew and to have a dinner in which one reader asks, “Why is this night different from all ...

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

The holiday was also marked by the Passover sacrifice, and its importance was reaffirmed in both the Book of Kings 2 and ... Hallel Saying the Hallel prayer, as is done on most Jewish holidays.

A month later, another gathering, another book — the Passover Haggadah ... text seriously must grapple with the shfokh hamatkha, a prayer that asks God to “pour out your wrath” against ...