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PASSOVER (PESACH): Commemorating the Exodus

Passover celebrates the biblical exodus from Egypt, but its focus on freedom in general has earned it a special place on the Jewish calendar. More Jews participate in a seder--to drink wine and eat haroset and matzah (not to mention, matzah ball soup)--than any other Jewish ritual.

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