Exodus from Egypt

A special request for life-sustaining dew is traditionally recited on the first morning of Passover.

Although they are not full festivals, they are still holy relative to ordinary days.

The festival served as a repudiation of idolatry.

Counting the days from Passover to Shavuot.

An exuberant Sephardic custom whose origins are the subject of debate

How the beet ended up on the seder plate

This number appears over and over in the Passover Haggadah.

The accusation that blood was used to make wine or matzah for Passover was a pretext for attacks on Jews.

A look at some Pesach customs throughout history.