Interfaith panel uses food to discuss relationships between Passover, Easter
By Ambriah Underwood
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The cultural intersection between Passover and Easter came to a head at an interfaith panel Wednesday, when the topic of food was on everyone’s mind.
Three faith-based leaders—Rabbi Aderet Drucker, Lisa Lytwyn and Jessica Senasack—were panelists who spoke at the Multicultural and Interfaith ...
Mishelanu, Maryland Hillel conclude Pesach with UMD’s first Mimouna festival
By Samantha Caruso
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Maryland Hillel and Israeli American Council Mishelanu hosted this university’s first Mimouna, a traditional Moroccan Jewish festival celebrating the end of Passover, at the Rosenbloom Hillel Center Sunday night.
Mishelanu is a pro-Israel organization with active chapters on 96 college campuses ...
Schwartz family opens home and grill for students to celebrate last days of Passover
By Brogan Gerhart
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Rabbi Elie and Miriam Schwartz opened their home Friday afternoon to Jewish students who were on campus for the last few days of Passover for a holiday-friendly barbecue.
The event was run through the Orthodox Union-Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Maryland, which is partnered with Hillel ...
Hillel makes pizza on Passover a reality with “Lotsa Matzah Pizza” event
By Jazmin Conner
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Maryland Hillel invited students to come and make their own matzah pizzas at La Plata Hall Wednesday night at its event, “Lotsa Matzah Pizza.”
“Having this event kind of just gives you another outlet to feel like you can still celebrate the holiday even if you’re not at home,” said Nicole ...
When people ask me what I love about Judaism, I point to Passover.
By Jacqueline Hyman
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Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own.
I grew up surrounded by and educated in two religions: Catholicism and Judaism, one from each parent. My friends and I often get into chats about religion and what it means to us. We have some similar views and different insights ...
Keeping Hillel kitchen kosher comes with many responsibilities
By Yelin Jung
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A man with rectangle-shaped glasses removed vegetables from a basin and poured the excess water through a thin white cloth. He examined the sheet over a light box using a magnifying glass. “It’s alive,” he said.
Rachamim Fakheri, a mashgiach in Maryland Hillel kitchen, checks vegetables for ...
Students celebrate end of Passover with messiah meal at Chabad
By Gabrielle Kanik
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For almost one-fifth of the students on campus, Tuesday meant the end of the Passover holiday. This year, Passover began at sundown Monday, April 10 and ended Tuesday, April 18 with a traditional last meal, which sometimes includes celebrating the messiah. Ways to celebrate the last meal vary as ...
UMD athletes balance Passover responsibilities, sports obligations
By Jared Beinart
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When it comes to Passover, especially for college students, there seems to be a lot more one must give up than just eliminating bread and other grains for the week.
Spring is a time when many students across campus participate in intramural sports. This past week, intramural soccer began the first ...
Maryland Greek Life gathers at Hillel for casual Passover Seder
By Rebecca Cohen
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The second night of Passover brought unity and fun to Jewish students in Maryland’s Greek Life community with Hillel’s Greek Seder Tuesday night.
The event started at 7 p.m., when members of Greek Life congregated at Hillel, regardless of religious affiliation. The ticket cost $10, to pay for ...
Over 25 students contribute to OU-JLIC UMD haggadah for Passover
By Asia Hester
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The Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus’s second installment of this university’s haggadah, released Friday, features writings of UMD students that reflect and offer guidance as Passover begins on the evening of April 10.
The idea for the Maryland haggadah originated from ...
