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Passover
Sense of hope accompanies Passover, Easter in New England

Apr. 04, 2021 11:40 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along...

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 28, 2020 file photo, Ahmad Kamel, right, performs the Maghrib prayer with his wife, Nadia Chaouch, as their son Ahmad Kamel runs past after the family broke the Ramadan daily fast just after sunset in their home, during the coronavirus outbreak in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Holy days arrive for the faithful as pandemic eases in US

By David Crary And Mariam Fam Mar. 31, 2021 09:08 AM EDT

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 26, 2021. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday that celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus

By Ilan Ben Zion Mar. 27, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

In this Thursday, April 9, 2020 photo clerics stand inside the 16th century built Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, as worshipers stay away due to the national lockdown the authorities have imposed attempting to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic meets religious holidays in Sarajevo

By Kemal Softic And Sabina Niksic Apr. 11, 2020 02:56 AM EDT

Rayna Segal, 8, puts her hand to her mouth reacts to the taste of the horseradish, a bitter herb, offered as part of the traditional Passover seder plate, during a virtual sedeer conducted by her father from their home which sometimes doubles as a synagogue, during the current coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New York. According to tradition, all seder participants the bitter herb to help them recall bitter times Jews experienced under Egyptian bondage before fleeing Egypt for Israel. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP PHOTOS: Brooklyn rabbi leads the way with virtual Seder

By Kathy Willens Apr. 09, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Indiana governor urges churches to stay closed amid pandemic

Apr. 09, 2020 10:30 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday urged Indiana churches, synagogues and other faith venues to remain closed and adhere to social distancing...

FILE - This Jan. 19, 2012 file photo shows a Broadway street in Times Square, in New York. Broadway producers have extended the suspension of all shows on the Great White Way, saying musical and plays will stay shuttered through June 7 in accordance with latest medial guidance. Broadway abruptly closed on March 12 and announced plans to reopen the week of April 13. But that timetable was increasingly looking too optimistic as the city saw an alarming surge in deaths. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)
BET plans all-star coronavirus special; Broadway stays dark

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 12:15 PM EDT

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish men wears a face mask as children burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in the Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Jerusalem authorities have said they will gather the bread and burn it in a big bonfire in one location to avoid large gatherings. But, some in the Mea Shearim neighborhood shunned the orders. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in Israel

By Ilan Ben Zion Apr. 08, 2020 07:47 AM EDT

An ultra-Orthodox Jew wears an improvised protective face mask as he pulls a supermarket cart on a mainly deserted street because of the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 3, 2020.   The military plans to send troops in to assist local authorities with coronavirus control.   (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israeli leader announces lockdown over Passover holiday

By Ilan Ben Zion Apr. 06, 2020 03:35 PM EDT

People buy flowers from a sidewalk flower stand on the first day of Passover, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Jews prep for a pandemic Passover: Smaller but no less vital

By Elana Schor Apr. 05, 2020 10:25 AM EDT

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