A Jewish organization is hoping to spark conversation this Passover about the rise of antisemitism today with some modern additions to the traditional Seder meal.
“Passover is the most widely celebrated Jewish holiday, pretty much by far, of all the Jewish holidays in the calendar,” Archie Gottesman, the New Jersey-based co-founder of JewBelong, told Fox News Digital in an interview.
The holiday begins this year at sundown on April 22, 2024.
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JewBelong is an organization dedicated to “supporting joyous Judaism and confronting antisemitism,” says its website.
Each year, JewBelong publishes a free haggadah, a book that is used for guiding the Passover Seder, on its website.
In Hebrew, haggadah translates to “telling.” The Passover meal is called a Seder, which means “order” in Hebrew.
This year, JewBelong added some additions to its haggadah – additions that Gottesman said were timely and appropriate ways to discuss the rise of antisemitism in the world.
“We don’t cut anything. We just make sure that everything that’s in the traditional Seder is there … [also] making sure that we make it relevant for…
