Pesach 2024. “In difficult times, we value the good things in life more”

Pesach, or Passover, marks the exodus of Jews from Egypt and their deliverance from many years of slavery. This year, Passover dates fall on April 22-30.

A modern Jewish American family celebrates Passover together. They are gathered around the dining table, passing a pitcher of water and a bowl for hand washing. Credit: halbergman/Getty Images

Passover is one of the most important holidays in Judaism, which is accompanied by a number of rituals symbolizing the events described in the Torah.

As Sarah-Rivka Bendetskaya emphasized, nowadays every Jew is given the opportunity to determine their place in the modern world in the context of historical events.