Passover, a major Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus from Egypt, is overshadowed this year by war and hostage crises. Israelis are leaving empty chairs at Seders to raise awareness for the 133 hostages held in Gaza. Families protest and demand their release.
A happy and peaceful Passover to my Jewish friends and followers. I hope the hostages in Gaza are rescued soon. Chag Pesach Sameach. https://t.co/sGZOTtX29j
As we gather around the Seder table to commemorate and celebrate our journey from slavery to freedom, our hearts are heavy with the plight of the 133 Israelis who remain in captivity in Hamas' terror tunnels. Although 124 hostages are back with their loved ones, our resolveโฆ
Tonight, our (mostly secular) family will sit & eat together & re-tell the story of the liberation of the Jews from bondage in Egypt, as Jewish families have done for millennia. This year, in addition to wishing my fellows Happy Passover, I particularly want to thank theโฆ
๐งต Today Passover begins, a festival of freedom. But 133 men, women and children are kidnapped and have been held by terrorists for 199 days. Consider picking a name off the long list and saving them a seat at your Seder. Say a few words about who they are. Let our people go! https://t.co/LROm2bdEJi
Passover is the festival of freedom. Freedom cannot be found in the oppression of others and we hope that by next Passover, Israel will be closer to a truly free society. Help make it happen by joining Friends of Standing Together: https://t.co/rCbMpawYyi Chag Pesach Sameach. https://t.co/nJVVOpMn7K
Jews traditionally leave an empty seat for the prophet Eliyahu Haโnavi at their Sader. But this year, over 100 families will have more than one empty seat, as their loved ones are still held in Gaza. This Passover, donโt forget about those in captivity who should be celebratingโฆ
'Let my people go': Passover more solemn for Jews as more than 130 remain hostage in Gaza Many Jews are leaving a seat at the table open to symbolize those who remain hostage in Gaza. Read more โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/SRfY2QqvRE
Rachel Polin-Goldberg, mother of Hersh, who has been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct, 7, asks in this powerful @Jerusalem_Post op-ed: Normally, we ask four questions at the Seder. This year we must shout a fifth: "Why are our loved ones not sitting at the table with us?" https://t.co/UYn34KQdrV
A prayer for your Passover Seder for the release of the hostages. https://t.co/AOZHac8GCZ
Last year we got a gift for Passover, Alma. Suddenly we were a real family - 2 adults and 2 kids. This year, a crucial piece of our family puzzle is being held in Gaza. Please remember Omri and all the hostages today at your Seder, and if you can, leave a chair out for them. Weโฆ https://t.co/CDX9Jc4zXP
Jews Prepare for Passover as Jewish Slaves Remain in Gaza https://t.co/H2wJjeBzj2
Here it comes: The complete guide to Passover Seder Table https://t.co/oYZho5R0vB HAPPY PASSOVER ๐ธ #happypassover We will not forget you, our brothers and sisters who yearn for freedom in the darkness of Hamas tunnels! May we celebrate together soon! ๐๐ #BringThemHomeNow https://t.co/13HzxUbxnN
Tonight as we gather around the Seder table we will leave a chair empty, to raise awareness of the 133 Israeli hostages who will not spend Passover with their loved ones ๐ช. We cannot fully celebrate the Festival of Freedom while our loved ones are in captivity. #LetThemGoNow https://t.co/wXeTclGI96
This Passover, a time when we traditionally celebrate with joy, our thoughts are particularly heavy this year. Our thoughts are with the hostages unjustly held in captivity. We wish you a peaceful and happy Passover, and look forward to better days ahead. #Bringthemhomenow ๐๏ธ https://t.co/uh2imCyZlD
Very different to all other Seder Nights. May the festival of freedom bring the release from captivity of all our innocent babies, brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers and grandparents. #BringThemHome #FreeTheHostages #Passover https://t.co/BLI2wYYSKm
The holiday of Passover celebrates the story of Exodus and the Jews' liberation from slavery in Egypt, but more than 130 hostages are still being held by Hamas, anything but free. @terihornsteinย https://t.co/BYK3Rb3M2e
Let our people go. It's Passover for the Jewish people and there are still more than 100 people being held against their will in Gaza. They did not throw stones at anyone. They did not try to stab anyone with a knife. Some of them were dancing. Some Jewish. #Bringthemhome
My parents were taken hostage on 7 October. This Passover, we pray for leaders who bring dignity and peace | Sharone Lifschitz https://t.co/gb5GrK8uo6
Last year, our #Passover was joyful. This year, 133 Israeli families will spend Passover without their loved ones. Powerful new video from @Israel, underscoring the urgency to #BringThemHomeNow! https://t.co/a0WSaQt5lK
Happy Passover to all celebrating. For 8 days, Jews worldwide honour the exodus from Egypt thousands of years ago. This year is particularly poignant as we think about the hostages who are in desperate need of their freedom. Chag Pesach Sameach https://t.co/0ntTiQY1lE
Wishing everyone celebrating Pesach in Finchley & Golders Green Chag Sameach. As Jews remember winning their freedom, we call for the swift return of the hostages in Gaza #bringthemhome๐๏ธ and an end to a conflict which has caused so much suffering to Israelis & Palestinians alike https://t.co/2qLIk1hEcj
Two months ago, someone told me, โI hope Israel is gearing up for a LET MY PEOPLE GO campaign for the hostages at Passover.โ Honest to God, I couldnโt bring myself to believe it would be Passover already and the hostages would still be there. #LetMyPeopleGo ๐๏ธ
Last year, our Passover was joyful. This year, 133 Israeli families will spend Passover without their loved ones. Now more than ever, our message is clear: Let them go now! https://t.co/tfPVNwuFGX
124 Israelis hostages have been freed since they were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. We are still waiting for 133 of our brothers and sisters to come home and spend Passover with their families. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐งโฆ https://t.co/qjHZZ4e1pw
Passover, a time when we celebrate our freedom, while never forgetting 133 Humans are still in shackles. #BringThemHomeNow https://t.co/DpSJOQSodN
This #Passover Seder, leave an empty chair for 133 hostages, still captive in Gaza. https://t.co/6niJZF00zA
Itโs been 198 days since evil Iran-backed Hamas terrorists took hundreds hostage in an attack on Israel and the Jewish people. ย These hostages have been away from their families for over six months, commemorating this yearโs Passover from captivity while their chairs are leftโฆ https://t.co/igV4B4Z1wP
Passover is a beautiful celebration of freedom and the Jewish people's Exodus from captivity and bondage but as we prepare for Pesach this year, more than 130 hostages remain imprisoned in Gaza. Securing the safe release of every hostage must be paramount in our minds and hearts.
Pressure rises to free hostages as Passover approaches 'I had a conversation with my wife, and I asked her how can we celebrate when we know that there are so many of our people held in Gaza?' Former Shin Bet agent Gonen Ben Itzhak (@GONENB1) says https://t.co/aLWbC42DIp
The Israel-Gaza war will make this Passover Seder different from all the others / @rabbichai & @ittay78 & Matthew Schultz & Tamar Smith https://t.co/ljP84EzLEJ
Tomorrow, millions of Jews all over the world will celebrate Passover - Pesach - the holiday of freedom. 133 Israelis will spend this Passover as hostages in Gaza. @N12News compiled this moving clip of some of them celebrating Pesach back when they were free. #BringThemHomeNow https://t.co/tWCFLvEqGc
This Passover is different from past Passovers: 1) it is different because more than 100 Jews are missing from their Seder tables and held in captivity. 2) it is different because for Jews in America and throughout the world, when they say in the Haggadah โin every generationโฆ
In less than 24 hours, Jews in Israel and around the world will gather with their families at the Seder table and mark Passover. This year, we cannot fully celebrate the Festival of Freedom while 133 of our loved ones are still in captivity. Tomorrow night when we read theโฆ https://t.co/bWLPaTQWCw
For many Jewish people, Passover is a time to reunite with family and recount the exodus from Egypt at a meal known as the Seder. But this year in Israel, amid an ongoing war and hostage crisis, many families are torn about how โ or even if โ to celebrate. https://t.co/Dn5x5irStl
Opinion | Passover, like most events in the past six months, will not be the same this year. This holiday invites us to connect the timeless narrative of the Exodus to our modern plight. https://t.co/Z1jq4gQeRx
Netanyahu invokes Passover story, vows increased pressure on Hamas: โLet our people goโ https://t.co/ZcCNcRjtgl
Tomorrow, for Passover, we replace bread with matzo, to remember the flight from slavery in Egypt. So many rescued hostages have told of eating only one pita bread a day in Hamas captivity. This year, we're not only remembering past bondage. We are screaming out for ourโฆ
PM Netanyahu in a pre-Passover address: "Hamas hardens its heart and refuses to let our people go, and therefore, we will send it additional and painful plagues - and it will happen soon." https://t.co/NJWD3iQwKX
Join us in this powerful initiative from Shelly Shem Tov, mother of Omer, who has been held captive for over 6 months, to pour a 5th cup for the hostages. Call for action & honor hostages' families this Passover with @bringhomenow: https://t.co/2XCMQ0cRJF #LetOurPeopleGo https://t.co/6k46RhvR6L
Hostages in Gaza raise painful reminders as Jews observe Passover โฆ@SinaiTempleโฉ https://t.co/V3Cou3ZdeK
Families of hostages plan Passover Seder protest outside Netanyahu's home, demanding their release; nationwide rallies criticize the government's handling of the situation. Story by @EveBelleYoung https://t.co/afhzvB23UV
This Passover, we are supposed to celebrate freedom, but in our minds are those who are still not free. Around our Seder table, we'll add an empty chair for the hostages and raise our voices with the prayer for freedom 'Let My People Go' to demand their immediate release. https://t.co/rhBasLBiTw
This Passover, please leave an empty seat at your Seder table for the hostages ๐๏ธ https://t.co/UxMCuWUSNr
We cannot fully celebrate the Festival of Freedom while 133 Israelis are still in captivity. This Passover we will be leaving a chair empty at our Seder to raise awareness of the hostages. Join us in calling for their release by posting a picture of your empty Seder chair,โฆ https://t.co/I5heTgUpJt
War, Hostages, Antisemitism: a Somber Backdrop to This Yearโs Passover Observances https://t.co/J0Rk07TsIh
Israelis Urged To Remember Hostages Held In Gaza With Empty Chair For Seder https://t.co/T56HG1RPza https://t.co/h7anuL8v3O
Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. To many Jews, it symbolizes freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation. https://t.co/Bcq13dq8pp
War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances https://t.co/5zTsVn52qL