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The golden age of Jewish culture in Spain was a Muslim ruled era of Spain, with the state name of Al-Andalus, lasting 800 years, whose state lasted from 711 to 1492 A.D. This coincides with the Islamic Golden Age within Muslim ruled territories , while Christian Europe experienced the Middle Ages .
Although a mere anecdote in Spain, where it barely made the national press, this story was widely covered in the English speaking press of the United States, United Kingdom and Israel, often misrepresenting the name of the village as "Camp Kill the Jews". [150] In 2020, Spain's parliament adopted the Working definition of antisemitism. [151]
Christian observance of Passover is in modern times referred to as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday and is held the day before Good Friday. Sometimes a shortened Seder meal is practiced. Many churches do a washing of the feet of the congregation on this day in recognition of Jesus washing the apostles feet at the last supper.
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is the most observed Jewish holiday. Known as the Festival of Freedom, it commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs.
The Jewish holiday of Passover, commemorating the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, begins Monday and lasts until April 30. For many, the holiday is a reminder of the Jewish ...
The Sarajevo Haggadah is an illuminated manuscript that contains the illustrated traditional text of the Passover Haggadah which accompanies the Passover Seder.It belongs to a group of Spanish-Provençal Sephardic Haggadahs, originating "somewhere in northern Spain", [1] most likely the city of Barcelona, around 1350, and is one of the oldest of its kind in the world.
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Most Sephardim regard it as permissible to eat fresh Kitniyot (legumes and seeds such as green beans and fresh peas or maize) on Passover. The custom of eating dried legumes on Passover varies between communities, it is independent of the custom of eating rice. Some Greek and Turkish Sephardim have the custom to also avoid potatoes on Passover.