Tauber: The message of Passover is to return to basic human values

During the festive Seder evening, prayers are read, the Haggadah is recited, and all customs are carried out according to a strictly defined order.

This year, Passover lasts from April 1 to April 9.

One of the fundamental rules during Passover is the prohibition of consuming leavened bread and products made from leavened dough. Instead, unleavened bread, matzah, is eaten, symbolizing the departure from Egypt when there was no time for the dough to rise. Initially, the holiday was celebrated for seven days, but due to the imprecision of the old Jewish calendar, the custom was adopted for it to be celebrated for eight days in the diaspora, from the 15th to the 22nd of Nisan, with the first and last two days being full holidays and the remaining four semi-holidays.

Cultural advisor of the Jewish Community of BiH, Eli Tauber, told FENA that Passover is the holiday of unleavened bread, marking the exodus of the Jews from Egyptian slavery. He also recalled the moment when Moses brought them the tablets with the Ten Commandments.

"The message of Passover is that we should return to the basic human values that God has given us and, through the Ten Commandments, defined how we should live," Tauber emphasized.