Episode notes
The holiday of Passover celebrates the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Ancient Egypt some 3,330 years ago. The Exodus was preceded by ten plagues inflicted on Egypt after Pharaoh refused Moses’ demand to set his people free. When the Jews finally left Egypt, they did so in a hurry and their bread did not have time to rise. In commemoration of that, Jews don’t eat any leavened products and instead eat Matzah, a cracker-like bread that is made within eighteen minutes — the time it takes for bread to rise. Rabbi Mendy Wilschanski, a Raleigh rabbi, joined Bruce Ferrell on the WPTF Afternoon News to discuss this year’s local Passover celebration.