Jewish Easter

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Kruger

I have some relatives in the States, and they are jewish. I just want to know when I should call them...and wish them all the best, stuff like this.

Sunday, April 1, or Monday before sundown. Even the week before is just fine. We're already wishing people here a happy holiday.

Do it right and show off a bit. Wish them a "Chag Sah'mei'ach" (Hebrew, the 2 "ch" sounds are gutteral) or if that's too difficult to pronounce, say "Good Yom Tov" (Yiddish/Hebrew) - all meaning "happy holiday".

Originally Posted by joea

In the Eastern Orthodox churches, Easter is referred to as Pascha.

Pascha is Aramaic for Pesach which is Hebrew for Passover in English. Origin:

"I will pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and I will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and upon all the gods of Egypt will I wreak judgments I, the Lord.

And the blood will be for you for a sign upon the houses where you will be, and I will see the blood and pass over <U'Pasachti> you, and there will be no plague to destroy [you] when I smite the [people of the] land of Egypt."
- Exodus 12:12-13