Pope sends Passover greetings to rabbi

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 11 – Pope Francis on Friday sent Rome’s chief rabbi a telegram ahead of Passover, the festival commemorating God’s deliverance of the Jews from slavery in Egypt 3,000 years ago.BR”On the approach of the great Passover feast I send you and the entire Roman Jewish community the most cordial wishes of peace”, Francis wrote Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni.BR”May the memory of the liberation of oppression…inspire thoughts of mercy, reconciliation and brotherly closeness to all those who suffer under the yoke of new slaveries”.BRThis year, Passover begins on April 14 and lasts until April 21.BRhttp://popefrancisnewsapp.com/ /P
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