U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, issued a statement welcoming Passover on Friday, a day ahead of the start of the holiday.
Biden was like the holiday, which marks the Jewish Exodus from slavery in Egypt, to the epidemic of COVID-19 epidemic.
“As we continue to work to tackle this pandemic, we will continue to fight discrimination and prejudice. As we try to rebuild from a time of struggle and loss, we need to encourage Easter now, more than ever, ”Biden said in a video posted to his official Twitter page.
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“This year, as last year, we are still designing a real celebration, blessing matzah and wine across the screen rather than side by side. There are some grandmothers and parents who could not accept their grandchildren since last Easter, and our chandelier has far too many empty chairs, a solemn reminder of what we lost, ”he said. .
“We can close the vendor by changing familiar abstinence – not just next year in Jerusalem, but personally next year, next year, together.”
As we are reminded of Passover’s story of overcoming adversity, finding hope, and being free, we discover a renewed perspective. This weekend, as Seders closes with the familiar refusal, “Next year in Jerusalem,” we offer an additional prayer: Next year in person. Next year, together. pic.twitter.com/TBU2dXMPCQ
– President Biden (@POTUS) March 26, 2021
“At its heart, Passover is a story of overcoming adversity and finding hope, of summarizing suffering and resolving to emerge from a long dark night to a clearer morning, “Jill Biden said.” This celebration is Jewish, but its message is universal. It will be passed down from generation to generation. ”
On Thursday, Doug Emhoff, the U.S. Vice President of Kamala Harris, hosted the first online Passover retailer at the White House.
Former President Barack Obama launched White House vendors in 2009; they have so far been closed to the public.
Emhoff shared news about his Jewish upbringing and used the holidays to deliver a message about the place of women in the Bible. Harris and the Bidens were with him during the event.
Biden, a Catholic, has Jewish family members and long-standing ties to Israel.
