Passover is celebrated in the Chicago area for the first time since the Israel-Hamas War

Chicago-area Jews celebrate first Passover since Israel-Hamas War. Carol Cohen visited Chicago from London for the holiday. “I feel guilty being here, all dressed up with these lovely people, we’re going to have a wonderful evening,” she said.

A Passover teaching obscured by the noise surrounding Israel's war with Hamas has drowned out my capacity for empathy. I have long aspired to uphold Passover’s teaching to have compassion for the stranger. But noise surrounding the war with Israel's conflict with Hamas drowned out empathy, he says.

'This is a very different Passover' this year, says rabbi Matthew Gewirtz. Rabbi Matthew joins Morning Joe to discuss Passover during tension in the Middle East right now and hate at home in the U.S. Rabbi Matthew says this year's Passover is a'very different' year.

Passover starts Monday at sundown, when families will retell the story of the Jewish people's exodus from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins Monday at 6 p.m. ET, and families will tell the story from their home in Israel.