Samaritanism
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Samaritanism is an Abrahamic monotheistic ethnic religion. It comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Samaritan people, who often prefer to be called Israelite Samari
Israelite Samaritan Torah scrolls in the Israelite Samaritan synagogue on Mount Gerizim
Torah displayed in the synagogue of Mount Gerizim
The High Priest accompanied by other Samaritan priests in the celebration of Passover
High Priest leading a procession at Passover
Passover
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Passover, also called Pasch or Pesach, or Peysekh in Yiddish, is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
A table set up for a Passover Seder
Illustration of the Exodus from Egypt, 1907
Burning chametz on the morning before Passover begins
The former President of Israel Reuven Rivlin sells the leaven of the Beit HaNassi (the official residence of the president), to Shlomo Amar, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel and the Rishon LeZion, in order that Amar will later sell it to a non-Jew.