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Monday, March 26, 2018
US envoy Friedman hails Trump’s ‘great efforts’ in Passover greeting
The US embassy in Israel issued a special holiday greeting ahead of the Jewish festival of Passover, saying this year the holiday holds special significance due to the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
A video uploaded to the embassy Facebook page shows US Ambassador David Friedman baking the traditional matzah at Kfar Chabad in central Israel.
חג פסח שמח מהשגריר פרידמן | Happy Passover from Ambassador Friedman
השגריר פרידמן אופה מצות בכפר חב"ד ומאחל לכל בית ישראל ויהודים בכל העולם חג פסח שמח – שהשנה נושא גם משמעות מיוחדת. Ambassador Friedman bakes matzahs in Kfar Habad and wishes all of the people of Israel and Jews everywhere a Happy Passover – which this year has a very special meaning.
Posted by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem on Monday, March 26, 2018
“To be here in Israel for Passover is a very special moment for me,” Friedman says. “Every Passover, at the end of the Haggadah we say ‘Next year in Jerusalem. This year, because of the great efforts of our administration, particularly our president, when we say ‘Next year in Jerusalem,’ it has a special meaning.”
The Times of Israel Community.