The essay discusses the significance of Passover, a holiday celebrating the Jews' release from enslavement in Egypt as recounted in the book of Exodus.

Israel has decided to establish an annual commemoration for the Oct. 7 attack, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, but has chosen to do so on the Hebrew calendar date of the 24th of Tishrei, falling on Oct. 26 this year and Oct. 16 next year.