I’M EMMA OWEN IN FOR GLADYS BAUTISTA. NOW TODAY IS A SPECIAL TIME OF REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION FOR MEMBERS OF ALABAMA’S JEWISH COMMUNITY. WITH THE START OF PASSOVER. IT’S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE HOLIEST HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR, ALONG WITH ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR. NOW, PASSOVER STARTS TONIGHT AT SUNDOWN AND LASTS FOR EIGHT DAYS. IT COMMEMORATES THE JEWISH PEOPLE’S EXODUS FROM EGYPT. NOW, DURING THIS TIME, THOSE CELEBRATING REMOVED REMOVE LEAVENED FOODS AND EAT MATZAH AND UNLEAVENED BREAD. WE SPOKE WITH RABBI YOSSI FRIEDMAN WITH THE CHABAD OF ALABAMA. HE SAYS EVERYBODY OBSERVES THE HOLIDAY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT ALWAYS INCLUDES A FAMILY DINNER. THIS IS A TIME WHEN GRANDCHILDREN AND GRANDPARENTS CELEBRATE TOGETHER, WHEN LARGE FAMILIES GET TOGETHER, OR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS GET TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, GET TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND DO IT. THIS IS THE WAY WE TRANSMIT OUR JEWISH STORY, OUR JEWISH VALUES, TO THE NEXT GENERATION. CHABAD WILL BE HOSTING THEIR OWN SEDER EVENTS FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE FAMILY TO CELEBRATE WITH. PASSOVER END