When Lincoln Died on Passover

On the day after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Jews in America began their celebration of Passover. Several days later, on the Shabbat of the festival, synagogues were filled with worshippers when the horrifying news broke of the assassination of President Lincoln. What happened next among American Jews tells us a great deal about Passover, Lincoln's political and moral legacy, and the spirit of America.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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When Lincoln Died on Passover

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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When Lincoln Died on Passover

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

When Lincoln Died on Passover

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

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1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

When Lincoln Died on Passover

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

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