Across a number of faiths, this is a time of celebrations—this week, Jews celebrate Passover and Christians celebrate Easter. Next week is the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi, and then late April will mark the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. 

Are you celebrating in new ways this year? Please share with us by replying or using #GlobalFromHome when you post on social media.

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The first morning of Passover, Jewish communities across the globe recite a prayer called “Tefilat Tal”—literally the prayer for dew, as it coincides with the change in agricultural seasons in ancient Israel. Here is one of the greatest cantors of his time—Yosef “Yossele” Rosenblatt—singing the prayer in the early 1900s.

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DID YOU KNOW

Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is a Sikh holiday celebrating the day the religion took on its current form in 1699. The holiday normally includes parades and special services in Sikh communities around the world. This year, many practitioners are relegated to home worship and livestreaming, however scholars have emphasized how these reduced celebrations in a time of global crisis are also a way to embrace the Sikh commitment to the welfare of all people.