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Part of the Passover Papyrus, written in Aramaic. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin)

Opinion

‘No beer on Passover, OK?’ —Jerusalem to Jewish soldiers in Egypt, 419 BCE

by Dr. Henry Abramson and Forward April 20, 2022April 21, 2022

One fine day in the spring of 419 or 418 BCE, a Jewish soldier opened up an official missive sent to him and his fellow troops stationed in upper Egypt. […]