The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are developing Jewish life in the region, announced on Tuesday a rollout of a series of events catering to the small Jewish public in the Gulf.
"Among its significant initiatives for the holiday, the group has arranged for the shipment of nearly 650 lb. of matzah to the six GCC countries, along with kosher for Passover food," the organization said in a statement.
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On Wednesday evening, March 31, AGJC leadership plans to visit the Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi where Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie and members of the board along with military chaplains and the Jewish Welfare Board "will host a Passover celebration with holiday food and conversation for US troops stationed at the base. The program will be webcast for other US bases in the region."
"It is very exciting to see such demand for Passover programming in the Gulf this year," said Rabbi Abadie. "As many will be leading their own seder this year due to less travel because of the pandemic, we are looking forward to offering the Seder Essentials webinar in order to provide them with tools and tips for doing so."
"We created the AGJC in order to share resources among the Jewish communities in the Gulf and one of our first projects was the coordination of matzah for the upcoming holiday," said AGJC President Ebrahim Dawood Nonoo. "As a result, we are bringing in nearly 650 pounds of matzah which will be disseminated throughout the GCC, the largest amount to date."
This year's Passover holiday marks the first Passover since Israel, the UAE and Bahrain signed peace deals under the auspices of the Trump administration, making this occasion more significant.
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