Rabbi Levi Wilansky of Chabad of Maine leads a prayer service before a Passover Seder on Monday evening in Portland. Passover commemorates the ancient Jews' liberation from enslavement in Egypt.
Rbbi Moshe Wilansky of Chabad Lubavitch of Maine prepares for a Passover Seder on Monday evening in Portland. The Jewish holiday ends after nightfall on April 30.
Prayer cards for Israeli hostages held in Gaza rest on tables set for a Seder on the first night of Passover at Chabad Lubavitch of Maine in Portland.
Men join in a prayer service led by Rabbi Levi Wilanksy at Chabad Lubavitch of Maine on the first night of Passover on Monday.
Hindy Wilansky and her children Nechama, 4, left, and Avraham, 3, cover their eyes during a prayer service on the first night of Passover at Chabad of Maine in Portland.
Rabbi Moshe Wilansky of Chabad Lubavitch of Maine prepares for a Passover Seder on Monday evening in Portland.
Children play while their parents enjoy a pre-Seder meal before a prayer service and Seder at Chabad Lubavitch of Maine on Monday, the first night of Passover.
Anna Spiller, center, and Cinndi Davidson, both of Wells, listen to participants sing a song during a pre-Seder meal before a prayer service and Seder at Chabad Lubavitch of Maine on Monday, the first night of Passover.
Ben Schklair of South Portland claps and sings along in song during a meal before Passover Seder at Chabad of Maine in Portland. A prayer service and traditional Seder meal followed at sundown.
Rabbi Levi Wilansky of Chabad Lubavitch of Maine leads a prayer service before a Passover Seder on Monday evening in Portland.
Rabbi Moshe Wilansky of Chabad of Maine speaks before a prayer service and Seder on Monday, the first night of Passover.
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