These days, the Jewish world is celebrating Passover — a holiday that tells of a pivotal moment in Jewish history when an entire nation stepped from slavery to freedom in one night.

Department for the Promotion of Aliya co-organized the event where thousands of people in New York City’s Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat table set for 224 people, symbolizing the 224 hostages held captive by the terrorist group Hamas.

Passover, one of the most important Jewish holidays, is inextricably linked with a special bread – matzah.