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By Judah Ari Gross - March 29, 2022
The government on Monday launched a new initiative to allow Israelis to host new immigrants from Ukraine for the Passover Seder, the ritual meal held at the start of the weeklong festival.
As of this week, over 10,000 people have immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, sparking a bloody conflict that has created a massive refugee crisis in Eastern Europe. Thousands more are expected to arrive before the start of Passover next month.
In an effort to help ease their integration into Israeli society and in response to many offers of assistance from Israeli citizens, the Immigration and Absorption Ministry, along with the Jewish People Policy Institute think tank and Army Radio, launched its new initiative, in which Israelis offer to host new immigrants for the Seder meal by filling out an online form (Hebrew).
Read More: Times of Israel