By Libby McKirkby-McLeod on Radio NZ…

The Jewish Passover celebration begins in New Zealand at sundown on Saturday evening. It is a major celebration in the Jewish calendar which marks the birth of the Jewish people and their freedom from slavery in Egypt.

This year, the Leader of the White House Faith Office, Paula White, has suggested Christians should celebrate Passover ‘in order to unlock seven supernatural blessings’.

But both Jewish and Christian leaders in New Zealand said Passover shouldn’t be treated as a transaction with God.

Auckland Rabbi Moshe Rube said Passover is a celebration of a specific story, but also a time when all people can reflect on holding on to hope in difficult situations.

“Sometimes a person, or a people, will find themselves in a very difficult situation and they always have to remember that they’re more than that,” he said.

Read the full article on Radio NZ HERE.