CHICAGO — The third night of the Democratic National Convention felt less like a political assembly and more like a school pep rally as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a retired teacher and assistant football coach, formally accepted the vice-presidential nomination. This was by design.

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For Jews in the United States and around the world, Monday evening, the beginning of Passover, was supposed to be a time for exchanging blessings of peace, comfort, and hope.