The Vince Coglianese Show

INTERVIEW - RABBI EVAN MOFFIC -  author of "What Every Christian Needs To Know about Passover" and "First the Jews: Combating the World’s Longest-Running Hate Campaign"

BIO: Author of best-selling books, Evan is regularly featured as part of the Religion Panel on Fox and Friends, and his articles appear in Huffington Post. Evan speaks across the country to faith based groups and corporations. Rabbi Evan Moffic is a graduate of Stanford University and was the youngest rabbi of a Reform Congregation in a major American city. He serves as the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Solel in suburban Chicago. His wife, Arielle, is also a rabbi and they are the proud parents of two young children.

TOPIC: Reflect on the meaning of Passover and the growing anti-semitism of the the freshman class of progressives in Congress

WHAT IS PASSOVER AND HOW IS IT CELEBRATED? Passover is both the most-celebrated Jewish holiday of the year. Passover is a celebration of spring, of birth and rebirth, of a journey from slavery to freedom, and of taking responsibility for yourself, the community, and the world. However, strangely enough, none of this taking of responsibility gets done without groaning. It was with groaning that the Hebrews expressed the pain of their ancient enslavement in Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. The Torah states that Jews are to observe Passover for seven days, beginning on the 15th of the Jewish month Nisan (usually in April). The first night always includes a special seder (ritual dinner). Plus, traditional Jews outside of Israel don’t work on either the first two or the last two days of the seven-day period. Outside of Israel, Jews celebrate a second seder on the second night of Passover.

INTERVIEW - KEN CUCCINELLI - President of Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) & Former Virginia Attorney General – shared his analysis of the Mueller report and addressed the rumor about him being eyed for head of DHS.

INTERVIEW - FATHER FRANK PAVONE - National Director, Priests for Life and Missionaries of the Gospel of Life – reflected on the meaning of Holy Week, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter.  

For listeners, Father Frank is offering a free book “Prolife Reflections for Everyday” to anyone who emails him: [email protected].

What is Good Friday & Why do Christians Celebrate It? Good Friday is the religious holiday when Catholics and Christians remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, before celebrating the resurrection on Easter Sunday. The holiday’s title may appear confusing. What is “good” about a beating, flogging, and execution? The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus suffered through this agony in order to pay the price for the sins of humanity. By dying on the cross, Jesus ensured the redemption of mankind. Good Friday is the observation of the day that Jesus Christ sacrificed himself as penance for all of humanity’s sins.The National Catholic Register adds that the word “good” was also used to mean “holy” during medieval times. According to the Bible, Catholics and other Christians believe that Jesus celebrated Passover in Jerusalem with his disciples on Holy Thursday, which included the Washing of the Feet. Later that night, after Jesus had prayed, he was betrayed by the apostle Judas. The Bible states that Judas approached Jesus and kissed him as a way to identify him to the soldiers that had come to arrest him. Early in the morning, when it was still dark, Jesus was taken before Pontius Pilate, who was the appointed Roman governor. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Pilate asked Jesus if he was the King of the Jews. Jesus answered, “You have said it.” Pilate finds no reason to condemn Jesus, so he sends Jesus to King Herod, who was in Jerusalem for the Passover feast. Pilate rationalized that since Jesus was from Galilee, which was Herod’s jurisdiction, then he should deal with Jesus. But as the gospel of Luke lays out, Jesus gives no answer to Herod’s questions, and he is sent back to Pilate. Pilate states repeatedly that he does not believe Jesus has committed a capital crime. The Gospels explain that the crowd chanted at Pilate, demanding that Jesus be crucified and an accused murderer named Barabbas be released. Pilate agreed and washed his hands to signify that he was not responsible for Jesus’ death. Jesus was whipped and mocked, and then made to carry the cross to the place where he would be crucified. A witness named Simon is pulled out of the crowd to carry the cross for Jesus, who fell three times on the way to Golgotha, which means “place of the skull” in Aramaic. The Roman soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross and cast dice to divide his clothing. The Gospels explain that they mocked Jesus by posting a sign above his head that identified him as “King of the Jews” and told Jesus to save himself if he was really the Messiah. The Gospel of Mark states that Jesus was crucified at 9 a.m. on the holiday we now know of as Good Friday.

Friday 4/19/19: Father Frank Pavone, Ken Cuccinelli, Rabbi Evan Moffic, White House's Hogan Gidley and Ken Starr

Friday 4/19/19: Father Frank Pavone, Ken Cuccinelli, Rabbi Evan Moffic, White House's Hogan Gidley and Ken Starr

Friday 4/19/19: Father Frank Pavone, Ken Cuccinelli, Rabbi Evan Moffic, White House's Hogan Gidley and Ken Starr

Friday 4/19/19: Father Frank Pavone, Ken Cuccinelli, Rabbi Evan Moffic, White House's Hogan Gidley and Ken Starr