This year, Holy Thursday, one of the most sacred days on the Christian calendar, overlapped with Ramadan and Passover. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
On the second night of Passover, Temple Emanu-El on Manhattan's Upper East Side celebrated second Seder, feeding New Yorkers from long-term care facilities, senior centers and elsewhere.
In Paterson, where the largest Muslim population in New Jersey can be found, they celebrated diversity while breaking fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
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