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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Passover

Add new relevance to your seder with a Haggadah supplement focusing on contemporary issues.

Five seder supplements to consider for Passover this year

By Gabe Friedman, JTAPublished April 21, 2016

We get it: Most Jewish families don’t yearn to make their Passover seders longer.But there’s an entire world of seder upgrades and supplements out there providing myriad creative ways to freshen up the age-old tale of the Jews’ liberation from slavery...

Go on, treat your Passover seder host. Here’s how.

Lisa KeysPublished April 17, 2016

A sample Yoffi Passover gift box (Yoffi)Next year in Jerusalem… but this year, you’ll finally get it together and bring a little something for the folks nice enough to invite you to their seder.True, it’s not specifically a Jewish custom to bring...

The contents of a seder plate are the same, but each plate brings something new to the table. 

Outside of the matzah box: A variety of seders around St. Louis

Megan Rubenstein, Sophomore, Parkway NorthPublished April 16, 2016

Every spring, Jewish people across the globe throw out their leavened bread and begin a week of eating matzah, matzah, and more matzah. Known as Passover, this Jewish holiday is when friends, family and members of the St. Louis community gather for seders.Some...

 

Moroccan cuisine makes a plentiful, spicy seder

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 13, 2016

Centuries of religious intolerance and oppression forced generation upon generation of our ancestors to flee their lands in search of some sanctuary in the Diaspora where they could live in peace as Jews. And along the way, they developed unique cuisines...

Traditional matzah ball soup

Creative matzah balls for your Passover seder

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 25, 2015

I am often reminded that everyday coincidences affect our lives or, in the case of this food columnist, the themes of my columns. Let me explain. I received notice that one of my favorite Israeli chefs, Einat Admony, would be hosting a Passover seder...

Corinne Darvish says Persian Passover seders bring a level of fun that many non-Sephardic Jews seem to enjoy.

Dayenu ‘warfare’ is Persian seder tradition

CORINNE N. DARVISH, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 4, 2012

When I tell people how my Persian family celebrates Passover, many people tell me that they want to be Sephardic.  I don’t know that we’ll be able to swing the rice and legumes, but as far as I know, there are no prohibitions on green onions. During...

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