“Food is who we are in the deepest sense, and not because it is transformed into blood and bone. Our personal gastronomic traditions—what we eat, the food and foodways we associate with the rituals...

In the Jewish world, matzo is usually eaten exclusively during Passover. But some Christians eat the dense cracker all year — every Sunday, for Communion. The news may come as a surprise to some...

(JNS) A woman pushed her shopping cart down an aisle filled with Passover foods in a supermarket in northern New Jersey. She lifted a box of kosher-for-Passover soup mandle—a type of cracker—off the...

Passover is the perfect time to showcase pistachios, a luscious uniquely green, earthy-tasting nut, and one of only two nuts mentioned in the Torah (the other being almonds). In Genesis 43:11, Jacob tells...

(JTA) — For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of the tiki-themed grocery chain — which has gained...

A Florida-based rabbi has set social media on fire with a video documenting part of his process for making kitchens kosher. In the video, Rabbi Mendel Weiss can be seen taking a flamethrower to a kitchen’s...

Remember the days when you could stand for hours listening to a favorite band, shoulder-to-shoulder in a packed crowd, sipping a beer out of a plastic cup, hoping someone didn’t bump into you causing...

The Jewish Community Center will offer two family programs to celebrate Passover. On Monday, March 27, join other families with children ages 6 and older at Pottery Hollow in Kirkwood. Participants can...

Apple matzah kugel is a classic Ashkenazi Passover dish. Just like many noodle kugels, this is a sweet kugel that is meant to be served with the main course at the seder. For a modern twist and some textural...

We’ve all been there. It’s the middle of the seder and we’re getting really hungry. We’ve gone all the way from Kadesh through Maror, which means we’ve blessed everything from the wine to the...

Matzah pies called minas are a classic Sephardic Passover dish, traditionally served for brunch or lunch with the slow-cooked, hard-boiled eggs called huevos haminados. The truth is that a mina makes a...

These whoopie pies are loaded with whole grains and carrots and filled with a Greek yogurt based frosting, but you won’t believe how yummy and satisfying they are—even if you don’t like carrots. ...