(JTA) — Olives. Tomatoes. Oranges. Artichokes. Dates. Cotton balls. And, now, sunflowers. This list might seem like a setup for a logic puzzle or a grocery run. But it is, instead, a (non-exhaustive) list that I have seen of additions to the seder...

(JWA) -- Hard-boiled egg—check. Greens—check. Charoset, maror, shank bone—check. These are the traditional seder plate items that represent the themes of Passover. Many people have also adopted the feminist tradition of including an orange... but...

For Passover, ISRAEL21c producer Haim Silberstein begged his mother, Rosie, to share her special family matzah brei recipe with our readers. Haim’s sister, Orna Silberstein, and daughter, Tamar, also joined in the fun. This is nothing like the...

(JTA) — The reports are coming fast and furious from the Costcos, butcheries and grocery stores of America: Kosher chicken is hard to come by. Facebook groups offer alerts when shelves are restocked. Some stores are limiting purchases; in others,...

Though each of my children has gone through brief phases of packing her own lunch or buying at school, I am, for the most part, our family's lunch packer-in-chief. I estimate that I have packed close to 4,000 so far. It is one of my most dreaded...

How did she know That on this journey There would be Cause to sing — “Ashira Lashem” by Ashira Morgenstern (1983) Sometimes, it’s about seeing the bigger picture. It’s about taking a step back and zooming our focus out, off...

(Chabad.org) -- Matzah, the flat unleavened bread eaten on Passover, is a staple of Jewish observance. Yet, there seems to be little consensus on how the name of this humble but beloved food is to be spelled.In the food industry, it is almost always...

The Shabbat before Pesach is known as Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Shabbat. For me, this particular Shabbat HaGadol will be a time to recall and celebrate the all too often overlooked great women mentioned in the Passover story. What these women...

As Passover approaches and the world grapples with the largest humanitarian refugee crisis in decades, the five Chabad affiliate centers in St. Louis region are joining Chabad centers in Europe and around the world in announcing that all are welcome at...

Over the centuries, the Passover seder — and reading from its guidebook, the haggadah — has proven to be among the Jewish people’s most malleable rituals. In the hands of scholars, artists, writers and every kind of Jew in between, the haggadah...

This article first appeared on The Nosher. Passover Stuffed Cabbage Rolls There’s nothing like Passover to remind us where we come from. In many Jewish homes, Passover traditions are carried down from father to son, establishing the family’s customs...

(New York Jewish Week) — Every Passover for the last 75 years, Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, has worn a vibrant blue hand-knit sweater to the first seder, which she hosts in her Upper West Side apartment building. The...