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St. Louis Jewish Light

A family celebrates the seder. (Leland Bobbe/Getty Images)

9 things you didn’t know about Passover

By My Jewish LearningPublished March 25, 2021

Passover celebrates the ancient Exodus of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. Here are nine things you might not have known about the major Jewish festival.1. In Gibraltar, there’s dust in the charoset.The traditional charoset is a sweet Passover paste...

Cathleen Kronemer, a longtime fitness instructor and trainer at the Jewish Community Center, works with a member shortly after the J reopened in June. 

Fitness instructor from the J discusses sourcing carb energy during Passover

Cathleen KronemerPublished March 22, 2021

For Jews who will soon observe the age-old Pesach dietary rules, eliminating leavened bread for eight days often translates to “no carbs.” This creates a challenging dilemma for the avid exerciser, as the human body utilizes carbohydrates as a primary...

Savory Chicken Soup with Spiced Matzo Balls

Passover rituals spiced by each culture’s Seder plate

BY MARGI LENGA KAHN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished March 19, 2021

The Passover holiday has always been awe-inspiring for me. To think that millions of Jews across the world gather with family and, in other years, with friends on the same night(s) around a seder plate with the same symbols to recount the same story of...

Cammy's parents in Israel in the 1970s.

The chopped liver that honors a father who helped save 100,000 lives

Shared by Cammy BourcierPublished March 17, 2021

This story orignally appeared on JewishFoodSociety.orgRecipe Roots: Uzhhorod, Czechoslovakia (present-day Ukraine) > Budapest > Greater Tel Aviv > Brooklyn > Hillsdale, NJ “Like many many other other Holocaust survivors… my parents felt...

Chocolate Chip Bars

Two easy Passover recipes for families to make together

Elyse PickerPublished March 16, 2021

Chocolate Chip Bars(Adapted from “The Holiday Kosher Baker,” Paula Shoyer) Kids can easily help with this one-bowl recipe, and it makes a great seder dessert.Ingredients:2 cups (400g) sugar2 large eggs1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil1 tbsp vanilla extract3...

Matzah Tortillas

From matzah tortillas to spicy gefilte fish, Passover food in Mexico is a mashup of cultures

Sybil SanchezPublished March 15, 2021

PACHUCA, Mexico (JTA) — Like other Jews around the world, Alegra Smeke turns to traditional foods during Passover. For her that means Syrian dishes with a side of salsa.Smeke is a chef and former president of a Zionist women’s group who lives in Mexico,...

Looking for a great Passover book for kids?  Here are a few suggestions from PJ Library

Looking for a great Passover book for kids? Here are a few suggestions from PJ Library

Jennifer BaerPublished March 12, 2021

“Passover Is Coming!”  By: Tracy Newman and illustrated by Viviana Garofoli  Ages: 6 Months to 2 Years Synopsis: The house is very clean...matzah ball soup is bubbling on the stove...and a seder plate is on the table! Can you guess...

Jennifer Baer is the Director, PJ Library & Family Engagement at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis

The four questions of COVID

By Jennifer Baer, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 12, 2021

Our Passover gatherings will look very different again this year when the holiday begins at sunset March 27. How ironic that we are celebrating the Jew’s escape from Egypt as we are limiting our own travel.  I remember practicing the four questions...

WashU Hillel to offer Passover meal options for students and community

WashU Hillel to offer Passover meal options for students and community

Published March 11, 2021

Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU Hillel) is once again hosting Kosher for Passover lunches and dinners throughout the holiday.  For St. Louis-area students, Hillel will offer free dine-in and to-go individually-packed meals daily from...

Sedar To Go

Chabad St. Louis offering Passover seder-to-go kits

Published March 11, 2021

The Chabad centers in St. Louis are once again offering free Seder-to-Go kits for every Jewish household throughout the greater St. Louis area. This year, you can choose from six locations to pick up your kit. “It’s been a challenging year for us...

MaTovu offering Passover Seder kits for the St. Louis Jewish Community

Alec Baris, Digital Content ManagerPublished March 10, 2021

In an effort to make the St. Louis Jewish community’s 2021 Passover Seder more meaningful and connected, MaTovu St. Louis is offering Passover Seder kits to go along with their virtual Seder on April 1st.All proceeds for these virtual Seder kits will...

MaTovu offering Passover Seder kits for the St. Louis Jewish Community

MaTovu offering Passover Seder kits for the St. Louis Jewish Community

Alec Baris, Digital Content ManagerPublished March 10, 2021

In an effort to make the St. Louis Jewish community’s 2021 Passover Seder more meaningful and connected, MaTovu St. Louis is offering Passover Seder kits to go along with their virtual Seder on April 1st.All proceeds for these virtual Seder kits will...

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