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...
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...
BY MARGI LENGA KAHN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published 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...
Shared by Cammy Bourcier
• Published 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(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...
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,...
“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...
By Jennifer Baer, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published 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...
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...
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...
Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published 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...
Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published 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...
