As we get ready for Passover, the Jewish Light is looking for unique and/or interesting stories about your favorite seder plate.  Did you receive it as a special gift? Was it handed down to you by a beloved relative? Did you glue it together after a...

This story was originally published on April 18, 2019. Steven Gold says horseradish got its name because it’s the “galloping root. It used to grow wild.” Other sources provide different origin stories, but regardless, the vegetable, now grown...

Without question, the night of the Passover seder is among the most powerful experiences of the entire year. We daven, sing, eat, discuss, debate and methodically make our way through the Haggadah and a long night filled with rituals, customs and practices...

No joke: I love hosting the Passover seder.I love feeding people — I’m both Jewish and Southern, so this is deeply engrained in me. I love educating people, and I love being Jewish, so the seder is a perfect opportunity to gather the ones I love for...

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Jewish family loyalties mirrored what occurred throughout the United States where brother fought against brother. Jews also found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield. Out of 150,000 Jews in the U.S....

The right of workers to organize, reducing poverty in the Jewish community, early childhood education and concerns about nuclear weapons in Iran were among the many topics discussed at a "Labor Seder" last week, hosted by the Jewish Community Relations...