Passover
What makes this night different? The story of a hospital room Seder
A Lutheran chaplain, an off-duty doctor, and a recovering patient from cardiac surgery walk into a hospital room…
Was Mitt Romney drinking Kedem for Easter?
Mitt Romney appeared to enjoy some Kedem grape juice with his Easter meal. An excellent choice for a refined palate.
This Passover, I’m contemplating the plague of ageism
We should tackle the scourge of age-bias and confront the idolatrous worship of youth.
The big (un)stuck boat is a big Passover metaphor
Are we not all giant cargo ships trapped in the Red Sea, dreaming of freedom?
The Passover story is real, because it has a real effect on the world
The imperfect nature of our story isn’t a reason to shy away, but the opposite.
Passover must inspire us to address the plague of hunger
Each year, MAZON suggests a “Fifth Question” to bring a new reflection about hunger to Seder tables across the country.
Entering Passover under the plague of vaccine guilt
We all have been affected by this pandemic, but not equally. We can almost taste freedom, but we’re not there yet.
Former Soviet Union Jews eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why.
The Passover food, which used to be unavailable under communism, was for many the only link to their people’s faith and culture.
Biden, Harris, Doug Emhoff speak at White House Passover celebration
Doug Emhoff loves gefilte fish, Obama’s twist on a Passover mantra, and Biden (almost) says, “Chag sameach.”
What I hope we learn from two Passovers in social distancing exile
Next year, I hope we won’t forget the lessons from our two Pesachs in exile.