This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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News Yid.Dish: Matzoh Crunch
So we only have a few days left of Pesach… and I happen to be quite happy about this! It’s not that I don’t understand Pesach or why we don’t eat leavened things – I do. I actually think the story of Pesach reminds us, as Jews, of some important lessons. The reminder that I…
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News Yid.Dish: Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice, or Jemma
Ashkenazim might associate Pesach with brisket, kneidlach, or matzah brei. Thanks to the Ashkenazi side of my family (my father’s parents and my paternal grandfather) we did grow up eating matzah balls of two sorts: kneidlach, and matzah kleis made with chopped parsley. But by far the most special thing about Passover for me has…
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Culture Yid Vid: A Condensed Guide to Family-Friendly Passover Videos
Lots of cute Passover videos have been popping up the last couple of years. A reflection of the semi-new hipster Jewishness, I suppose. Search the topic on YouTube and an amazing 3,820 results pop up. Unfortunately, when I searched, the top link is to a video messianic Passover Seder. But look just a little further…
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News Yid.Dish: Charoset for Building the Pyramids
Growing up, I always understood Charoset to be symbolic of the mortar used by the Israelites enslaved by Pharaoh in their building projects. The myth of the Israelites building the pyramids, using mortar which we recall on the seder plate, seems to have made a deep impression on me because when I see Mia Rut’s…
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News Yid.Dish: Cut Fat and Cholesterol out of Pesach
My family makes Passover a week of fresh veggies, but most of my friends will be filling up on meats and sweets and thus eating more fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol than usual. Here are some tips on lowering the fat and cholesterol in your own recipes, as well as two recipes of my own…
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Life Passover Cleaning and Sisters in Brillo Bondage
People go crazy cleaning their houses for Passover. There’s an edge of competitiveness to the kvetching when they say “Oh, Sammy brought chametz into the living room after I turned it upside down to clean it for Pesach (sigh),” or “I told Maddie to stay out of the closet I already cleaned but she got…
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Life Offbeat Israel: The Bomb Shelter Thief and the Passover Potato Boom
In countries that were bombed during World War II, those who were alive at the time always saying how being in the bomb shelters brought people together and created a sense of community. Not everyone saw things this way when Israel’s bomb shelters opened during the recent Gaza offensive. A man from Southern Israel was…
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Life The Return of the Tam Tam
Last year, all hell nearly broke loose when, due to apparent technological and budget issues, Manischewitz failed to deliver Tam Tam crackers, a popular Passover snack. As JTA reported: The outcry was immediate; Jewish consumers coast to coast mourned the absence of the beloved cracker. Stories ran not only in the Jewish media but The…
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