This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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News For this Jewish teen at a Christian school, a Messianic Jewish speaker crossed a line
A Messianic Jew's lecture on Passover raises questions about how Christian schools treat Jewish students
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Fast Forward A company thought it had a winning Passover product. Then things got sticky.
Social media erupted when a Kosher Dekal's counter liners did not work as advertised.
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Looking Forward Fever dreams of bagels (and pizza) at the end of Passover
'Pizza is just something you eat,' says chef Brad Kent. Bagels are family, special occasions, tradition.
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Watch this rare home film of a Seder in 1932
Ruth Katcher, whose great-grandfather is leading the seder, shares the digitized version of the film.
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Culture Grocery store displays are full of matzo — but none of it is kosher for Passover. Why?
It begs the question: Why does non kosher-for-Pesach matzo even exist?
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Opinion ‘No beer on Passover, okay?’ —Jerusalem to Jewish soldiers in Egypt, 419 BCE
One fine day in the spring of 419 or 418 BCE, a Jewish soldier opened up an official missive sent to him and his fellow troops stationed in upper Egypt. The author of the letter was Hananiah, a Jewish official in Yahud, the name the Persians assigned to the former region of Judah. As…
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News Missed the Seder because you caught Covid? You weren’t alone.
I strolled into my parents’ home Friday afternoon about six hours before Seder, only to find them seated in the living room looking rather concerned. “Molly has Covid,” my mom said. Oh. My sister had gotten in from New York the night before. My parents had picked her up. Then she came down with a…
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Opinion The female magician whose most amazing escape was from her father
There’s a moment in “Death Defying Escape,” a new play by comedian Judy Carter, when I realized I’d been tricked. The three-actor production, now running at Hollywood’s intimate Hudson Theater, tracks Carter’s life: as a child growing up in L.A.’s Fairfax district (“We were the poor Jews,” she quips, “we still had our original noses.”);…
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