This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Fast Forward For a second straight Passover, Jews mark Festival of Freedom while hostages remain in Gaza
“I think this year there is one question and one question only, which is: Why are they still there?” said Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh was murdered in captivity since last Passover.
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BINTEL BRIEF Is it OK to ask your Seder host if you can bring a guest?
Bintel says adding three little words to your request can reduce the awkward factor
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Fast Forward ‘Next year in Gracie Mansion’: Where Jewish NYC mayoral candidates will do Seder
Brad Lander, Scott Stringer and Whitney Tilson share holiday plans, as they court Orthodox voters
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Fast Forward How Coke’s Passover recipe sparked an antisemitic conspiracy theory
Soda giant uses cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup for Jewish holiday
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Opinion Stephen Miller’s cavalier cruelty misses the whole point of Passover
The White House Deputy Chief of Staff seems to have forgotten that we, too, were once strangers in Egypt
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News How your matzah gets made: A peek inside the Streit’s factory
Born on the Lower East Side, the Jewish family-run business celebrates their 100th anniversary this year
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Opinion A legacy of defiance: Why I’m holding my Seder in one of the oldest Black churches in the country
As our freedom in the U.S. faces new threats, I want to invoke my Black ancestors' strength
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Yiddish World What pre-pesach cleaning was like in the shtetl
The late Mayer Kirshenblatt, from Opatow (Apt), recalls his parents replacing the straw in their mattresses.
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