This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Fast Forward Is the Passover Seder Zionist?
Behind this annual debate is a deeper tension at the heart of Judaism
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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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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
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Culture Mamdani quoted Eugene Debs in his victory speech — there’s a long Jewish history there
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Fast Forward The Jewish vote for NYC mayor went to Cuomo, but the Israel vote went to Mamdani, exit polls show
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Yiddish מאַמדאַניס נצחון באַזאָרגט אַ סך ייִדישע כּלל־טוערMamdani’s victory worries many Jewish leaders
מאַמדאַני האָט נישט איין מאָל דערקלערט, אַז ער אָנערקענט נישט ישׂראל ווי אַ ייִדישע מדינה.
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Film & TV Israel’s Oscar entry is, once again, about Palestinians
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