Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Life Hundreds Gather For Passover Seder Commemorating Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Editor’s note: The original version of this story appeared with the headline “Warsaw Ghetto To Have A Passover Seder For The First Time Since Its Uprising”. This was far from the first — in fact, since World War II, there have been multiple Seders in the area that was once the Warsaw ghetto and the…
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The Schmooze Yes, You Can And Should Bring Beyonce Into Your Seder
Just ten minutes into the documentary “Homecoming,” new on Netflix on Wednesday, Beyoncé stands at the peak of a pyramid, wind rushing through her hair, and sings a freedom song to her people. The 37-year-old icon’s voice whisks over the melody of “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” the African American national anthem, like a flag…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Already Serving Matzah, Gefilte Fish At White House … Thanks?
The White House reception for Jewish leaders provided an optimistic look at the forthcoming Middle East peace plan — and a full spread of pre-Passover goodies. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, the evening’s guest of honor, praised President Trump and thanked the aides responsible for putting the plan together, according to Jewish Insider….
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Life Cancer At Passover Makes Me Feel Like The Seder’s Simple Child — And That’s Okay
And it will come to pass if your children say to you, “What is this service to you?” You shall say, “It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord, for He passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, and He saved our houses.” Exodus 12:26-27, on…
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Culture Maybe It’s Time We Reconsidered ‘Dayenu’
In a matter of days, Jews around the world will erupt in the familiar, if irritating, tune of “Dayenu.” Maybe that chorus, a strident battery of notes that sound wrong even when they’re hit right, can explain how the title of a song meant to inspire gratitude has been co-opted into the Yiddish canon of…
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Life We Talk About The Four Sons Of Passover — But What About The Four Fathers?
Annie Noonan was the savviest sixth-grader in my class. She lit incense and smoked cigarettes. Her home was lightly supervised. She was the first of my friends to make my parents uncomfortable, which made her all the more fascinating. And most exciting of all, she was a witch. Apparently, this was something a person could…
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Fast Forward Is The Mueller Report Being Hidden Like An Afikoman? MSNBC’s Ari Melber Thinks So
Attorney General Bill Barr has announced that he will release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report — albeit redacted — on Thursday, the day before both Passover and Good Friday. While musing on Tuesday over whether the White House is deliberately trying to stifle awareness of the report’s contents by releasing before major holidays, MSNBC anchor Ari Melber…
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Food WATCH: How To Prepare A Delicious Passover Breakfast
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts.
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