Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Fast Forward The Oldest Active U.S. Aircraft Carrier Is Hosting A Passover Seder
Think organizing a Passover Seder is hard work? Try doing it in the middle of the ocean. Lt. Nicholas Fritzhand, a weapon-systems officer, will be conducting a Passover Seder aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, the oldest active U.S. aircraft carrier, on April 10. The Seder, conducted 500 miles from shore in the middle of the Arabian…
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The Schmooze Pour One Out For Passover: A Drinking Game to Get You Through Seder
Whether you are a Napa Valley-native or tend to fall on the Charles Shaw side of things, the Four Cups of Wine demanded by Seder can be daunting. Interspersed unevenly through the night, sickly sweet, broken up by appetizers that are basically clumps of weeds dipped in a saline rinse — the Four Cups can…
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Community Tufts Student: BDS Resolution Vote Marginalized Jewish Voices
At 1:00 a.m. on Thursday April 6, I got a text from a friend telling me that the Tufts University student government was going to hear a resolution about divestment the coming Sunday. We would have only four days to respond to this. Many members of the Jewish community and the Tufts Students for Two…
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Culture Jian Ghomeshi’s Comeback Is The Worst Possible Passover Podcast
With Passover looming, it is a fine time to meditate on the idea of exile. As we know from the Haggadah, we were exiled in the land of Egypt, enslaved by the Pharaoh, and eventually liberated and returned to our native land in Israel. We remind ourselves of the story year after year, of the…
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Community What The Haggadah Teaches Us About Disability Inclusion
It would not be hard to imagine one’s mother exclaiming “Mother’s Day? You should be aware of your mother’s blessings every day of the year!” With Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion month (JDAIM) behind us, it is important not to lose momentum. The journey to advance inclusion is an ongoing process. While this quest is…
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Fast Forward Recalling Lessons Of Passover, Israelis Pray For Syrian Victims
TEL AVIV (JTA) – At a Shabbat service in Tel Aviv on Friday evening, congregants recited the mourner’s prayer for those killed in Syria’s civil war. Standing before a mural of the Tree of Life, the rabbi of Beit Daniel, the largest Reform synagogue in Israel, delivered a sermon on the Jewish obligation to condemn…
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Fast Forward Confused By The Seder Plate? This Beautiful Passover Infographic Is Here To Help.
The goal of the supplement is to create conversation around the seder table, connecting the symbols on the seder plate with current concerns in our country and our world. We hope this supplement will enable people to engage in meaningful and even challenging discussions as our families gather during this festival holiday.
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Food Eating Kitniyot This Week? 8 Recipes From Top Jewish Food Bloggers
Last year, the Conservative movement issued a teshuva, or ruling, that kitniyot — i.e rice, beans and legumes, traditionally avoided by Ashkenazi Jews at Passover — are now permissible. For those who feel liberated by this decision (perhaps feeling that the dictum to avoid chametz is enough of a manacle), you may also be overwhelmed…
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