This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Food Feeling Nostalgic About Passover In Obama Era
As I covered the news of the White House Seder over the last few days — and then the news of a White House Seder minus POTUS and family — I came across a big cache of images of White House Seders past, those held during the Obama Administration. They made me very nostalgic, but…
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Food Gefilte Fish To Eat Before You Die
Gefilte may be the most ubiquitous fish dish in the Jewish culinary lexicon, whether we’re talking about the mass-produced, jarred versions available at supermarkets or the ready-made kind from kosher-style delis and dairy appetizer stores. But it is also the most celebratory fish dish, closely related to the haute-cuisine triumph quenelles de brochet. Essentially a…
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Fast Forward Strong Shekel Spurs Israelis To Vacation Abroad
Israel’s booming economy has made the shekel soar, local prices rise and travel fans compare what their money can buy and come to the conclusion – it’s time for a vacation abroad. A few years ago, the average Israeli family might have gone abroad once a year. But with the European Union now allowing budget…
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Fast Forward This Year’s Most Heartwarming Seder Story Comes Via Twitter
Samantha Gross, an American intern at the London Evening Standard newspaper, told her heartwarming story on Twitter where she first found her Seder. 1. Today, something incredible happened. And I will tell this story via Twitter, which is fitting for how this incredible thing came to be. — Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 10, 2017…
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Opinion A Very Klingon Passover — Starting With The 4 Questions
Michael Burstein kindly provided the Four Questions in Klingon to those of his readers in the Federation of Planets celebrating Pesach (Passover). The Four Questions In Klingon qatlh pImlaw’ ramvam rammey latlh je? qaStaHvIS Hoch rammey “Hametz” “Matza” je DISop, ‘ach qaStaHvIS ramvam’e’, “Matza” neH wISop. qaStaHvIS Hoch rammey, Hoch tI wISop, ‘ach qaStaHvIS ramvam’e’,…
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Food Trumps Skip White House Seder — Ivanka Posts Passover Message
Having posted Sunday that President Donald Trump would be hosting a Seder at the White House Monday evening for the first night of Passover, I was somehow not surprised to read that he was, in fact, a no-show. First daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, who are Jewish, were not in attendance either….
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Recipes Joan Nathan’s Georgian Beef Stew With Red Peppers (Salyanka)
As I first bit into this delicious Georgian beef stew, I was intrigued by the fact that, as with many early Jewish recipes I have found around the world, the beef, often a tough inexpensive cut, is first boiled in water until it is almost tender and then layered with flavor from onions, spices, and…
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Food Gorgeous Gefilte From Joan Nathan’s New Book
For centuries, Jewish women schlepped to the fish market, choosing the best fish “by the look in its eyes” before transforming it into the quintessential Sabbath gefilte fish. Using a wooden bowl and a half-moon-shaped chopper, they cut up the fish with onions, crying a little, chopping a little, until the mix was just the…
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