This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Fast Forward Televangelist Who ‘Laid Hands’ On Trump Is Hosting A Special Passover Seder
A popular televangelist who “laid hands” on Donald Trump leading up the election — praying for the candidate’s success and evoking Jesus Christ — will be hosting a “Messianic Seder” on the second night of Passover. “I’m going to show you the different elements, beloved ones, of the Passover and show you the application for…
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Fast Forward The Netflix Of Torah: Coming Soon To A Military Base Near You
Hold onto your matzo: the miracle of Passover may be coming soon to a military base near you. The American Forces Network (AFN), which broadcasts into the homes of U.S. servicemen and women stationed abroad, has teamed up with Aleph Beta Academy and will be airing “Passover: The Exodus That Could Have Been,” on April…
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Culture As We Celebrate Our Exodus, Let’s Not Forget Our Role In Slavery
While most of New Orleans sits down to a dinner of red beans and rice, our seders will be beginning for us — porch doors flung open to let in Elijah (and the season’s first mosquitoes), bottles of wine clustered like brass quintets on tables as the corner church bells strike six. It’s Passover Louisiana…
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Community In Defense Of White Tablecloths
My Nana’s kitchen had wallpaper on the ceiling. You would look up and see this crisp delft blue pattern, not unlike a plate or mug she might have owned. There were two tables, one for the family behind the open shelf, and the other for her and my grandfather. It is this table that I…
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Fast Forward WATCH: How To Veganize Your Passover Seder
Comedian Carol Leifer — the Emmy-nominated writer behind Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, and much more — recently teamed up with PETA to show you how to deliciously veganize your Passover Seder. WATCH:
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Fast Forward Temple Mount Activists Sacrifice Lamb In First Passover Reenactment
Before the destruction of the Second Temple, the priests of old would sacrifice a lamb on the occasion of Passover. More than two millennia later, Israeli activists seeking access to the present-day Temple Mount – where some hope to erect a Third Temple – are re-enacting the ritual for the first time by slaughtering a…
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Opinion Is Passover Broken Beyond Repair?
It’s time to face facts: Passover is broken. Busted. Split in two. Half of us are celebrating one part of the holiday while the other half celebrates the other part. Most of us don’t even realize we’re celebrating only half the holiday. This shouldn’t surprise us. The Jewish community worldwide is broken into pieces. There’s…
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Community Operation Nissan: That Time I Smuggled Matzah Into An African Embassy
You can understand why security at the U.S. Embassy is tight. The first terrorist attack in the capital of this sub-Saharan country occurred only three months ago. Even under “normal” circumstances, no closed bags, including brief cases, are permitted beyond the guard house into the Embassy proper. Even before they pass through the X-Ray scanner,…
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