This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Food WATCH! 7 Secrets to a Splendid Seder
7 Secrets to a Splendid Seder* from* the Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. From our archives, terrific secrets and tips that are as relevant today as they were when we produced them two years ago. Five years ago, I became the keeper of our family Seder. As the self-appointed repository of the recipes and traditions…
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News Evangelicals Are Falling In Love With Passover — Is There Anything Wrong With That?
In March, Florida televangelist Paula White gave her followers a special holiday message. Not for Easter, which falls in mid-April, but for the Jewish holiday of Passover. “We are entering into one of the most supranational and miraculous seasons,” White, who is also a spiritual adviser to President Trump, said in a special video. “The…
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Fast Forward Add Pineapple To Seder Plate? Reconstructionists Create Symbol Of Solidarity With Refugees
Attend a Reconstructionist Passover dinner this season, and there’s a good chance there will be a new addition to the Seder plate – pineapple, to represent support for refugees and immigrants. “In American colonial times, the pineapple was a symbol of welcome and prosperity. They were special gifts because of the great labor and expense…
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The Schmooze 4 Questions We Have About This Ridiculous Passover Stock Photo Of Elijah
Buried between awkward family Seder photos and the world’s least titillating matzot, I recently stumbled upon this gem while searching for “Passover” stock photos, supposedly depicting Elijah the Prophet: I will never be over this insane Passover stock photo pic.twitter.com/J7oXmpamtG — (((Laura E Adkins))) (@Laura_E_Adkins) March 31, 2017 On Passover, Jews traditionally leave a cup…
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Recipes Magnificent Chocolate Matzo Masterpieces
In a small shop in Roswell, Georgia, not far from Atlanta, Russian immigrant Natalya Shapiro paints matzo with stunning chocolate. As a small child in Belaya Tserkov, in Ukraine, she used to visit her grandparents often. Her grandfather was a baker, and her grandmother baked matzo throughout the year, storing it in a special bag…
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Opinion Why I Hate Passover And Why You Should, Too, If You’re Doing It Right
I hate Passover. And I’m not alone. It’s a Holy Day as smug and stomach-hurting as Yom Kippur, but one that lasts as long as the eight oily days of Hanukkah. It’s as fraught with familial tension as a Thanksgiving turkey with one blue wing and one red wing, but, like the playoffs, you have…
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Books 5 New Books Make Great Pesach Presents
Mazel tov! You lucked out this year because someone else is hosting the Passover Seders. You may not have much to cook, but you definitely have to bring a gift. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. Do it because your bubbe taught you manners. At the very least, do it because you…
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Israel News WATCH: Prayer Notes Removed From Western Wall For Passover
The Western Wall got a makeover this week when a cleaning crew removed thousands of tiny prayer notes from the cracks between the stones ahead of the Passover holiday. The cleaning occurs twice of year, after which the notes are gathered into sacks and buried on the Mount of Olives cemetery, an ancient Jewish burial…
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