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Passover

This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.

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For hostage families and their supporters this Passover, celebrating the Festival of Freedom feels impossible

“How can we celebrate such a holiday while 133 people are still without their freedom, still waiting to be liberated?”

By Deborah Danan Apr 19, 2024 | 6 min read
Opinion
Passover in wartime: As freed Hebrew slaves, we must always protect the oppressed

An IDF reservist reflects on the complexity of operations that can be both justified and unjust

By Naftali Oppenheimer and Chana Kupetz Apr 19, 2024 | 3 min read
Looking Forward
If we can find the afikoman, maybe we can talk across our divides about the war

Does it matter who hides the afikoman?

By Jodi Rudoren Apr 19, 2024 | 4 min read
Opinion
Celebrating Passover feels futile with hostages in Gaza. But we must.

No matter the oppressor of the moment, Jews have celebrated liberation

By Sruli Fruchter Apr 19, 2024 | 4 min read
News
Why did this Mormon drive 10 hours to buy whiskey? To help out a Jewish friend for Passover

It was the first time he acquired whiskey, normally forbidden for Latter-day Saints

By Benyamin Cohen Apr 18, 2024 | 3 min read
Fast Forward
Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Kyiv Jewish school for model Passover seder

“Many in Ukraine and Israel will celebrate Passover, the holiday of freedom, in shelters,” Zelenskyy said

By Marcel Gascón Barberá Apr 18, 2024 | 3 min read
Food
No, your matzo doesn’t need to be drier than the Sinai Desert

The search for soft matzo

By Sam Lin-Sommer Apr 18, 2024 | 6 min read
Culture
Bringing Passover back to the town where the Nazis killed our relatives

My friend Sharon and I collaborated with community leaders to restore the memory of Jewish life in Radom, Poland

By Hilda Chazanovitz Apr 18, 2024 | 5 min read

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