This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Fast Forward African Hebrew Israelites Reenact Exodus in Passover Tradition
At dawn on Tuesday morning, a large group gathered on a mountain in the Negev desert to reenact the moments leading up to the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. Dressed in robes and flowing dresses, these pilgrims prayed, sang spirituals and discarded the leftovers from their seder meals into the flames of a massive bonfire, in…
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News 100 Years of Centennials; How to Survive Passover
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward deputy arts editor Ezra Glinter to discuss the centenary of the publishing of Swann’s Way and why the next 100 years will be filled with centenaries. Then, Forward food editor drops by to give us some hints on how to get through…
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Books Author Blog: Precious Haroset
Jessica Soffer’s debut novel, “Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots,” will be published on April 16. Win a signed copy here. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: I am bored to death,…
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The Schmooze Pesach in 140 Characters
Now that you’ve somehow managed to digest all that Seder matzo, it’s time to re-live it all through the eyes of the rich and famous. Some were early: With Passover about to start abroad I want to wish all of you celebrating a happy and healthy Pesach! ampmdash; William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 24, 2013 Signing…
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Food Desert to Dessert
As a long-time vegetarian, when I think of Passover, I am not thrilled by my food choices. At least, I wasn’t until I spent Passover 1992 in Israel and realized that I could follow Sephardic rules. I’m sure my ancestors in 1509 Portugal probably ate beans and rice, and maybe even corn by then, but…
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Food A Very Syrian Passover with Cookbook Author Jennifer Abadi
Every Jewish cook has their Passover mainstays, which are usually divided down a line: Ashkenazi or Sephardic, depending on their family’s country of origin. On a recent Tuesday morning we decided to cross over and try our hands at making traditional Syrian Passover foods. Our teacher was Jennifer Abadi, author of “A Fistful of Lentils:…
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Life A Slob Takes on the Gendered Cleaning Debate
Jess Grose, writing at the New Republic, has kickstarted a provocative discussion about partnerships and housework with a piece called “Cleaning: The Final Feminist Frontier.” She notes that the culture shift that has brought about many men’s newfound willingness to help cook and parent has not been matched by an eagerness to scrub the darker,…
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Food Seder Pictures — From the White House
For the fifth year the First Family hosted a White House Seder. Sticking to tradition, brisket, kugel and matzo ball soup were served and the guest list included friends and colleagues of the President. But there was one new thing at the table: a Seder plate from Israel’s first lady. Check out the pictures below.
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