This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Opinion Locusts Go Biblical — But Are They Kosher?
If it were a movie, Israel’s real-life nightmare would be a cross between “The Birds” and “The Ten Commandments.” Just in time for Passover, the Holy Land has been plagued by millions of locusts swarming in from across the Egyptian border. Hysterical news reports warned Israelis in the southern part of the country to stay…
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Books How I Became an Illustrator
Earlier this week, artist Jan Aronson wrote about her illustrations for “The Bronfman Haggadah.” 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: When Edgar Bronfman asked me to illustrate the text of “The…
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Fast Forward Israel Battles 2,000-Acre Swarm of Locusts
srael on Wednesday began battling a swarm of locusts from Egypt on Wednesday to prevent crop damage in the south of the country. Locust clouds darkened skies some three weeks before the Jewish Passover holiday that recalls 10 Biblical plagues, one of them locusts, that struck Egypt during the exodus of Israelite slaves. The insects…
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Fast Forward 1 Million Locusts Swarm Into Israel
A swarm of 1 million locusts crossed into Israel from Egypt. The locusts on Tuesday remained concentrated in areas of southern Israel near the border, but sightings were reported throughout the country, including Tel Aviv and the Carmel region of northern Israel. Residents of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council, where the first locusts were seen…
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Books Author Blog: A Departure From the Traditional
Jan Aronson is the illustrator of the “The Bronfman Haggadah” published by Rizzoli. Born in New Orleans, New York-based artist Jan Aronson has had more than 70 solo and group exhibitions. Read more about Jan here. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s…
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Fast Forward Locusts Invade Israel’s Negev, After Plaguing Egypt
Several thousand locusts invaded Israel from Egypt on Monday spreading through the area of the Ramat Negev Regional Council just three weeks before Passover, including the Nitzana border crossing with Sinai. The Agriculture Ministry said that steps would be taken to exterminate the insects overnight, before they could spread to other districts. Relatively small swarms…
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Food Spice Up Seder with Passover Bingo
Passover, which starts on March 25 this year, is just around the corner. Families can keep children involved in the Seder with Passover Bingo, a board game invented by Denver lawyer Tamara Pester. “I have a niece and nephew who are now 9 and 12, and we always do Passover at my sister’s house in…
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Opinion ‘Tis the Season: Revisiting Jon Stewart’s Passover
With the Festival of Freedom fast approaching, it’s time to take another look at Jon Stewart’s Passover midrash from Nisan 5772 (April 2012). Think of this a followup to last month’s “War on Purim” segment. This time, though, I’d argue that there’s a serious argument behind the humor. To quote him: “Mishpoche, we gotta take…
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