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Passover

Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.

Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.

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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…

By Sophia Marie Unterman Apr 8, 2017 | 6 min read
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…

By Tamara Mann Tweel Apr 7, 2017 | 3 min read
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:

Apr 7, 2017 | < 1 min read
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…

By Daniel J. Solomon Apr 7, 2017 | < 1 min read
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…

By J.J. Goldberg Apr 7, 2017 | 4 min read
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,…

By William F.S. Miles Apr 7, 2017 | 6 min read
Opinion
The Government’s Bitter Herb Budget

We will soon join together with friends and family to honor Passover, a tradition which begins with the proclamation: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” This invitation, presented in eight simple words, speaks volumes about the Jewish value of caring for the most vulnerable among us. Although we no longer invite strangers into…

By Abby J. Leibman Apr 7, 2017 | 3 min read
Culture
How To Celebrate Passover On a $30,000 Budget

This Passover season, an increasing number of Jews will not be gathered around Bubbe’s dining room table for the first Seder. Instead, they will be at luxurious resorts, from Aruba to the Austrian Alps; some may even be going on an African safari. The rest of the travel industry may be flat, but Passover packages…

By Bonnie Rubin Apr 7, 2017 | 4 min read

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