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Passover

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

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Opinion
The ‘Stranger’ at Your Passover Seder? That’s Me.

Illustration by Lior Zaltzman A week before my first Passover Seder, a friend took me to her local Chabad, where the rabbi outlined the ritual for us, from washing our hands to reading the Haggadah to eating the little sandwich. “You’ll do fine,” the rabbi said to me as I was leaving, which confused me…

By Kelsey Osgood Mar 30, 2015 | 3 min read
The Schmooze
6 Things You Should Watch to Get in the Passover Mood

Passover is now five days away. That means matzo, matzo, and more matzo — kind of a mood killer, I know. But if hours and hours of Seder, an inevitable family fight over which kid (ok, adult) found the Afikomen, and stuffing your face with coconut macaroons aren’t enough to get you excited for the holiday,…

By Anne Cohen Mar 30, 2015 | 2 min read
Life
The Art of Goysplaining

Illustration by Lior Zaltzman The other day at work, I got goysplained. Let me back up. In 2008, Rebecca Solnit wrote her seminal essay, “Men Explain Things To Me.” In the essay, Solnit relates a story where she went to a party and mentioned that she had been writing about the famous photographer Eadweard Muybridge….

By Lilit Marcus Mar 30, 2015 | 4 min read
News
When Grandpa’s Seder Is a Turn-Off

The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which a broad range of columnists will address the real life issues faced by interfaith couples and families. Read the discussion and vote below for what you think is the best response to this particular quandary. You can email your own questions, which will remain…

Mar 30, 2015 | 5 min read
Culture
A Haggadah for Just About Every Taste

“Who’s this year’s Cokie Roberts?” That’s what my partner asked, as I rifled through this year’s crop of new Haggadot. Each year, it seemed, brought a new edition written or edited by a celebrity: Cokie Roberts, Nathan Englander, Edgar Bronfman, Elie Wiesel. But not this year. And browsing Amazon’s best-sellers, I got a sense of…

By Jay Michaelson Mar 27, 2015 | 4 min read
Recipes
Mouthwatering Orange-Scented Macaroons

Photographs by Gayle L. Squires The Passover tradition that’s been handed down from generation to generation in my family is the luxury of a catered Seder. But we’ve always supplemented the cookie and cake plate with extra desserts. At my grandparents’ table, it was Bubbe’s layered and fruit-studded gelatin mold. At my aunt’s, a large…

By Gayle L. Squires Mar 27, 2015 | 4 min read
Recipes
Cooking for Passover Like a 5-Star Kosher Chef

Inbal Hotel Jerusalem, where the chef offered an online how-to on holiday cooking. Courtesy Inbal Hotel. (JTA) – At this time of year I always ask around to my friends and neighbors for new and creative Passover recipes — and if I can stand upright after chasing after crumbs of chametz, helping my kids prepare…

By Marcy Oster Mar 26, 2015 | 3 min read
Breaking News
Western Wall Cleaned for Passover

Workers at the Western Wall removed the notes placed in the cracks by worshippers in advance of Passover. The notes were removed Wednesday morning under the supervision of the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovich. They will be buried in the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem. The Western Wall Institute also receives tens…

By JTA Mar 25, 2015 | < 1 min read

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