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Passover

(From left) Rebekka Johnson as Dawn, Jackie Tohn as Melrose and Kia Stevens as Tammé in season 3 of “GLOW” (Photo/Courtesy Netflix-Ali Goldstein)
Posted inCulture, TV, TV & Film

Season 3 features a revealing desert seder for the gorgeous ladies of ‘GLOW’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 13, 2019August 14, 2019
A 19th-century Ukrainian art print of a family seder
Posted inColumns, Passover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

On Passover, remembering the past means imagining the future

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 18, 2019
Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inLocal Voice, Passover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah, Opinion

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
Rice, lentils, chick peas, beans and other legumes shown in a produce market in Netanya, Israel. (Photo/JTA-David Silverman-Getty Images)
Posted inFood, Columns, Analysis, Passover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life, Opinion

The Passover kitniyot argument isn’t worth a hill of beans

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 9, 2019April 15, 2019
Posted inColumns, Passover, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life

When Moshiach comes, men will help clear the table

by David A.M. Wilensky May 2, 2018June 26, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inBay Area, Passover, California, Holidays, News

No matzah for you! Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo feel the pain

by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2018April 5, 2018
Posted inCommunity, Columns, Passover, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Holidays, Jewish Life

22 international diplomats, 70 Jews, one Passover seder

by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2018April 3, 2020
Posted inPassover, Religion, Holidays, Jewish Life

To celebrate inclusion around the seder table, look to Zipporah

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Posted inFood, Columns, Analysis, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life

Which jokes not to laugh at, plus other tips for non-Jews attending their first seder

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inUncategorized, Food, Local Voice, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Opinion

Eat matzah in public to declare your Jewish pride

Rabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 26, 2018April 2, 2018

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