Lag B’Omer Celebrations Go On Despite Challenges
For the second year in a row, those who celebrated Lag B’Omer dealt with obstacles both commonplace — iffy weather — and extraordinary (you...
Penn Commencement on Shavuot Sparks Petition
Nearly 1,600 people signed a petition urging the University of Pennsylvania to change the date of commencement for the class of 2021.
Set for May...
What It’s Like to Celebrate Passover in Prison
By Christopher Blackwell
Over the past few years, I have been honored and blessed to experience — with good friends — some Jewish traditions and...
Passover, Pandemic Create Eating Disorder Challenges
As the Jewish community approaches another pandemic- era Passover, staff at the Renfrew Center, a national network of eating disorder treatment facilities, are working...
Tales of Leaving Egypt Resonate at Passover
“In every generation,” we read during the seder, “a person must regard himself as though he personally had gone out of Egypt, as it...
9 Fine Kosher Wines That Work Well for Passover
Elyse Genderson
Each Passover, the list of fine kosher wines seems to get longer. The customary four cups of wine during the seder allows for...
From Yemenite Soup to Brazilian Cheese Puffs, Passover Recipes Show Diversity of American Jewish...
Every year at Passover, families rejoice in reenacting both religious and cultural tradition — reading from the worn family Haggadah, using the seder plate...
