Holidays

Special Kids, Special Seders

The joys of celebrating Passover with special needs families.

By:

Melissa Jacobs, Special Sections Feature

Passover is Max Newman’s favorite holiday. His father isn’t quite sure why, and that’s OK with him — there are many things that Eric Newman doesn’t understand about his son. Diagnosed at age 2 with autism, Max is now 19. “Although he has a lot of life skills, Max is not high-functioning,” his father explains, “but he is not low-functioning,...

Recipes

These Tsimmes Recipes Are a Big Deal

By:

Rivka Tal, JE Feature

Here are some variations on a beloved Pesach staple.

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Redemption and the Rational Mind

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Rabbi David Hartman | JE Feature

Coupled with concerns about food, Passover suggests a supernatural model of redemption, which posits that God will break into history and save us just as He did during the Exodus from Egypt.

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Chocolate Shakes Up the Seder

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Deborah Prinz, JTA

Chocolate has stirred up the Passover rituals by adding surprise and sweetness.

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On Kibbutzim, Secular Seders Stray From Tradition

By:

Ben Sales, JTA

Several of Israel’s oldest kibbutzim depart from tradition and conduct secular seders according to their own sensibilities rather than the dictates of the traditional Haggadah.