Passover
That Time I Smuggled A Brisket in My Suitcase
One of my most cherished memories of Edgar M. Bronfman, the great Jewish philanthropist and businessman of beloved memory, is ...
The Missed Kitniyot Opportunity
Passover 2016 hasn’t even begun, and I’m already frustrated with so much talk about food. Well, this year it’s not ...
Why Passover Is About A Lot More Than Good Food
What is the essence of Passover? On the one hand, it seems obvious: Passover is about gathering together with loved ...
Homemade Ketchup for Passover Recipe
Passover is a time our community focuses a lot on food–family traditions, the seder dinner and which products are, and are ...
Watch: A Synagogue’s Taylor Swift-inspired “Now We Got Matzah”
For the third year in a row, Elyse Heise, a member of my congregation, Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough, Massachusetts, has ...
Reimagining Passover at Matzapalooza
As you know, New York City is full of fresh new takes on classic Jewish comfort foods, like matzah ball ...
Passover, Then and Now
Pesach (Passover) is my favorite holiday. I enjoy reading about the journey from slavery to freedom and the journey of ...
Ok, We’re Free. Now What?
Edgar Bronfman sets out 12 fundamental Jewish actions in new book.
Love, Sex, and Assault: A Passover Discussion
Two weeks ago, on this very blog, my colleague Ruth Abusch-Magder said, “Let’s talk about sex!”And now, just before Passover, ...
What is Kosher for Passover?
Kosher-for-Passover food is a bit more complicated than everyday kosher food, but with a little more creativity (and maybe a ...
The Fifth Question: “Can You Hear Me Now?”
“Can you hear me now?” In the famous TV advertisement about cellular phone service, it’s what the eyeglass-wearing geek clad in a ...
Not Your Grandfather’s Manishewitz: My Mission to Bring Good Wine to Your Seder
At this time of year, I have a mission… to save Jews from bad wine. Now, I know that some ...