Passover
Claiming Our Spiritual Ancestry
In the year 2000, I was still a newly-minted Jew, having completed my conversion in March of 1999. As Passover ...
Mensch Madness Game 7: Semfinals, Donkey vs. Golden Calf!
Here we are in the Mensch Madness semi-finals, with both opponents having vanquished their morally-inferior opponents in order to earn ...
Meandering Towards Revelation
As I strolled through the greenhouses at Longwood Gardens the other day, brilliant blossoms of yellow and white and blue ...
Lettuce Wrap Pulled Beef Tacos with Guacamole
When I started eating a mainly Paleo diet I immediately began to think about how to convert some favorite recipes ...
Jewish Teens, Summer Camp and Liberation
As we approach Pesach, I have been thinking about one of the names of this holiday – z’man heiruteinu – the time ...
Seder Variations – A Passover Tradition!
I love Passover.I love spending time with my family, I love the food, and I love that we have a ...
Passover Isn’t What it Used to Be – And Why That’s a Good Thing!
One of the most oft-repeated themes of the Torah is that we must remember that we were slaves and strangers ...
Matzoh & Mitzvot
Passover is about so much more than just a seder, and with time off from work and school, we want ...
Tzom Bechorot: Why I’m Fasting Before Passover
April 3, 2015, is Tzom Bechorot, Fast of the Firstborn when first-born Jews fast before the first seder of Passover. This day also ...
Passover Quiz
There’s more to it than matzah (although that is sort of a big deal). How much do you know about ...
Moving “From Shame to Praise” – Trevor Noah, Monica Lewinsky and Us
Like most New York Jews, I love “The Daily Show,” and so I was very sad to hear that Jon ...
Passover is Best When ALL of Our Peeps are Included
Passover is best when ALL of our peeps are included. Looking for LGBTQ inclusive Passover resources? We’ve got you ...