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It’s Over…or Is It?

Passover has passed us over and last night’s dinner was a veritable chametz -fest. “But wait!” you shout, “Passover isn’t ...

A Contemporary Story Of Redemption

“My father was a wandering Aramean.” With this quote, from Deuteronomy 26:5, we begin not only the Maggid (story-telling) portion ...

On Pesach, you are not alone.

Passover has always been my favorite holiday. I love the foods, seeing my family and my friends who are normally ...

Wicked Son: “Because I knew you…”

We had reached one of those loaded moments in our family Passover seder where all my acumen as a parent, ...

Dayenu – You are enough

The highlight of my Seder and of many I have attended is the singing of the “Dayenu” prayer. “dayenu” in ...

Wicked Child

All the Seder-goers I know love reading about the “four children” in the Passover Haggadah. But they all dislike the ...

Spicing Up Your Seder

As a rabbi who also happens to be a mother of small kids, I am often asked for creative ideas ...

“As If”: The Two Little Words We Too Often Ignore

“Each generation, people must see themselves as if they themselves went forth from Egypt.”That quote is the essence of why ...

One game-changing innovation for your Seder this year

Around this time of year I often find myself fielding questions about what haggadah to use, and how families can ...

Conflicted

Passover is coming and, as always, it is causing a certain amount of anxiety for certain members of the family. ...

Why We Need “Obsolete” Ritual

“Habemus Papam!” — “We have a pope!” After days of breathless anticipation by Catholics around the world, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran ...

When It Is Not Obvious

A couple weeks ago news stations around the country featured the story of an 87-year old woman, a resident of ...

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