Prague Haggadah, Which Turns 500 This Year, ‘Created Mold From Which Haggadot Would Be...
Menachem Wecker | JNS
When Edward J. Lewith emigrated to Charleston, S.C., from Europe in the late 19th century, he brought a copy of the...
Why Does This Passover Seem Different From All Other Passovers?
Jamie Geller | JNS
Every Passover, we ask the same question: Why is this night different from all other nights? This year, for the first...
At Some Orthodox Passover Seders, Places Are Set for ‘Star Wars,’ Taylor Swift
Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
Why are these Passover seders different from all others?
Some Orthodox Jews are opting to personalize their Passover liturgy and accessorize it...
4 Questions About International Passover Seders
Passover is a time for familiarities. Every year, you gather with your family for the seder and eat foods that have been around for...
‘Why on This Night Do We Dip in Chocolate?’
A Sweet Seder With Rodef 2100
Sara Levene recalls being 8 years old at the Passover seder table at Congregation Or Chadash in Damascus, Maryland....
New Children’s Book Details Obama’s First Presidential Seder
Miles away from home on the 2008 presidential campaign trail, three junior staffers hosted a Passover seder in a nondescript hotel meeting room in...
DC to declare an official Mimouna day to celebrate end of Passover
It’s official: The mayor of the U.S. capital wants Washingtonians to celebrate the end of Passover with a traditional North African Jewish party.
In a...
Capital Jewish Museum Hopes Obama’s Seder Will Become a Holiday Tradition
When the Capital Jewish Museum opens on June 9, it will feature Jewish artifacts, both historically significant and reflective of mundane Jewish life.
But during...
Seniors Recall the Passover Seders of Their Childhoods
Sheldon Goldberg’s early Passovers were filled with mystery.
Now 84, the Silver Spring resident remembers seders at his grandparents’ house in Detroit, where the afikoman...
Time to Replace the Wicked Child
By Clifford S. Fishman
Three times the Torah commands us to teach children about Passover (Exodus 12:26-27; Exodus 13:8; Exodus 13:14). The Haggadah, elaborating on...