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...
Cotton Balls on the Seder Plate
By Nechama Liss-Levinson
This year, as I celebrate Passover, I will put some cotton balls on the seder plate. Hopefully, as with so much of...
Local Colleges Offer Passover Seders Far from Home
With Passover fast approaching, many college students will be heading back home to celebrate the holiday with their families. But not every student will...
These texts tell us we must find ourselves in one another
By Robbie Schaefer
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is...
Passover Fondue. Fun-do!
Passover is a joyous holiday and, in addition to the important rituals it involves, it delivers festivity and fun. With that in mind, we...
Md. among states with primary on first day of Passover
Maryland is one of four states with presidential primaries that fall on the first day of Passover next year and legislation has been introduced...
Why count the omer?
When the Temple stood, the omer period began with the sacrifice of barley on the second day of Passover and ended seven weeks later...
