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...
The experience of Passover goes beyond flavor
By Leah Holzel
The pungent kick of horseradish on a fresh crisp sheet of matzah. The tender mouthfeel of a feather-light kneidel, moist with savory...
Passover foods with fiber — Is That Possible?
By Linda Morel
Most Jews look forward every Passover to their family’s traditional foods: matzah balls, briskets, kugels and rich desserts.They enjoy matzah with a...
Second-Night Seders — Serve Sephardi Symbolic Foods
By Linda Morel
Whenever I’ve hosted seders on the second night of Passover, I’ve worried — probably needlessly — that I should offer the family...
Finding meaning in a second Passover in isolation
BALTIMORE — About 17 percent of American adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and about a third of adults have received at least...
