Seder

Passover is over, but the story isn’t - opinion

On the eve of Pessah 1944, in Bergen-Belsen, two rabbis, Rabbi Aaron Davids and Rabbi Avraham Levison, confronted an unbearable question: What does one do when the Torah itself cannot be kept?

People celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war, April 1, 2026
IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

My Word: Beyond the 'Four Questions' - opinion

Far Right influencers Candace Owens (L) and Tucker Carlson (R); illustrative.

When the Passover Seder comes to life - opinion

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion


Passover: Celebrating Jewish-Muslim friendship - opinion

It’s indicative of a more recent trend of hostility being replaced by hospitality, of individuals who once struggled to see eye to eye becoming friends.

 THEN-PRIME Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Sharm e-Sheikh, in 2021. Unlike the Egyptians of old, today’s leaders welcome those who look and act differently, says the writer.

Our Passover wish: Israelis disagreeing agreeably - opinion

Let us hope that the lesson of this season will be well learned by all of us so that we can enjoy the Lord’s bounty while recognizing the value each of us brings to the table.

 CHRISTIAN WORSHIPERS take part in a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City. With the confluence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan earlier in 2023

What are our evolving Passover traditions? - opinion

As my Seders continuously evolve, I had an unusual but joyous experience this year. I had to tailor the Seder to the entire family.

 THE WRITER displays her favorite Haggadot.

Violeta from Italia - short story

I wonder where Violeta is now, if she ever heard what happened to Niko. Whenever we see a redhead on the bus, Oren and I look to see if maybe Violeta has come back.

 Illustrative image of a ledge with plants.

Passover Seder: Moses, matzah and modesty - opinion

Moses’s name is mentioned no less than 628 times in the Five Books of Moses, yet here, in the one place where he should shine the most, he is missing.

 BAKING MATZAH at Moshav Komemiyut.

What is your fantasy Passover Seder like?

Taking the time to imagine our Seder, or any meaningful event, means thinking about the values that are important to us.

 ‘FANTASY IS a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope,’ as Dr. Seuss said.

Passover: What does freedom mean to you? - opinion

Here are 20 examples to get us started. The question now is: What freedoms do you cherish?

 WE COULD all use a bit of dancing in our lives.

Passover: Wine and spirits from Israel's city of mysticism

Here are a few Tzfat wines and spirits available throughout the country that would be great accompaniments to your Seder table.

 WINEMAKER DOV BUZAGLO (middle) at the Safed Distillery.

Passover: Seder night: Past, present and future

We are called upon to revive the past and influence the present through it, thereby transmitting the Jewish faith and way of life to the next links in the chain of generations.

 TABLE SET for Seder, 1950s.

Passover: Chabad of Poland holds 'mega-Seders' for Ukrainian refugees

The "mega-Seders" took place on April 5 and 6 – as outside Israel, there are two Seders as opposed to just one – and were held in Russian, Polish, Hebrew and English.

  Jewish Ukrainian refugees celebrate Passover at Chabad center in Warsaw, Poland.