This Wednesday, April 24, marks a little-known holiday on the Jewish calendar: Pesach Sheini -- Second Passover. Truth be told, it is a little different that the original holiday.
It is time to mobilize, to part the seas and walk together to the promised land that the founders of our great nation dreamt into existence. It is time to help our nation become a place that is truly built on "liberty and justice for all."
Matzo is just flour and water! I could have made it from scratch this whole time! Warning: store-bought matzo will never taste the same again.
Matzah reminds us to be ourselves at our truest level, rather than to take on airs by pretending to be someone we are not. It asserts the virtue of simple truth over dissembling nuance.
Here is the dilemma. You want to do a proper Seder, but need for whatever reason to get the Seder over and done with and you end up skipping essential parts of the Seder. With this in mind I created the 10 Minute Haggadah.
Passover starts tonight, which means brisket and charoset are soon to debut on your holiday table. Rabbi Simcha Weinstein talked with us about seder faux pas, unruly guests and the best gift to give at Passover.
Passover day in 1960, the world broke down into sandwich eaters and weirdos, and in my classmates' eyes, there was no doubt to which category I belonged.
Freedom is not simply the ability to choose to do whatever we like so long as we do not harm others. It is born in the sense of solidarity that leads those who have more than they need to share with those who have less.
We all have our own opinions about what the 'best kind of matzo ball' is.
I've been on Instagram for months, but had never felt more engaged on this social network than during Passover.
The Jewish Sages of old implemented rituals of remembrance and practice that utilized all possible communicative stimulants that their era presented them with. Perhaps we will be inspired to apply their historic challenge to the trials of our age.
Most Jews today simply buy their matzah from one of the few matzah factories that exist. This is a shame, because if we want to really connect to the spiritual value of the matzah we should reconnect to the process of making and baking the matzah.
Here are four additional ways to act strictly for Passover, while simultaneously feeding your soul, enlivening your religious life and bringing heightened awareness to those around you.
The first ritual the Israelites ever enacted, the rite of passage that prepared them to leave bondage in Egypt, is one that can be re-imagined every year to guide us in discovering who we are and who we might become.
NOTE: These recipes are not for Passover. Right now in supermarkets all over the country, shelves are stacked with boxes of matzo (and we should kn...
Is there really that much of a difference? Find out.
This year, in keeping with the original intent of Passover, I am completely unprepared. I didn't plan to be unprepared, if there is such a thing. It just happened.
How does New York's Prime Grill become kosher for Passover? "It's a nightmare," says owner Joey Allaham. "It's like opening a completely new restaurant in 48 hours."
Passover is over and now the chametz is gone. The house is safe and our future is assured.
You, too, can be a seder know-it-all. Herewith are selected seder talking points to help you steer your Passover conversation away from the same tired jokes about matzah and constipation.
With no choice but to cut out some of the usual suspects that hobble a healthy lifestyle, being a member of The Tribe may have never looked better. But with most things Jewish, it's not quite so simple.
Just a quick post to wish celebrating ETP readers a very happy Passover, filled with delicious treats like croissants and pastries and rice and beans....
