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The Best Seder Ever!

Our Best Seder Ever contest turned out an array of entries that none of us anticipated. First of all: How ...

Robot Passover Dilemma

Most observant Jews don’t use electricity or mechanical devices on Shabbat or Jewish holidays. But what if you are a ...

Preparing for Passover: Choose a Theme for Your Seder

I am a huge fan of theme parties and themed meals. Just this past Friday I hosted a Breakfast for ...

A Matzah Eating World Record

It’s a dream that many people have, but few have accomplished. People train for years just for the opportunity to ...

Matzah: The Original Fast Food

Yesterday I blogged about my friend Mat, who’d suddenly decided to bake his own last-minute matzah for Passover. This morning, ...

How to Bake Matzah

By now, most of us are elbow grease-deep in cleaning our houses for Passover, and getting ready to make that ...

Preparing for Passover: 4 Wines for 4 Cups

I am still holding out for a holiday where we’re required to enjoy four cups of good whiskey, but until ...

Best Seder Ever: Literally.

We’re in the last week of submissions for the Best Seder Ever contest. So if you’ve got a great Passover ...

Preparing for Passover: 2 Appliances for a Better Holiday

My kitchen is overflowing with gadgets and appliances. We have a seltzer maker, 2 crock pots, a hot water heater, ...

Preparing for Passover: Make a Plan, Keep track

Most of us go to the grocery store with a list of what we need for the coming few days ...

Best Seder Ever: Kishinev is for Lovers

Passover is coming! And a huuge bucket of matzah could be coming your way, too…if you enter our Best Seder ...

Preparing for Passover: Keep it Simple

When Passover approaches, it seems like everyone in the Jewish community goes a little bit (or more than a little ...