Passover
Asking the Wrong Questions
Earlier this week, my excellent colleague, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz asked the important question of whether, “there can be a new ...
When I Think of Passover, I Think About Overcoming Oppression
Growing up, Passover was always my favorite holiday. Not only did Passover provide me with an eight day vacation from ...
Passover Parody – “Let Us Go!”
While we certainly were not the first to realize how much fun it would be to re-write the words to ...
Recipe: Moroccan-Style Gefilte Fish For Passover
I recently presented a cooking demo based on my new Passover kids’ cookbook Let My Children Cook , in Jerusalem. ...
Children’s Passover Books
Passover is a time for storytelling. One of the main purposes of the holiday is to allow one generation to ...
Three Ways to Engage Children and Adults at Your Seder
The HaggadahWhen my family sits down to the seder table, we won’t be passing around the Maxwell House Hagaddahs. We ...
Grand Kosher Wine Tasting 2014
I introduced my parents to the Jewish Week’s Grand Kosher Wine Tasting at City Winery a few years ago and ...
Preparing for Pesach My Way
The seder is my favorite Jewish ritual, and every year, I have the best of intentions. In line with the ...
3 Passover Suggestions Inspired by The Good Wife
“Be kind to fans of “The Good Wife” today,” CNN extolled, “They’re seriously struggling.” The New York Times weighed in. ...
Rituals and Relationships to Enhance Your Passover Seder
This week, my partner and I sat down to plan our seder. For us, this involves much more than deciding ...
7 Charoset Recipes to Give Passover an International Flair
Global recipes for your Passover table
What Does “Dayenu” Mean Today?
One of my favorite parts of the Passover seder is the singing that takes place after we finish eating. There are so ...