As a child, the great Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas noticed that dogs appear in Torah at a crucial moment. On ...

You’ve heard of a Passover Seder and maybe a Tu B’shevat Seder. How about an “Israel Seder“?The idea of a seder (“order”), ...

How does Hallel connect to Passover?

Several customs offer ways to dramatize parts of the Passover seder.

After the fullness and bloated-ness of eating an entire piece of matzah in one sitting, the way we do during ...

Remembering the oppressed--and others in need--at the seder

Earlier today, we announced the winner of our Best Seder Ever contest. Here’s another of our favorite entries. There are ...

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Gleanings, from Kadesh to Nirtzah

The sequence of the tractates in the Order