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Passover 2013 Gift Guide

Whether you’re hosting your own seder and looking for a new matzah cover, or going to someone else’s and want ...

Tu Bishvat 2026

In 2026, Tu Bishvat begins at sundown on Sunday, Feb. 1 and ends at sundown on Monday, Feb. 2.

For Many Multicultural Jewish Families Passover is About Tradition

For multiracial and multicultural Jewish families, the Passover seder is an opportunity to share elements of their racial and cultural backgrounds.

Emerging from Narrow Places: Passover and the Stories of LGBTQ Jews

Passover is also a time for us to reflect on the mitzrayim we face today: what are the narrow places from which we must emerge? What are the ways in which we must move toward freedom from transphobia and heterosexism in our families, our workplaces, our Jewish communities? What steps do we need to take to bring us farther along on this journey?

The Value of an Inclusive Passover

When we are inclusive, everyone benefits, and our seder tables are better off.

What Is Matzah?

Unleavened bread is the central Passover symbol.

Passover (Pesach) Themes and Theology

This holiday is all about redemption.

The Little Lush

Yesterday, we announced the winner of our Best Seder Ever contest. Here’s another of our favorite entries. I wasn’t kidding ...

Jewish ‘Top Chef’ Host Gail Simmons Has A Lot to Say About Matzah Balls

Simmons sees matzah balls as a portal to study culture, immigration and evolution. 

Tu Bishvat, the Jewish ‘Birthday’ of the Trees

A minor festival seemingly tailor-made for today's Jewish environmentalists.

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