Jewish tradition has four names for the Passover Holiday—Hag HaAviv (the Spring Festival), Hag HaMatsot (the Holiday of Unleavened Bread), ...

The seder as a key to Jewish continuity

Jews across the world are preparing to sit down with their families and read the Haggadah this Passover. Although this is ...

This Monday night Jews around the world will sit down at their tables and embark on recreating the narrative of ...

Time to add some margaritas to your seder menu.

Too many people are stuck in a rut when it comes to gefilte fish. Take it out of the jar, ...

Bitter bitter herbs.

Coming out of Egypt, the Children of Israel crossed the Sea of Reeds (also known as the Red Sea) walking ...

The story of Passover, and the Exodus from Egypt, involves the oppressor (Pharaoh and the Egyptians) and the oppressed and ...

How did the different genres of Jewish texts develop chronologically?