Seder

Passover is over, but the story isn’t - opinion

On the eve of Pessah 1944, in Bergen-Belsen, two rabbis, Rabbi Aaron Davids and Rabbi Avraham Levison, confronted an unbearable question: What does one do when the Torah itself cannot be kept?

People celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war, April 1, 2026
IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

My Word: Beyond the 'Four Questions' - opinion

Far Right influencers Candace Owens (L) and Tucker Carlson (R); illustrative.

When the Passover Seder comes to life - opinion

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion


How to set a festive table for Seder Night and Passover?

Meital Rubin, Marketing and Advertising Manager of the Soltam cookware and bakeware brand, explains how you can transform the table into a spectacular, festive, and inviting setting.

 Colorful yet balanced design by Soltam

This is how my family is confronting Jewish new year - opinion

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of questions about judgment.

 THE TABLE is set for Rosh Hashanah at the Soffer home, last year.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Passover is Zionist - comment

The anti-Haggadot and anti-seders claimed to create "collective Jewishness beyond Zionism," which is nothing but the abandonment of heritage, legacy, and tradition.

 A collective of groups organised by Jewish students at Columbia and Barnard in solidarity with Gaza and the protest encampment host Passover Seder at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024.

Shift in Passover traditions: Jewish Americans opted for Israeli wines over Manischewitz

This year marked a significant turn towards Israeli wines, a change driven by a mix of cultural pride and geopolitical solidarity - according to an article by Market Watch.

 WINE ROUNDUP (L to R): Netofa Tel Qasser; Shiloh Syrah; Feldstein Grenache Rose; Teperberg Dabouki; Kishor GSM; Tulip Syrah; Carmel Private Collection Rose.

Seder night gave us a chance to pause and remember those lost in the war - opinion

However we chose to mark or observe Seder night this year, the central theme for all but a few perhaps was the plight of the hostages and the victims of October 7.

 A SEDER table bears the names of all of the hostages down the center.

From COVID-19 to Israel-Hamas War: Passover in trying times - comment

There is the ideal Seder in your mind and then there is the real Seder in your house with impatience, rolling eyes, spilled wine, siblings quibbling, and – yes – a lack of the children’s interest.

 A FAMILY participates in their Passover Seder in 2023.

Passover as a reminder we must win war, stop national divisions and build a future - opinion

We didn’t need to ask Mah Nishtanah, why is this night different? Jews worldwide felt the added burden this Passover.

 Passover Seder plate with alternative fillings.

Jewish Voice for Peace's Passover 'Haggadah' invokes themes of anti-Zionism, Palestinian liberation

The organization describes itself as “the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the world.”

MEMBERS of Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrate in New York in 2015. (Courtesy)

Passover 2024: The timeless and timely messages of the Seder - opinion

Part of the secret of this perseverance is the timeless messages of Passover and their ability to inspire new meaning in each generation.

 THE PASSOVER Seder.

Laniado Hospital launches gourmet meals for Passover

The new menu, launched on the Passover Seder, features among among others, roast beef in wine sauce, confit carrots and mushrooms.

 An item on the menu announced on April 21, 2024 by the Laniado Hospital in Netanya: Chilli in wine sauce, confit carrots and mushrooms.