Pesach

Why Mimouna matters - opinion

Mimouna is a uniquely Moroccan Jewish celebration that spread more widely across Sephardi communities in the 20th century.

 Mimouna table at the Arviv family in Ashkelon, Israel.
RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

L’chaim at a lone soldier's grave - opinion

Shabbat candles

Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US


They do it all: Meet the business here to help you with Passover cleaning and preparations

In this edition of Business of a Week, learn about the businesses and people behind Heimishe Helpers' service, who will help lift the burden of Passover cleaning.

Ahron, the gardener.

Bibi’s Golda moment: Netanyahu is faced with the same situation as Golda Meir - opinion

Half a century on, Benjamin Netanyahu faces the same combination of public wrath and political dead end that Meir faced when Passover 1974 approached.

 THEN-PRIME minister Golda Meir speaks at Beit Hanassi in the presence of then-president Ephraim Katzir in 1973.

A prayer for our hostages as we celebrate the holiday of freedom - editorial

We pray that most of them are still alive, but we know that some are not. Citing intelligence, the IDF confirmed the deaths of 34 of those still held by Hamas.

 Praying for the child hostages at the Western Wall, November 16 2023.

To mark our brokenness this Passover, let’s scale back the matzah on our seder tables - opinion

We often assume matzah represents suffering, but the original design of the seder didn’t focus on matzah’s taste or shape, but rather symbolic power of wholeness - or brokenness.

 Ultra Orthodox Jews prepare Matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem on April 9, 2024.

The exodus story you know ‘All Too Well’ gets retold in new Taylor Swift haggadah

A special edition of the Passover haggadah, which will be printed in both Hebrew and English, features references and motifs to the pop singer's acclaimed career.

 Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

Netflix docudrama retelling the story of Exodus is one of Netflix's top shows

The Netflix series mixes dramatized scenes and traditional footage of experts and, in cases where Bible stories match or reflect the record, historical evidence.

 A woman stands next to a logo of Netflix during an event in Mumbai, India, February 29, 2024.

Pessach 2024 at the Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel 

Winner of WTA Global’s Best Hotel in Israel Award 

 Pesach at the Carlton Tel Aviv

Doctor brings hametz into hospital freely amid 'Hametz Law' controversy

This came nearly a week after a pregnant woman arrived at Laniado Medical Center in Netanya on Sunday and was required to leave her snacks in a box at the hospital entrance.

 Doctor writing notes during a session with a patient.

An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market

Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.

 Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale.

Embodying a story of trauma and liberation, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid new normal

Dozens of Jews from Kharkiv made the roughly six-hour train journey to Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday for a seder organized by Midreshet Schechter.

A Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) drives, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022.