Pesach
Olim share stories of acts of unexpected kindness (Part II)
These acts of kindness may seem small in the grand scheme of things, but for new olim navigating the challenges of starting over, they can have a lasting impact.
Your Investments: Fishing, farming, hi-tech exits and gratitude
The promotions and new home items
How to sell your furniture quickly during Passover – without the headache
10 of the best Jewish tweets about the pre-Passover Suez Canal blockage
The Suez Canal has been blocked for days by a giant container ship, causing big problems for the global shipping industry and starting a torrent of social media memes. But what’s Jewish about it?
The other Sarajevo Haggadah — a Ladino communist musical Passover parody
“The Haggadah is well-known and a very flexible story, with a clear good and evil,” Eliezer Papo says. “You just need to say in a humoristic way who is Moses, and then everyone knows who is Pharaoh.”
At US seders, vaccinations mean 'hugging is definitely on the menu'
"Last year we revised the traditional seder ending, 'Next year in Jerusalem' to say 'Next year around the same table.' Now that wish will come true," said Ellis, 64, editor of a medical magazine.
The COVID pandemic is not over: A safety guide for Passover
Ahead of Passover, which begins on March 27 and ends on April 3, Magen David Adom (MDA) released a series of health guidelines.
This year's Passover guestlist is about safety, not family and friends
With whom shall I spend my Passover Seder is not about composing a guest list. It is about life and death.
Cyprus' hotels want to open for Israelis during Passover - Will they?
“We are asking for the deal to come into force earlier, so hoteliers can prepare the reopening of their businesses two weeks before the arrival of tourists from Israel.”
IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover
The letter to the Chief of Staff asks to ensure the supply of kosher food for Passover does not justify a ban on the holding of chametz by secular or non-Jews.
Chicago’s Jewish community is battered by second wave of coronavirus
COVID-19 case counts in Chicago were rising sharply, and the mayor and governor warned that new restrictions would soon be necessary to curb the disease’s spread.
Grapevine May 12, 2020: Searching for the symbolic
Symbolism can be read into just about anything.
Making sense of Passover (from a non-Jewish point of view)
The Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz described Jewish practices in ways that made sense to me.
