Seder

'Next year in Jerusalem': From a prayer to a call for action - opinion

Modern Zionism, whether the Herzl or Alkalai version, inspired Jews to no longer think of “Next Year in Jerusalem” as just a prayer but rather as a call to action.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall this past Tuesday, during Passover, for the Priestly Blessing.
An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.

My ‘mixed multitude’ Passover Seder was a ringing, singing celebration of diversity - opinion

During these days when we are experiencing an attack against diversity, the mixed multitude gathered around my seder table felt all the more significant and celebratory.

|ByRABBI SARAH REINES/ JTA
Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

The cost of chosenness: Lessons from Moses, Ibn Naghrillah this Passover - opinion

In the silence of those who do not yet know how to ask, in the melodies of our ancestors, and in the courage it takes to carry memory forward.

|BySABRINA SOFFER
Castel wines are seen on a Passover Seder table.

Building bridges at the Seder table: An enduring message of the four children - opinion

Let the Seder serve as a catalyst for action, a reminder that we are not merely passive observers of history, but active participants in shaping its course. 

|ByEVAN BERNSTEIN

Grapevine March 24, 2023: It’s in the book

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 26, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
GALIT GUTMAN and her daughter, Emma, model creations by Aharon Genish.

Passover: Some fun facts, figures for the holiday - primer

Here are some facts and figures – use them to test your Passover IQ, and feel free to share them at your Seder!

MARCH 25, 2023BySTEWART WEISS
ALL-IMPORTANT: Children take part in a practice Seder.

Are you doing okay? Navigating the Passover holiday this year

Now, with Purim just behind us and Passover on the horizon, it is a good time to focus on your values.

MARCH 11, 2023ByDR. BATYA L. LUDMAN
YOU’RE NOT alone in feeling a sense of doom and gloom.

When politics is personal: How can you keep the peace this Passover?

As Passover approaches while thousands in Israel take to the streets to protest, some are more nervous than ever that their family ties could be strained beyond repair.

MARCH 11, 2023BySHIRA SILKOFF

'Pictures Tell': A Passover Haggadah using pictures to convey meaning - review

Pictures Tell can enhance any Seder and would make a most appropriate holiday gift and a valuable contribution to anyone’s Haggadah collection. 

DECEMBER 24, 2022BySTEPHEN G. DONSHIK
AN IMAGE from the ‘Pictures Tell’ Haggadah.

Passover, Remembrance Day, Independence Day: A Seder without order - opinion

What kind of Haggadah could there be? Should we not sit in utter silence? If we do speak, is it only in broken whispers – and only after looking around us to see if anyone can hear our words?

APRIL 25, 2022ByCHAIM LAUER
A PASSOVER SEDER is held earlier this month. How can we have a Seder to commemorate a time when all was out of order?

Passover: What was your most unique Seder? - opinion

‘For the shankbone, they had a part of a leg of some animal – complete with fur!’

APRIL 20, 2022ByBRIAN BLUM
KATHMANDU: LOTS of coleslaw.

Passover: Israeli politicians post holiday pictures

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett takes a hike; opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu stays home.

APRIL 19, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen on his Passover vacation.

Grapevine April 20, 2022: Herzog revives President’s Medal of Distinction award

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

APRIL 19, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
SHIMON PERES presenting the President’s Medal of Distinction to Elie Wiesel.

Ukrainian refugees celebrate personal exodus during Passover

The Jewish Agency's main Passover Seder took place at the Jewish emergency center in Warsaw, Poland, while another one took place in Budapest for thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine.

APRIL 17, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Ukrainian Jews celebrating the Passover Seder in a Jewish Agency aid center in Budapest, Hungary.