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.

 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

 Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

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

 Castel wines are seen on a Passover Seder table.

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


Passover: A time for communication, belonging, healing - opinion

Political speech must be eclipsed by national dialogue, with personal attack replaced by substantial debate. Airtime and credit must go to those on all sides promoting shared values.

 ENTRUST THE dialogue to those – such as President Isaac Herzog – whose goal is building the greater ‘us’ rather than widening the gap between ‘us and them,’ say the writers.

Two sets of the Ten Commandments on film to celebrate Passover

The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called "The Ten Commandments," one in 1923 and the other in 1956.

 YUL BRYNNER as Pharaoh in Cecil B. DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments.’

Passover, finding freedom: From Yannai to Bruce Springsteen

Unlike Yannai, Springsteen recognizes that the truest redemption happens within the individual: in the blessed, rare moments of the night, out of reach of the cruel binaries of boss man and worker

 WHY SUCH joy from our poets about redemption at night? Because they recognize that however agonizing and slow, despair does dissipate as morning comes and light arises.

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.

An Episcopalian bishop warns his diocese against holding Christian Passover seders

Photos of Christian seders on social media show elements that would be out of place at a traditional Jewish seder, such as bread or Christian symbols.

 TABLE SET for the Passover Seder.

Passover: A time for divided Israel to unite, celebrate together - editorial

This spirit of unity should inspire Jews in Israel and across the world on Passover. It is an opportunity to free ourselves from internal disputes and concentrate on what we have in common.

 A PROTESTER holds an anti-Netanyahu placard at a mass rally against the judicial reform outside the Knesset on Monday

Passover: IDF finishes getting ready for the holiday

The Israeli military has finished taking steps to make sure the entire army is ready for the holiday, including supplying food, organizing Seders and helping lone soldiers.

 IDF soldiers are seen holding matzah ahead of the Passover holiday.

Asteroid the size of 787 matzahs set to pass over Earth on Passover - NASA

Asteroid 2023 FM is a large asteroid that, at a minimum estimate, comes out to 120 meters in diameter. And it's just one of several asteroids to come after Passover Seder.

 An asteroid is seen near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Millions of Jews around the world prepare for Passover

This year’s planned Seders vary from a Kosher Passover meal for prisoners in Ukraine, a Shrek-themed Seder in New Zealand, escape rooms that will make Jews feel as if they exited Egypt themselves.

 The Jewish community in Bucharest, Romania.

Passover: Seder memories past and present

We hope to continue our tradition of celebrating Passover in new settings, creating new memories, but very mindful of reciting the phrase L’Shana Haba’ah B’Yerushalayim – Next year in Jerusalem.

 ‘The First Seder in Jerusalem (1949-50)’ by artist Reuven Rubin.