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Unleavened matzo takes center stage at the Seder table, to accompany many, many other delicious things, including classics ...
One of the most well-known and beloved Jewish holidays, Passover (in Hebrew, Pesach), is coming up soon on the 15th day of ...
While the celebrations again occur amid anxieties related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the specter of ...
Spring is here, even if it doesn’t feel like it, which means Passover is just around the corner. It’s one of the most ...
This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we ...
It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...
Last month, we celebrated Purim, whose essence is encapsulated in the verse from the Book of Esther: “The enemies of the Jews ...
For millennia, Egypt has been a cornerstone of both regional and global affairs, with its influence remaining steadfast and ...
According to the Book of Exodus in the Torah, the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt and subject to intense ... desert for 40 years before going to Mount Sinai.
The widow of Army Capt. Antoine Lewis from Matteson settles a lawsuit stemming from his death in a Boeing plane crash in March 2019 ...
In short, not only is it proper to incorporate current events into the Seder, but it is likely a fulfillment or at the very least an enhancement of the mitzvah to recount the Exodus from Egypt. Howeve ...