Amy Stone
By now these items are standard fare at a feminist seder – the once transgressive orange on the Seder Plate; Miriam’s cup of clear, life-giving water next to Elijah’s cup… Read more »
Seder-Masochism: Beyond the Orange and Miriam’s Cup
Tag: Passover
Jamaican Kosher Oxtail Stew with a Yemeni Twist
Aayisha Ruby Gold
As a person of Native American, Jamaican, and Southeast Asian descent—and Jewish!–I have taken my mother and father’s oxtail recipes and elevated them, with a Kosher twist.
The Earth Is the Heart of Our Lives
Arielle Silver-Willner
Passover celebrates freedom. However we will only be free when our earth is healthy and able to support our lives for the long term.
Eight Days Celebrating Jewish Survival
Susan Barocas
As the Jews of Spain left Iberia, the largest number found safe haven in the Ottoman Empire. There the foods of the Sephardim, with recipes remembered and carried by the women, found a wonderful match with Ottoman cuisine.
This Passover, Keeping Us Safe
Bekkah Scharf
During this season of narrowness and liberation, what will you do to help foster true and lasting safety in your communities? How will you support Asian and other oppressed peoples who have been fighting for their liberation for decades?
Dayenu: Dispatches From the Covid Sick Ward
Martha Anne Toll
We call our doctor, who says to isolate her immediately, “Lock her up, do the deepest clean possible and leave food outside her door as needed.”
All-of-a-Kind Seder in the Time of Covid-19
Carolyn Abram
The board of health quarantines the fictional family, forcing Passover to be sorely reduced. It’s a lonely moment.
Turning Days of Distancing into Days of Reflection
Andrea Kott
Some folks are turning this time into an opportunity to begin exercising, bond with family and pets, clean closets, or garden. I am reliving the Days of Awe.
Food for Thought on Passover
Nechama Liss-Levinson
Let’s create new rituals and weave our food deprivations into our holistic understanding of what this Seder is and what it represents.
I Attended a Jews for Jesus Seder in France: Here’s How It Went
Marcie K. Bachar
I hadn’t contemplated what Jewish life abroad might look like or the compromises I might make. The landscape was that of Cezanne and Van Gogh, cobblestone streets, the ubiquitous skinny baguettes tucked under the arm. The seder, however, had an agenda.