Rebecca Katz
A creative activity for your Passover seder.
Tag: seder
New Flavors to Spice Up Your Passover and Beyond
Susan Barocas
Contrary to the pressure we often put on ourselves to achieve perfection in what we prepare and serve… it helps to keep in mind that Passover is not meant to be a performance.
Seder-Masochism: Beyond the Orange and Miriam’s Cup
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 »
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.
Why is This Night Different?
Maya Bernstein
The purpose of the Seder is to tell stories. Not just any stories, but our stories – the stories of our people, of our families, and our own deepest stories. And not just to anyone – but to our children, those, perhaps, before whom it is most difficult to expose ourselves.