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Fighting antisemitism in the spirit of Passover

Adam Teitelbaum (JNS) Last week, Jewish people around the world gathered to celebrate Passover, a holiday that commemorates the flight of enslaved Hebrews from oppression in...

Seder All Year Round

Seder All Year Round By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin My mother, the Rebbetzin a”h was the featured speaker at a hotel for Pesach, and our family was...

Preserving Passover tradition while lightening the load

( JNS) Growing up in Morocco, Levana Kirschenbaum felt Passover approaching weeks in advance. It wasn’t a good feeling. “My mother was completely obsessed and...

A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer

A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement By:  Simon Jacobson The 49 days from Passover to Shavout have always been...

In divisive times, can we still celebrate Passover together?

Jonathan S. Tobin  (JNS) Even in the best of times, family gatherings can be tricky to navigate. Typical 21st-century families no longer live near one another....

Why Do We Break the Matzah?

By Yehuda Shurpin (Chabad.org) After we make kiddush and eat the vegetable dipped in salt water at the Passover Seder, we crack the middle matzah. We set aside the...

Passover ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ – explainer

By Amb. (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report – The Passover Exodus, in general, and the Mosaic legacy, in particular, inspired the US Founding Fathers’...

60,000 Tourists To Visit Israel During Passover

(JNS) – Some 60,000 tourists are expected to arrive in Israel during the Passover and Easter holidays, injecting nearly $100 million into the economy. Passover...

Caroline Glick: The challenges of freedom on the eve of Passover

(JNS) President Joe Biden’s unprecedented attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week was just the latest sign that the Biden administration is deeply...

This seder, let’s begin by declaring ‘Ve’ahavta Le’reiacha Kamocha’

By Avi Weiss (JNS) Sitting around the seder table this year, will no doubt be family members representing different political and religious views. With the searing...

Passover – Opening the Door

Passover – Opening the Door By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin As my zeide was readying himself for the Seder, my grandmother, Mama, had news to share. The...

For the First Time, Masbia of Flatbush Will Be Open for the Seder and The Rest of The Holiday Meals

(TJV)  The Masbia of Flatbush located on Coney Island Avenue that serves hot meal kosher meals to the needy free of charge throughout the...

Jewish shoppers struggle with highest prices in recent memory for Passover food

By Faygie Holt (JNS) A woman pushed her shopping cart down an aisle filled with Passover foods in a supermarket in northern New Jersey. She lifted...

Passover Project in Heart of Tel Aviv Unites Jews of All Backgrounds

(Chabad.Org) A cultural center in the heart of Tel Aviv became a focal point for acts of goodness and kindness last Thursday, when residents...

Special Recollections of Passover –  “We Are Moishele”

Special Recollections of Passover -  “We Are Moishele” By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Pesach. So many special recollections. Warm memories of family gathering together. A beautifully set...

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