Did the Plagues and Other Passover Miracles Really Happen?
Here is what I consider as the Passover seder unfolds every year.
An Unexpected Messenger on Shabbat
I walked to Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street toward the end of Shabbat, thinking that I was going to wait on a park bench until Shabbat ended and the stores opened, in order to try to buy a Spiderman kippah for our son.
Why is This Night Different? Ending Slavery in Our Time
The Jewish people have a special connection to the curse of slavery and to its eradication. At the heart of our history is the Exodus.
“Avadim hayinu – We were slaves,” the Torah teaches.
Next Year, May We All Be Free
This year we are slaves. Next year, may we all be free.” (Haggadah, “Ha Lachma Anya”)
Making Everyone Feel Comfortable at Your Holiday Dinner
Let it Go: A Pesach Reflection
I choose to believe that we all have been enslaved at some point in our lives. Perhaps we have been chained to our fears, worries, and doubts. We may have faced addictions, coped with hardship, and sunk to the lowest depths of all that keeps us down.
Five Fun Facts About Passover
We all know about Passover, that holiday when we Jews whip out our flat, cracker-like matzah, talk about the massive exodus from Egypt, and drink a whole lot of Manischewitz wine.
Big Thoughts over Brunch in Baka
Pre-Shabbat in Jerusalem is digestion time. On Friday mornings in my neighborhood of Baka, the main avenue teems with voracious brunch-devourers eager to squish a weekend's worth of consumption into one extended meal.
Chametz: It's Always in Our Lives
I really struggle with my Passover preparations each year. I am always busy, busy, busy, and I have trouble finding the time to do the rigorous cleaning that I’d like to do.
This Year's Best Passover Parodies
It’s been a big year for Disney’s animated film Frozen, which won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.