Posts Tagged: pesach
The Light has Dawned
JNS.org - Jews have always been fond of answering one question with another. In fact, Golda Meir was once asked by a journalist, “Why do...
What Kind of Freedom Do We Celebrate on Passover?
The New York Review of Books recently devoted a lot of space to a review of “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of...
Passover and the US-Israel Bond
Here's a quick Passover recap: According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th century German poet, “Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.” Professor Yehudah...
Why the Seder and Exodus Should Make Us Optimistic
Countless studies have explored the usefulness of optimism as a psychological phenomenon, and all of them have demonstrated that optimists have a higher quality of...
The Seder and the Stories We Retell
Imagine bringing a guest to your family’s seder -- a newcomer to the Pesach traditions. “We will tell the story of our journey from slavery...
This Passover, Let Us Release Our Anger
Operation Warp Speed was an unreported success of the Trump administration, in the unprecedented marshaling of public and private resources to develop multiple COVID-19 vaccines...
Passover 2020: Reflecting on a Brighter Future
JNS.org - Although the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for families who have lost loved ones and is challenging us all in many ways, perhaps...
The Challenges, and Beauty, of This Year’s Passover
JNS.org - In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a complete lockdown for Passover seder night, threatening arrest or a fine to anyone found on...
New Perspectives on the Haggadah
This year, in response to the pandemic, Koren Publishers offered a free download of their Haggadah with the commentary of the former Chief Rabbi of...
Celebrating Passover Amid Coronavirus — and Changing for the Better
This year, we celebrated Passover in Israel because our flights back to the United States were canceled due to the coronavirus. Passover is an easily...
A Seder Supplement for 2020
The seder this year will be observed during the corona storm. When lifting the seder plate at the outset of maggid, we will not say...
Challenging Our Complacency and Reverence for Leaders on Passover
Pesach was always intended to be a challenge -- to our way of life and our values. Egypt, the most advanced civilization of its time, was...
Pesach Basics: ‘Alef-Bet’ on How to Prep a Seder at Home
JNS.org - The Jewish holiday of Passover -- the celebration of Jewish freedom -- is traditionally spent with family and friends. But with the coronavirus...
A Parents’ Guide to This Year’s Nuclear Family Seder
JNS.org - “Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to...
