Haggadah
In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print
By David I. Klein — April 16, 2024
(RNS) — ‘It is a symbol of how we’ve manifested as Ukrainian Jews, that we are something different, not just Soviet Jews anymore,’ said the translator of the Passover liturgy.
Passover reminds us why a nation needs to remember its ‘bad old times’
By Avi Shafran — April 3, 2023
(RNS) — The holiday is about recalling uncomfortable truths, an exercise every American can benefit from.
Your life is a seder, and its story is a haggadah
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2022
No human story is ever complete. We always wind up skipping some pages.
Hey, New York Times — leave my God alone!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — I like snark. But theo-snark? Not so much.
Why is this year’s Passover matzah different from any other?
By Steve Rabinowitz — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — Much of especially pure shmurah matzah on sale in the United States comes from Ukraine.
Is it time for us to rethink the Passover plagues?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2021
(RNS) — The modern Pharaoh is denial. OK, pun intended.
The book you need to read before Passover
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 16, 2021
(RNS) — The Haggadah is not just a Jewish book. It might be the ultimate Book of Life.
A new book explores the evolution of the DIY handbook for Passover
By Yonat Shimron — April 8, 2020
(RNS) — Vanessa Ochs’ new book, ‘The Passover Haggadah: A Biography,’ recounts how this wine-stained ritual manual, handed to each participant around the seder table, evolved. And no, she doesn’t think the coronavirus will emerge as the 11th plague.
Yes, this Passover will be different
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 7, 2020
"Game changer" is no longer a cliche. Welcome to the new Passover.
A Passover Haggadah with a focus on Earth care takes off in a time of pandemic
By Yonat Shimron — April 7, 2020
(RNS) — In a year that has seen the deaths of thousands to a virulent virus sweeping the world, many are welcoming a focus on the health of the planet and finding it especially meaningful in a time of social isolation.
The Seder’s secrets to enduring a pandemic
By Ellen Bernstein — April 1, 2020
HOLYOKE, Mass. (RNS) — Passover is coming this year just in time to remind us to bless what God has given us, the first greens of spring and the maror, the bitter herb. How will we bless the bitterness this year?
How to make your seder memorable and un-lame
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2019
Seder sans substance seems sad. Say something significant.
‘Hip-Hop Haggadah’ celebrates Jewish roots with a beat
By Yonat Shimron — April 17, 2019
(RNS) — For Jewish educator Matt Bar, there’s no better way to involve kids in the Passover seder than through the rhythmic, rhyming recitation of rap.
Telling the Passover story in the shadow of the Pittsburgh massacre
By Yonat Shimron — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — Joyce Fienberg wanted to make people feel loved and cared for. Her daughter-in-law is using that example to invite non-Jews to the seder table.
Passover should make us uncomfortable
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 29, 2018
When you realize that Martin Luther King was assassinated right before Pesach, 1968....
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