Passover
With high hopes for holidays, three faiths take stock of COVID-19 losses and gains
By Adelle M. Banks, Emily McFarlan Miller, Alejandra Molina, Kathryn Post, and Yonat Shimron — April 15, 2022
(RNS) — Even with the convergence of Easter, Passover and Ramadan this year, many Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders are uncertain whether they can count on a post-COVID-19 resurgence or what it will look like.
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site
By Joseph Krauss — April 15, 2022
JERUSALEM (AP) — Clashes at the site last year helped spark an 11-day war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
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.
The Passover meal has already made room for vegan entrees. Next up? Cell-based meat
By Yonat Shimron — April 11, 2022
(RNS) — In recent years, many Jews have passed over the brisket, chicken, chopped liver and even the gefilte fish. How will they take to cell-cultured meat?
Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
By Thomas Reese — April 11, 2022
(RNS) — Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover.
Amy Schumer is more Jewish than she thinks
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 9, 2022
(RNS) — How do I know? I was her rabbi.
The tinder box of Jerusalem and the tyranny of the religious calendar
By Daoud Kuttab — April 8, 2022
(RNS) — The holiday crunch doesn't bode well for a population already strained by repression and attacks.
Celebrity lineup to read King’s anti-war speech on assassination anniversary
By Adelle M. Banks — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — Alice Walker, Jane Fonda and Ibram X. Kendi are set to read the civil rights leader’s speech during a ‘Breaking the Silence’ webinar.
In a Ukrainian librarian’s matzo, a story of Passover freedom
By Alex Weisler — March 29, 2021
(RNS) — An 89-year-old's journey teaches us to share our freedoms to build meaningful community.
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.
Passover’s promise of a safer place is America’s story this year
By Gabrielle Giffords — March 26, 2021
(RNS) — The former congresswoman and gun safety activist on Passover in a time of trauma.
Michael Twitty’s ‘kosher soul’ cuisine offers an updated story of liberation
By Yonat Shimron — March 26, 2021
(RNS) — The Jewish culinary historian encourages people to celebrate their braided cultures. "Tradition is what you make," he says. His Passover Plate will look different from the one most Jews use.
This Passover, kosher pig’s on the menu
By Joshua Hammerman — March 25, 2021
(RNS) — Modern Jewish life is filled with kosher pigs, utter inconsistencies we sometimes hardly notice; but they are there, and they are enlightening.
Have a rice Pesach!
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 23, 2021
(RNS) — Do you want to eat rice and other legumes during Passover? Even if you're Ashkenazic? Knock yourself out.
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.
