Haggadah
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....
Eight books to sneak into your seder
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2018
You can make your seder more fun – or, at least, much more interesting.
Exhibit shows how Passover was artistically reinvented through the years
By Yonat Shimron — April 10, 2017
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) These haggadot, spanning the 14th to the 21st centuries, showcase the Jewish artistic imagination used in the service of Passover.
On Passover, fearing the Four Questions
By Lauren Markoe — April 6, 2017
(RNS) The honor of singing the Four Questions at the Passover seder traditionally falls to the youngest child. What happens when that child is scared out of his mind?
The Passover seder, designed by and for women
By Lauren Markoe — March 25, 2015
BETHESDA, Md. (RNS) At Passover, Jewish women will enjoy seders with their families, but increasing numbers are adding an all-women's seder to their holiday celebrations.
The Iraqi Jewish archive: Should the U.S. send it back?
By Lauren Markoe — December 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) A rare exhibit at the National Archives on the Mall raises thorny questions about the ultimate disposition of a trove of books and documents found in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's intelligence headquarters 10 years ago.
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