Passover
Passover candy: Good or evil?
By Lauren Markoe — April 21, 2016
(RNS) Those fruit slices with no fruit in them inspire a surprising amount of emotion.
Who cares about Passover anymore?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 19, 2016
Many Jews are going to be including rice and beans in their Passover diets. The real question is: What does Passover mean to many American Jews?
The ‘Splainer: Was the Last Supper a Passover seder?
By Kimberly Winston — March 24, 2016
(RNS) Most scholars say "nope," but a growing number of Christians host their own seders. Let us 'splain ...
How King’s dream of freedom from bondage tied him to the Jewish people (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — January 18, 2016
(RNS) King linked Jewish and African American history with a compelling common image of persecution.
The war against Christians must end (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 7, 2015
(RNS) I know how American Jews would be reacting if it had been Jewish students who were killed. We can only hope that Christian priests and pastors will do the same: Speak out about the lethal persecution of Christians.
White powder, threat sent to Colorado Jewish center, synagogue
By Reuters — April 7, 2015
DENVER (Reuters) Workers at a Jewish community center and a nearby synagogue in Colorado opened envelopes on Monday containing a white substance and at least one threatening message, police said.
‘Dig’ unearths a possible messiah complex
By Kimberly Winston — April 2, 2015
(RNS) "He is coming." With those words, "Dig," the action-thriller fueled by biblical prophesy, dives deeper into Judaism in its fifth episode.
Just in time for Passover, Israelis go nuts for Ben & Jerry’s haroset-flavored ice cream
By Michele Chabin — April 2, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) Introduced at Israeli Ben & Jerry's shops and a handful of small stores less than a month ago, the limited-edition flavor has been flying off the shelves.
The Egg-‘Splainer: What is Holy Week and Easter all about?
By Kimberly Winston — April 1, 2015
(RNS) Happy Holy Week! Why is Good Friday "good," and how did Jesus stretch 36 hours from the crucifixion to his resurrection into three days? And what's up with the colored eggs? Let us 'Splain.
Anti-Semitism in US spikes after nearly a decade of decline
By Lauren Markoe — March 31, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The trend of decreasing anti-Semitism in the country has taken a hairpin turn.
The promise of the Good Friday-Passover overlap (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — March 26, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) Good Friday has often been a day of dread and death for many Jews, but it doesn't need to be that way.
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.
Justice Ginsburg writes a feminist opinion for Passover
By Lauren Markoe — March 19, 2015
(RNS) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- not the world's most religious Jew -- offers her commentary on the Passover story.
At Passover, Jews love matzo … until they don’t
By Lauren Markoe — April 10, 2014
(RNS) How many days do you have to eat matzo before it starts to taste like "the bread of affliction?"
‘Frozen’ chosen sing Passover parody riffs on ‘Let us go’ refrain
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 9, 2014
Jewish a cappella singers Six13 post a Passover YouTube hit, rivaling Maccabeats' spin on "Les Miserables."
