The Passover seder gets a post-Oct. 7 rethink.
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first…
Holidays
A superhero, a scientist and a T. rex star in 2024’s new Passover children’s books
by Penny Schwartz (JTA) — A superhero who saves the day; the return of a beloved multi-generational family of Jewish bears; a budding young nonbinary…
Milk and Cereal Hamantaschen Recipe for Purim
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — It’s that time of year, when bloggers and crazy Jewish women everywhere scramble to come up with…
On Purim, there’s a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times.
by Esther Sperber (JTA) — I’m jogging in New York City’s Riverside Park, as I do a few times a week. The air is fresh…
How do we celebrate Purim in a time of mourning? We’re not the first Jews to face that question.
by David I. Bernstein JERUSALEM (JTA) — A colleague on the faculty of Pardes, the learning community based in Jerusalem, described to me how in…