At the Seder, we not only tell the story of the Exodus, we experience it. Through the simanim, the symbolic foods we eat, we relive the journey from oppression to redemption. We recite blessings and ...

For Michal Stamova, the challenge of translating Passover’s core text into Ukrainian started with the title. The Haggadah — the book containing the Passover story — starts with an “h” sound in both ...

The Pesach Haggadah is a study in striking contrasts. On the one hand, we begin by bemoaning sordid origins as idol worshippers. On the other hand, we celebrate the miraculous redemption from Egypt ...

The Passover Seder is traditionally connected with the Messianic age. Hallel (songs of praise) The entire order of Hallel which is usually recited in the synagogue on Jewish holidays is also recited ...

Approaching Pesach in the middle of this war is a challenge. I find myself feeling somewhat unmoored, unstable. Beyond the disruption of routine and the sleepless nights of the current weeks, we are ...