Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar on the moral and historical responsibility for maintaining Jewish communal life in a harsh environment
This Passover, we think of the Uyghurs, the Tibetans, and other captive peoples whose struggle for freedom and cultural survival parallels our own
This year, our family will mark Passover, Easter, and Ramadan at the same time—and honor the three religions that contributed to my children’s heritage
Recreating my great-grandmother’s long-lost Passover recipe helped me understand how she viewed herself before the family fled Egypt
And find your people
A new survey captures the changing landscape of American Judaism
Jews of all types are turning away from their institutions
Day schools are getting cheaper. That’s not good enough.
Massive Passover gatherings in Thailand and Nepal cater to backpackers—by the thousands
Before there was Maxwell House, there was Mrs. Philip Cowen’s ‘Seder Service’
A Passover celebration makes its own kind of noise, whether it comes from a superstar cantor, a jumble of tone-deaf relatives, or Eugene Levy
Remembering the Exodus
It’s tempting to draw parallels to American slavery, but the Bible paints a very different picture
A lesson from the past about choosing freedom over servitude
Memories of an incomplete Seder
Meet a few of the non-Jews who ‘buy’ chametz every Passover
What shards of unleavened bread can teach us about the nature of faith
Walnuts are popular in Jewish cooking around the world, and they’re perfect for Passover