Seder

Obama quotes ‘Hatikvah’ in Passover message

President Obama in his Passover message cited the Israeli national anthem’s invocation of an ancient Jewish longing for a homeland.

Portuguese island to see first seder in decades

Descendants of Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism centuries ago will attend the first seder in decades on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of Africa.

Passover without wine? For Jewish addicts, sober seders are a life-saver

Since the late 1990s, a number of rabbis have been holding sober seders for recovering Jewish alcoholics. The practice has spread all over the world.

Lifestyle

In new children’s books, it’s rhyme time about matzah and the seder

Lifestyle

Chocolate shakes up the seder ritual

Lifestyle

In experiencing real freedom, the importance of boundaries

Lifestyle

New haggadahs: Edgar Bronfman’s and an interactive version for kids

Global

Spanish town preparing first seder in 500 years

Global

Jewish man in Kiev attacked after seder

Politics

Obama posts Passover message, to host seder

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