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Passover

Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 19. Photo by REUTERS/Paul Hanna

Pope Francis and Rome’s Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni exchanged greetings to mark Passover and Easter.
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
The chametz within

Rejoice! Spring has arrived, and Pesach is here. The time of our liberation is at hand. The Exodus from our narrow straits is re-enacted once more.

Many recipes in Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Save the self-pity, choices abound for Passover meals

For the many who feel overwhelmed by Passover because of the demands of cooking without leaven, a word or two: That should not be an obstacle.

A detail of an illustration by Jan Aronson from Friday, March 22, 2013
For your seder table

The following text is excerpted from “The Bronfman Haggadah,” written by Edgar Bronfman with illustrations by Jan Aronson (Rizzoli, 2012).

Cover of the newly released Friday, March 22, 2013
New role for Moses

For Passover this year, Rizzoli has just released “The Bronfman Haggadah,” written by the businessman, philanthropist and Jewish community leader. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
On slavery and memory

Judaism is a religion that likes symbols. The Passover Seder table is full of them: There’s the salt that can represent tears or bitterness, the. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Passover 5773: Once we were slaves in Egypt, and now we are free

Every Passover, we gather with family and friends around the Seder table to read the inspiring foundational story of our people’s liberation from. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
For we were strangers

When I first began taking trips to West Africa while working on my doctorate in African history, I assumed that while there I would keep my Judaism. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Four questions of Miriam

The name “Miriam” stems from the Hebrew word for “bitter” (mar), and Miriam has every right to feel that way.

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Egyptian exodus comes to Westwood

With focused eyes and wide smiles, a sea of preschoolers in white baker’s hats worked slowly, carefully kneading and flattening the dough that. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
JFS brings seders to seniors

For 34 years, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFS) has been holding seders for senior citizens across the Los Angeles area, sponsoring services. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
The story of Passover Coca-Cola

It contains pure cane sugar, is chametz-free, may taste better than the year-round beverage — and is effectively off-limits in the state of. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Passover Coca-Cola Challenge [VIDEO]

That Passover Coke tastes better than the year-round version is so often heard in Jewish circles that the Journal decided to hold a “Passover. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Children’s books make Passover come alive

Years ago, Nancy Steiner set out to make her family seder a bit more entertaining for her young kids. She wrote a poem that became very popular among. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Matzah: Simple cracker, detailed story

The matzah aisle in any local kosher supermarket — even some nonkosher ones — is increasingly more likely to resemble a cereal aisle with its. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Pesach without wine

How can we have Passover without wine? This is a question that is asked of me each year as Passover approaches. I always answer that the blessing is. . .

Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sober seders spreading

It’s rare that an Orthodox rabbi chooses to omit an important Jewish ritual in his holiday celebrations.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Eating Jerusalem [PASSOVER RECIPES]

When I lived in Jerusalem in the 1970s, working as foreign press attaché for Teddy Kollek, the legendary mayor of Jerusalem, we would seek out good. . .

Thursday, March 14, 2013
2013 Passover calendar

Celebrate Passover, Shabbat and family during a Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Karen Bender, Cantor Alison Wissot and Len Levitt and the Levitty Puppets.. . .

Thursday, March 14, 2013
On kibbutz, secular seders stray from tradition

The families surround long tables covered by white tablecloths. Festive decorations line the walls, and the kitchen is free of chametz, the leavened. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Kosher – Farm to table

Jewish holidays are full of symbolic foodstuffs: We are people of the mouth and stomach at least as much as the people of the book. Passover provides. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Kosher caterer and restaurateur Alain Cohen brings family tradition to his menus, especially at his own Passover seder

It’s late afternoon and the staff at Got Kosher? Café is under the impression that the kitchen isn’t yet able to prepare brik until dinner. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Preparing for spring and the festival of indigestion

Uri Laio, proprietor of Brassica and Brine, which calls itself a micro-craft food business, stands at the front of a small crowd gathered to learn. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The art of Passover baking [RECIPES]

Passover, the Festival of Freedom — also known as the Festival of Unleavened Bread — is celebrated for eight days. Over the centuries, Jewish. . .

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Step Into ‘Exodus’ at the Skirball Cultural Center

This Passover, to take your first steps toward an L.A. Exodus — fulfilling the haggadah’s edict that each person must see themselves as if they. . .







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