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a seder plate with shank, egg, maror, haroset, parsley and and orange
Posted inPassover

List of virtual seders from Bay Area Jewish groups

by J. Staff April 2, 2020April 7, 2020
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Posted inFirst Person

Disability during a pandemic: Why you should put a spoon on your seder plate this year

Rabbi Elliot Kukla by Rabbi Elliot Kukla April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
Chicken and Celery Sauté in Sephardic Sweet and Sour Sauce (FAITH KRAMER)
Posted inPassover

Add a little sweet and sour to the seder’s bitter greens

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer April 1, 2020
a field of wheat
Posted inNews

Sinai Chapel’s annual Passover ‘wheat money’ fund takes on added importance this year

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2020April 1, 2020
Women in India served by programs supported by American Jewish World Service. (COURTESY AJWS)
Posted inLocal Voice

The fight against child marriage in India is my fight, too

by Shoshana Gould March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Moses (played by Charlton Heston) during the first Passover night in Cecile B. DeMille's 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
Posted inOpinion

Why this year’s seder will be similar to the very first seder

Nily Shiryon by Nily Shiryon March 30, 2020March 30, 2020
Doreen Alper (center, in the matzah apron) sometimes has 60 or more people at her seders, such as this one in 2015. This year, she's facing the prospect of a much smaller gathering. (EDWARD LECHTZIN)
Posted inReligion

How Bay Area Jews are planning to have meaningful seders with everyone stuck at home

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 30, 2020March 30, 2020
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inColumns

Month of Nisan: First the plagues, then the redemption

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude March 30, 2020March 30, 2020
A very overwhelmed Maya Mirsky in the Passover aisle at the grocery story.
Posted inUncategorized

Let my people know: this is the first time I’ve had to plan a seder

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 27, 2020September 28, 2023
Volunteers Ronna Voorsanger (left) and Fanny Stein at the Rodef Sholom gift shop in San Rafael. (LIZ HARRIS)
Posted inPassover

With Passover approaching, temple gift shops pick up where now-closed Judaica stores left off

by Liz Harris March 26, 2020

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