Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid new normal By Marcel Gascón Barberá, JTA Apr 5, 2023 Yuliia Krainiakova fled her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, after Russian troops invaded last year and made her way to Berlin, where she and her daughters settled for 10 months with the help of Jewish organizations. After returning to Kharkiv several months ago, she hoped to experience some of the Jewish gatherings that had been a… Read More
Bay Area Mayors, supervisors and a drag queen at S.F. Freedom Seder It was a who’s-who of the Bay Area Jewish community and friends when JCRC Bay Area presented its 27th annual Freedom Seder on Monday night in San… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Apr 5, 2023
From the Archives Decades ago, our Passover recipes were all about brand names What to cook for Passover? Apparently it’s an eternal question — at least in our pages. In 1944, we ran the following: “Passover comes along and the… By Maya Mirsky Apr 4, 2023
Passover AI rushes in, but the best new haggadahs are still human-made Like the fractious Israelite rabble that joined in the Exodus from Egypt, the annual mishmash of new haggadahs has washed up on my desk once again. Each… By David A.M. Wilensky Mar 28, 2023
Recipe Help! I need a main course and a tasty Pesach dessert Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. “What should I serve for a non-seder dinner during Passover?” and “What… By Faith Kramer Mar 28, 2023
Jewish Life UPDATED: Passover events for kids and families around the Bay Area Passover starts April 5 this year and ends April 13. If you’re looking for some kid-friendly Jewish family events during the Passover season, look… By J. Staff Mar 27, 2023
Food What makes Trader Joe’s new matzah different from all other matzah? For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of the tiki-themed… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Mar 22, 2023
Recipe These crispy li’l matzah balls go with everything Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. I’ve given some traditional Passover foods a bit of an untraditional spin… By Faith Kramer Mar 21, 2023
Food UPDATED: Passover food at Bay Area restaurants and markets Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Whether you’re looking for a traditional, unconventional, kosher or… By Lea Loeb Mar 16, 2023