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Passover

Matzah travels on the production line of the Tiferet HaMatzot factory in Dnepro, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inHolidays

Jews in the former Soviet Union eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA March 29, 2021March 29, 2021
A 400-meter-long and 59-meter wide vessel is lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal. (Photo/JTA-Suez Canal Authority-Handout-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPassover

10 of the best Jewish tweets about the pre-Passover Suez Canal blockage

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA March 25, 2021
Brandeis University students weighed in on their school's first-ever Passover menu at a seder taste test provided by a local kosher caterer in March 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Brandeis Hillel)
Posted inReligion

What makes this Passover different from all others? Brandeis University is celebrating.

by Penny Schwartz and JTA March 25, 2021
Shoppers faced with empty produce shelves in Belfast, Jan. 14, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Charles McQuillan-Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

A Brexit Passover food shortage is forcing the Jews of Ireland and Northern Ireland to work together

by Jacob Judah and JTA March 24, 2021
View of the San Fernando Valley from the Santa Monica Mountains. (Photo/Wikimedia-Oakshade CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

Last Passover we said, ‘Next year in Calabasas!’ This year we’re doing it.

Donald C. Cutler by Donald C. Cutler March 22, 2021March 22, 2021
A screenshot of a virtual Seder for U.S. lawmakers hosted by Mazon, a Jewish hunger relief advocacy group, March 18, 2021. (Screenshot/Courtesy Mazon)
Posted inNews

Record 33 lawmakers from both parties join Mazon’s hunger seder

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 19, 2021
Potato Crust Pizza with Lamb and Herb Topping and Garlic-Lemon Sauce (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Potato crust is the solution to your Passover pizza problem

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 17, 2021
2020 Market Hall seder plate with horseradish, shank bone and eggs. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Let these local restaurants and caterers cook Passover dinner for you

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 15, 2021March 16, 2021
a seder plate with shank, egg, maror, haroset, parsley and and orange
Posted inReligion

Virtual seders coming to you live from across the Bay Area

Rebecca Landau by Rebecca Landau March 12, 2021July 9, 2021
Mashed Potato Kugel with Eggplant and Mushrooms. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inPassover

A Passover menu with Turkish Jewish influences

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 12, 2021

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