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Cover art from the "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" edition of the classic Maxwell House haggadah
Posted inTV & Film

Pop culture can enrich the seder, but the Mrs. Maisel haggadah is a gimmick

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 11, 2019April 11, 2019
stacks of kippot in all sizes and colors at a market in Israel
Posted inFirst Person

As a woman, wearing a kippah is a transgressive act

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro April 10, 2019April 11, 2019
Rice, lentils, chick peas, beans and other legumes shown in a produce market in Netanya, Israel. (Photo/JTA-David Silverman-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

The Passover kitniyot argument isn’t worth a hill of beans

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 9, 2019April 15, 2019
Moses, as illustrated by Max Chernley in Saul Sugarman's "Gay Passover: The Gayest Version of Exodus Ever Told"
Posted inPassover

An only-in-S.F. gay haggadah reflects writer’s own journey

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller April 8, 2019June 21, 2019
Sarah before the miraculous birth of her son, Isaac, by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Conception is still miraculous — especially for those who struggle with infertility

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
a seder plate with shank, egg, maror, haroset, parsley and and orange
Posted inPassover

Passover 2019: community seders around the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 2, 2019April 10, 2019
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
Posted inTorah

God made the world in seven days — but what happened on the eighth?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand March 28, 2019
Marnie Fienberg started 2 for Seder in memory of her mother-in-law, Joyce Fienberg (seen here), who was gunned down in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting last year.
Posted inPassover

‘2 for Seder’: To combat hate, invite two non-Jews to your seder

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 28, 2019March 28, 2019
a generic image of a girl reading from the Torah
Posted inMixed & Matched

We haven’t raised her with any religion, but now she wants a bat mitzvah

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler March 26, 2019
Melaveh Project doula Patti Goldstein (right) with her mother Phyllis Goldstein
Posted inSeniors

New approach to dying: Melaveh Project’s ‘end-of-life doulas’

Lezak Shallat by Lezak Shallat March 25, 2019March 22, 2019

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