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The seder plate at last year's “Coming Home: A Sensual Seder for Love and Liberation” event. (Courtesy Mira Stern)
Posted inIdeas

This seder leans on sensory experiences and a ‘liberation chic’ dress code

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 3, 2026April 6, 2026
painting about Israelite slavery
Posted inTorah

Passover points to the true source of antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
A woman shows a missile alert notification on her mobile phone as residents take cover indoors following missile fire from Iran toward Israel on the eve of the Passover, in Mishmar David, April 1. 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Posted inPassover

Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran

by Theia Chatelle April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in Detroit holds Lego blocks, urging families to add the children’s toy to their Seder plates in the wake of a recent attack on the synagogue. (Facebook)
Posted inPassover

Temple Israel calls for a Lego on the seder plate after attack

by Grace Gilson April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Adam Kinsey hugs Noah Phillips (right) during a Kiddush Levana event at Chochmat HaLev on March 29. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inReligion

In Berkeley, a ritual honors Jewish masculinity by sanctifying the moon

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
On a recent podcast, Tucker Carlson blamed Chabad for the Iran war. (Screenshot of The Tucker Carlson Show)
Posted inAnalysis

Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism

Mira Fox by Mira Fox March 30, 2026March 30, 2026
The ‘priestly blessing’ at a recent Judaism Unbound event on Zoom. (Courtesy of Lex Rofeberg)
Posted inReligion

For the unconventional org Judaism Unbound, tradition takes a back seat to community

by Noah Hirsch-Rechter March 27, 2026March 27, 2026
(Flickr via USDA)
Posted inTorah

Is Jewish tradition OK with eating meat? Is your conscience?

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
Five new haggadahs for 2026. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inPassover

New haggadahs for 2026: Literalism, ambivalence and metaphor

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 25, 2026March 26, 2026
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inOff the Shelf

New book offers unconventional look at the 10 plagues

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

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