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Passover

(From left) Rebekka Johnson as Dawn, Jackie Tohn as Melrose and Kia Stevens as Tammé in season 3 of “GLOW” (Photo/Courtesy Netflix-Ali Goldstein)
Posted inTV & Film

Season 3 features a revealing desert seder for the gorgeous ladies of ‘GLOW’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 13, 2019August 14, 2019
A 19th-century Ukrainian art print of a family seder
Posted inPassover

On Passover, remembering the past means imagining the future

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 18, 2019
Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inPassover

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 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
When the meal was over, Rabbi Ferris and others brought out guitars for a little post-Passover jam sesh. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

When Moshiach comes, men will help clear the table

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 2, 2018June 26, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inNews

No matzah for you! Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo feel the pain

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 3, 2018April 5, 2018
Rabbi Serena Eisenberg and Israel's then-Consul General Shlomi Kofman at the AJC Diplomats Seder at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, March 22, 2018. (Photo/AJC-Mariah Tiffany)
Posted inColumns

22 international diplomats, 70 Jews, one Passover seder

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2018April 3, 2020
Zipporah, as seen in the film "Prince of Egypt"
Posted inHolidays

To celebrate inclusion around the seder table, look to Zipporah

Patricia Keer Munro by Patricia Keer Munro March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Gefilte fish often starts the festive meal — leaving guests eagerly awaiting the next course. (Photos/JTA-William Thomas Cain-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

Which jokes not to laugh at, plus other tips for non-Jews attending their first seder

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
Posted inUncategorized

Eat matzah in public to declare your Jewish pride

Rabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 26, 2018April 2, 2018

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