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Passover

Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent at the Wall Street Journal, has been arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. His colleague Shayndi Raice is calling on Jews to place an empty seat at their seder table as a gesture of support. (Photo/JTA-Dimitar Dilkoff-AFP via Getty Images; #FreeEvan image via Twitter)
Posted inNews

A new symbol at some Passover seders: an empty seat for Evan Gershkovich, Jewish journalist jailed in Russia

by David I. Klein and JTA April 7, 2023
"Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900
Posted inTorah

Post-seder postscript: Why not hate the Egyptians?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 7, 2023
Guests at a seder in Kyiv, Ukraine, including many families from heavily damaged Kharkiv, sit around the seder table on the first night of Passover, April 5, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Marcel Gascon Barbera)
Posted inWorld

Embodying a story of trauma and liberation, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid a new normal

by Marcel Gascón Barberá and JTA April 5, 2023April 5, 2023
Passover fruit tart with macaroon crust (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Help! I need a main course and a tasty Pesach dessert

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 28, 2023April 17, 2023
Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale. (Photo/JTA-Isabella Armus)
Posted inJewish Life

What makes Trader Joe’s new matzah different from all other matzah?

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA March 22, 2023March 29, 2023
From "Elijah's Ascension" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inLocal Voice

Who is Elijah anyway? And will he be at your seder this year?

Daniel C. Matt by Daniel C. Matt March 21, 2023
Chopped Passover Salad with Beet Horseradish Dressing and Crispy Matzah Balls. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inHolidays

These crispy li’l matzah balls go with everything

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 21, 2023March 23, 2023
Matzah ball soup from Pomella in Oakland (Photo/Courtesy Pomella)
Posted inJewish Life

UPDATED: All the Passover food you need at local restaurants and markets

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 16, 2023March 30, 2023
Kosher for Passover Spiced Flourless Chocolate Cake (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

This spiced chocolate cake ends spell of dry Passover desserts

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 15, 2023March 23, 2023
2020 Market Hall seder plate with horseradish, shank bone and eggs. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inJewish Life

UPDATED: Community Passover seders around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 13, 2023March 30, 2023

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