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Seder

Seder table
Posted inPassover

Passover events in the Bay Area keep on coming

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 1, 2026April 3, 2026

Passover events don’t end with the seders on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Community seders continue over the next week, along with other kid-friendly fun and adult-oriented activities — some even […]

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
Coconut macaroons
Posted inPassover

Updated: Where to find Passover foods and wines for your seder in the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 23, 2026March 31, 2026
This year, try making a Berry Pavlova with Manischewitz Compote (left) and Celery Root “Steak” with Horseradish and Parsley Chimichurri. (Micah Siva)
Posted inPassover

Celery root ‘steak’ and berry pavlova work for all types of eaters at your seder table

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
Passover seder
Posted inPassover

Where to find community seders across the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 20, 2026March 25, 2026
Shapiro and a police officer stand in a room with charred walls
Posted inU.S.

Man arrested after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is firebombed on seder night

by Julie Moos April 14, 2025April 14, 2025
A 19th-century Ukrainian art print of a family seder
Posted inOpinion

The Passover seder is a model for healing democracies in peril

Rabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy by Rabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy April 7, 2025April 7, 2025
Brisket, matzah ball soup, gefilte fish and more is available at Mollie Stone's. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inJewish Life

Your guide to Passover food in the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 11, 2024May 23, 2024
The seder plate at the Deadhead Seder at Terrapin Crossroads in 2018. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inReligion

‘Let My People Pho!,’ and other nontraditional seders across the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 10, 2024April 10, 2024
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Posted inOpinion

How to talk about the elephant in the room at this year’s seder

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 10, 2024

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