Break Out The Matzo: Passover Has Begun

Passover (Pesach) celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Our Passover megasite has tools, guides, insights, stories, inspiration—and just about everything you need to celebrate Passover. (But bring your own 

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino took to the radio waves this weekend to wish the city's Jewish community a happy Passover–and to sound a warning against secularism. Asked to give a Passover message on Zev 

This is part of Marc H. Ellis's “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. Predictably, the New York Times missed the 5th question for Passover this morning when they 

When does Passover 2014 begin and how long does it last? Passover 2014 begins at sundown on Monday, April 14th. That is the date, this year, which corresponds to the 15th of Nissan, the day according to the Bible, on which the first Passover occurred

This week, a new food is appearing on Passover tables around the country. The Orthodox Union, the authority on kosher foods, recently ruled that certain brands of quinoa could carry its “Kosher for Passover” symbol. “Passover is a more limited diet