Off and on growing up, I attempted to keep "kosher for Passover" — something my purely secular Jewish family didn't do. In a neighborhood where my claims to being Jewish were inherently suspect because I didn't attend a synagogue anyone recognized or
Rabbi Zvi Drizin (left) recites a prayer relinquishing ownership of leavened items or “chametz” during the Intown Chabad's Burning Bread Festival at Lee Harvey's in Dallas. In Jewish tradition, all “chametz,” which is leavened products from wheat
But frenetic preparations for Passover mask an underlying picture of declining numbers of Jews in Scotland. In Glasgow, the community's traditional heartland, the fall has been particularly marked. Between the censuses of 2001 and 2011, the number of
It's Passover 2016 and you may confused, wondering what foods are kosher and which ones are not. Let's focus on some delicious desserts that aren't traditional Passover choices, but they are perfectly fine to eat on the holiday, starting with this one
Traveling for Passover has been a Passover tradition for many families. The Laskos started offering travel packages for the eight-day holiday in 1989, spending 10 years at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Resort and 20 years in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach,