The mitzvah of maror
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2012
“The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new.”
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haggadah
My family’s Karaite-style Passover
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2012
Never mind the gefilte fish and brisket, the mass-produced, cardboard-like matzah and the kosher-for-Passover wine. Instead, Passover seder at my parents’ Karaite Jewish home includes a mouth-watering menu of barbecued lamb chops, crisp homemade matzah, sweet raisin juice and chewy almond cookies that stick to the roof of my mouth.
Coming to a seder near you: A haggadah on your iPad
Jonah Lowenfeld
April 4, 2012
This Passover, Jews can still reliably be called “the people of the book.” If sales of newly published versions of the haggadah are any indication, on the first night of Passover, when it comes time to tell the story of the Exodus, most people sitting at seder tables will be holding in their hands a text that consists of printed words and images on paper.
DIYers take on Pesach
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
April 4, 2012
At first glance, it’s hard to tell if Eileen Levinson’s Alternative Seder Plate is deeply thoughtful or merely playful. Or perhaps just coolly irreverent.
New Haggadahs: Reform version, novelists’ take and Ethiopian flavor
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2012
Leading a seder for the first time this year? There’s an app for that.
Poet’s Haggadah story
Jewish Journal
April 13, 2011
Every year at Passover, families around the world pull out their Haggadahs for their Seders, and whether they use a traditional text, a modern one, or even Maxwell House, the story and the words remain largely the same. But one man, Rick Lupert, saw an opportunity to do something more than produce just another slight tweaking of the classic text. And thus, the Poet\’s Haggadah was born.
Bring something new to the table
Jonathan Kirsch
April 6, 2011
A Passover haggadah is something like an article of clothing — a great many styles and sizes are available, it can be tailored to suit one’s own needs and tastes, and we can always make one of our own. The readings and rituals, stories and songs that decorate the observance of Passover are as diverse as the Jewish people itself. Now, as Jewish families around the world prepare to sit down at the seder table, here are a few new and noteworthy examples.
The Shoah, Beit T’Shuvah, Clinton, Raphe and Szyk
Jewish Journal
May 8, 2008
\”Thank you for reminding those who sometimes forget that \”never forget\” means just that…\”
Briefs: Some West Bank settlers would agree to leave, Israel OKs Palestinian police stations
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2008
Approximately one in five Israelis living east of the West Bank security fence would leave if offered government support, a poll found. According to an internal government study, whose results were leaked Tuesday to Yediot Achronot, approximately 15,000 of the 70,000 settlers whose communities are not taken in by the fence would accept voluntary relocation packages.
The classic Szyk haggadah becomes a modern masterpiece of the digital age
Tom Tugend
April 18, 2008
There\’s a 1,000-year-old haggadah, there\’s an Internet haggadah, and now there is a new $15,000 Arthur Szyk Haggadah.
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