Tourists Pass on Israeli Passover
Jessica Steinberg
March 7, 2002
It\’s known as the holiday of freedom, but Passover this year in Israel will likely be remembered for its sense of restriction.
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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
January 17, 2002
Although it might seem a little early for Passover discussions, Jewish law does mandate that one should begin studying the Passover laws and details at least 30 days before the actual holiday. This is probably because no holiday requires more detailed preparation than Passover. Most of the preparations for this holiday tend to focus on koshering our homes, kitchens and utensils, and, of course, the menu for the big seder meal. What we often seem to forget is that the seder is not a meal, per se, nor a gathering to sing Hebrew folk songs, but it is an educational experience that requires no less preparation than koshering your oven or preparing your main dish.
Passover Escapes
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
March 22, 2001
At our Ski Passover, experience the thrill of the 2002 Winter Olympics … Ski the mogul run and view the aerial jumping hill; ride the snowboard half-pipe and ski the giant slalom course … take a bobsled or luge ride or even try Nordic jumping …
Passover Recollections
Merrill Shindler
March 25, 1999
I know it\’s getting really boring to talk ad infinitum about our dysfunctional families. But trust me, pilgrims — when it came to the Passover seder at the Shindler homestead in the Bronx, dysfunction didn\’t even begin to describe the chaos and torments of Gehenna that afflicted my small nuclear family.
Bargaining with God
Tom Tugend
March 11, 1999
Passover already ranks as the favorite Jewish family observance, but can anticipation of the holiday also extend life?
The Editor’s Corner
Gene Lichtenstein
April 9, 1998
The good news about Passover in America circa 1998is that more Jews than ever are embracing the holiday. It has become,as Dr. Ron Wolfson tells us (in the Passover section), our mostpopular Jewish holiday. Even non-Jews seek an invitation to a sederat the home of Jewish friends.
Driving Miss Lazy
Teresa Strasser
April 9, 1998
Usually, I\’m so used to the clutter that has accumulated inmy 1986 Honda Civic that I don\’t even notice it. Now and again,however, I squint and think to myself, \”Why am I seated in a mobilegarbage can?\”
Passover
Naomi Pfefferman
April 2, 1998
\”I\’m a Jewish girl, and my husband\’s a Catholic,\”says Barbara Lazaroff, who has been married for 15 years to renownedchef Wolfgang Puck.\n\nAbout 12 years ago, Passover was a lonesome timefor Lazaroff, most of whose Jewish relatives lived out of town. SoSpago regulars nudged her to create a restaurant seder, and she consulted withhubby Wolf (\”He said, \’We can make shrimp.\’ I said, \’I don\’t thinkso,\’\” Lazaroff quips).\n\nThe result was the first seder ever held in anupscale Los Angeles eatery, with kosher-style (i.e., not strictlykosher) fare a la Puck\’s trendy-interpretive cuisine.
A Woman’s Voice
Marlene Adler Marks
April 2, 1998
My Passover seder was once again acclaimed by one and all as the best ever. Good thing, too, since, as befits a holiday filled with questions, anxiety had dogged my every step — right until the last moment.
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