Passover

Editor's Notes: This Passover, Israeli children deserve a future that's more than sirens

Israeli childhood has been knocked off course for years now. First came COVID, then came the October 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, and the long war that followed, and now another round with Iran.

Singer Maya Bouskilla and Mor Krigel, the young boy who wrote the UAV song - which became viral amongst Israeli children.
Kosher for Passover gnocchi and rice paper, Master Chef

Israel’s food news

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion

Fruit-bearing tree with Hebrew blessing (see Friday)

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Jewish tradition is a polemic against loneliness, on Passover and the rest of the year

Jewish holidays like Purim and Passover seek to strengthen different sets of interpersonal connections, such as fostering bonds between friends and expressing care.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on March 4, 2026.

AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

Earlier this year, a contestant in Kveller’s Passover Song Parody Contest explained that her son wrote a first draft of their entry using AI, but that she helped polish the result. 

AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.

Trade war meets tradition: Canadian Jews confront a Manischewitz-free Passover

All US-produced wines and spirits have been pulled from the shelves across the province of Ontario in response to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Manischewitz wine, Joseph Jacobs Advertising.

Tensions flare at Passover seder over Mamdani’s inclusion

The episode comes as Mamdani has faced scrutiny from segments of New York’s Jewish community over his responses to antisemitic incidents.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands silently during a press conference on the Air Canada Express crash at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.

Passover and peoplehood: The ongoing struggle with empire - opinion

The struggle that Israel and the United States have embarked on against Iranian hegemony speaks to the age-old imperative to counter Egypt.

Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

Is gluten-free flour really healthy? Dr. Maya Rosman answers once and for all

Many people think that gluten-free products are necessarily healthier, but is this a nutritional myth?

Gluten-free flours

The cost of Israel's war is also measured at the Seder table - opinion

Nearly one in four Israelis (24.1%) will celebrate Passover in a more restricted manner this year due to financial constraints.

Latet volunteers are seen packing food for Passover.

War’s ripple effects reach Dharamsala as Israeli emissaries prepare Passover over open fire

Despite the fact that there are no missile sirens in this Himalayan backpacker destination, this year’s opening of the season in Dharamsala came with unusual challenges.

War’s ripple effects reach Dharamsala as Israeli emissaries prepare Passover over open fire.

The Haggadah and the American idea: My question for this year's Passover Seder - opinion

Can we truly live here as one people, not the same, not stripped of memory, not emptied of conviction, but joined by a commitment to respect, common life, common decency, and common humanity?

The writer is seen meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside a Civil War-era Haggadah.

Passover sets from Max Brenner

There is no holiday without them, and no guests: The most blue-and-white colorful boxes.

Passover Sets, Max Brenner