Seder

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

The first post-Holocaust Passover brought survivors together to reclaim dignity, remember loss, and celebrate survival.

Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.
Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026.

Passover, war and faith: Moral clarity matters in Israel’s defense - opinion

Mrs. Glassman enjoys a cup of coffee at one of the Jerusalem cafés she frequented

A Passover tribute: Kindness from a Jerusalem neighborhood pharmacy

Rabbi Daniel Burstyn conducting a Seder on Kibbutz Lotan.

Passover reimagined: How Jews reinterpret freedom at the Seder table


'Departing Egypt: Passover Haggadah': Excerpts for insights at the Passover Seder

Below are excerpts from Rabbi Aryeh A. Frimer’s book, chock-full of insights aimed at providing ample food for thought and discussion at the Seder. 

 CAVE OF the Patriarchs in Hebron’s Old City.

Passover 2025: Why must Jews see themselves as personally leaving Egypt?

Why should one see themselves as if they personally left Egypt? Because it's the essence of redemption: giving everyone, no matter his situation, the inner strength of faith, hope, joy, serenity.

 An illustrative image of an illuminated pathway.

Netanyahu: 'This Passover, many families will have empty chairs'

"But not only did we not drown - we rose as one man, and with a strong hand and an outstretched arm we broke the axis of evil," he said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a Passover speech, 11 April 2025

Remembering the 24 living hostages still in Hamas captivity during Passover - editorial

We cannot normalize the hostages remaining in bondage this Passover. It was not normal in ancient Egypt, and not in modern-day Gaza.

Family and friends of Israeli hostages brothers Ziv and Gali Berman, march through the streets of Tel Aviv, calling for their release from Hamas captivity. April 10, 2025.

Passover and the price of redemption: The burden of war must be shared by all Jews - opinion

Real redemption requires sacrifice: only when every Jew embraces this burden will we truly understand the slavery and freedom in the matzah and the blood and jubilation in the wine.

 Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

‘Freedom was taken:' Passover Seder at Foreign Ministry highlights hostage crisis

Noa Argamani and Ditza Or, hostage Avinatan Or's mother, spoke to diplomats about the urgent need for a hostage deal.

The Diplomatic Passover seder hosted by Sharren Haskel in Jerusalem on April 4, 2025.

Passover 2025: What you need to know about the Jewish holiday - explainer

What is the story of Passover, What are its various traditions and rules, And just what dates will it be taking place this year? Here is everything you need to know.

Matzot Yehuda matzah factory in Jerusalem, 2019.

How to set a festive table for Seder Night and Passover?

Meital Rubin, Marketing and Advertising Manager of the Soltam cookware and bakeware brand, explains how you can transform the table into a spectacular, festive, and inviting setting.

 Colorful yet balanced design by Soltam

This is how my family is confronting Jewish new year - opinion

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of questions about judgment.

 THE TABLE is set for Rosh Hashanah at the Soffer home, last year.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Passover is Zionist - comment

The anti-Haggadot and anti-seders claimed to create "collective Jewishness beyond Zionism," which is nothing but the abandonment of heritage, legacy, and tradition.

 A collective of groups organised by Jewish students at Columbia and Barnard in solidarity with Gaza and the protest encampment host Passover Seder at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024.