Eileen Goltz Special to JTNews I had the most interesting conversation with my neighbor’s 4-year-old granddaughter. She explained to me that during the seder at her grandfather’s house you find the afikomen, and then you eat chocolate because — according to the book Grandpa got her that’s all about aContinue Reading
By Melanie Notkin, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — We had just closed our Haggadahs to begin the dinner portion of the Passover seder when the conversation abruptly, yet not surprisingly, turned to my singlehood. There is a curiosity to some about a single, childless woman in herContinue Reading
By Rabbi Elie Estrin, Chabad at the University of Washington A schoolchild approaches his father, who is deeply engrossed in his newspaper. The kid asks, “Dad, what’s the difference between ‘ignorance’ and ‘apathy?’” Responds the visibly annoyed father: “I don’t know and I don’t care!” That joke might be oldContinue Reading
By Amy Hirshberg Lederman, Special to The Jewish Sound Ever since I can remember, I have been in a relationship with God. Despite growing up in a family of agnostics, I always believed in, and even felt, the presence of God in my world. My idea of God as aContinue Reading
By Rita Berman Frischer, Special to the Jewish Sound Seder in the Desert (Lerner Publishing) shares a new vision of holiday celebration written by Rabbi Jamie S. Korngold, founder and spiritual leader of The Adventure Rabbi: Synagogue Without Walls. Korngold lives in Boulder, Colo., with her husband, noted photographer JeffContinue Reading
A Spanish tortilla is nothing like a Mexican tortilla. In Spain, a tortilla is a thick potato and egg omelet. Tortilla is perfect for Passover because it is parve, and can be made well ahead and served cool or quickly rewarmed for an easy lunch or appetizer. The most commonContinue Reading
Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Dear Rivy, There’s no getting away from it. Pesach is up next. I’ve been known to embrace the “Pesach denial attitude” in past years — closing my eyes as I pass the Passover aisle in the supermarket, delicately stepping away from the over-the-top, gung-hoContinue Reading
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Passover this year, many of our local synagogues and organizations across the state will be hosting seders. Whether you’re looking for a specific neighborhood or region, or a seder that will feel comfortable for your own traditions, we’ve got them here. Continue Reading
Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum, The Kavana Cooperative The sun is shining, matzoh is out on the grocery store display shelves, and it’s clear that Pesach is on the way. Time to prepare! For the past two years, I’ve been enjoying a haggadah that’s new to the scene: “The New American Haggadah,”Continue Reading
