Seder

Next Year in Jerusalem. This year in Manhattan – opinion

New York’s 12th Congressional District is one of the most Jewish districts in America. Who and what it votes for in the next election cycle will unequivocally determine if hatred and racism have won

|ByCAROLINE SHINKLE
New York’s skyline in 2025.
People celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war, April 1, 2026

Passover is over, but the story isn’t - opinion

On the eve of Pessah 1944, in Bergen-Belsen, two rabbis, Rabbi Aaron Davids and Rabbi Avraham Levison, confronted an unbearable question: What does one do when the Torah itself cannot be kept?

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
IDF Home Front Command forces in an impact site in Jerusalem

My Word: Beyond the 'Four Questions' - opinion

The Iranians do not know what they will hit, and they don’t care. For all their professed love of Jerusalem, rockets and shrapnel have hit the Holy City, including close to sites sacred to Muslims.

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Far Right influencers Candace Owens (L) and Tucker Carlson (R); illustrative.

When the Passover Seder comes to life - opinion

The image of the “Jew as a threat to non-Jews” has been revived.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

Laniado Hospital launches gourmet meals for Passover

The new menu, launched on the Passover Seder, features among among others, roast beef in wine sauce, confit carrots and mushrooms.

APRIL 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An item on the menu announced on April 21, 2024 by the Laniado Hospital in Netanya: Chilli in wine sauce, confit carrots and mushrooms.

Pro-Palestinian Seders planned in New York, other cities as college campuses simmer

The protest, planned on the second night of the week-long Jewish feast of Passover, is one of a dozen to be held in cities around the country, including Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.

APRIL 23, 2024ByREUTERS
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,

Passover: The storied Haggadot of the National Library of Israel

The National Library of Israel has the world's largest Haggadah collection, includes some of the oldest Haggadot.

APRIL 23, 2024ByLINDA GRADSTEIN, JUDITH SUDILOVSKY
THE HAGGADAH by Meshullam Zimmel from 1719.

Passover 2024: The different Jewish traditions for the Seder night

A look at some of the diverse traditions Jews of different backgrounds have for the Passover Seder.

APRIL 23, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
NO MATTER what traditions people bring to the Seder, the constant is the Haggadah.

What lessons can we learn from the Haggadah this Passover?

I believe there are six important insights we can learn from the Haggadah about our current situation. 

APRIL 23, 2024ByDAVID GOLINKIN
Photos of the Bibas family, thought to be held hostage in Gaza, are seen at a Passover ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, on April 11, 2024.

This Haggadah can help you have a Zionist Seder this Passover - review

Made by Dr. Marvin Chinitz, this Haggadah is meant to stress the Zionist side of the Haggadah’s narrative.

APRIL 22, 2024ByMORDECHAI BECK
THE SEDER takes place, last year, in the Land of Israel.

How the Israel-Hamas War shadow looms over the Passover Seder - comment

Some Seders will be hosted by families who lost loved ones on October 7 or in battle with Hamas or Hezbollah. Others will be held by those whose relatives are held hostage.

APRIL 22, 2024ByHERB KEINON
A FAMILY participates in their Passover Seder in 2023.

Passover: 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.

APRIL 22, 2024ByAARON REICH
Ultra Orthodox Jews prepare Matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem on April 9, 2024.

Passover during war: Why is this Seder different from all other Seders?

Family discord over Oct. 7 portends an unsettling 2024 celebration of freedom this Passover.

APRIL 22, 2024ByDAVID BREAKSTONE
A traditional Seder table setting.

Passover 2024: A celebration of resilience and unity

This year Passover comes to us at a complicated time, but precisely in these hard times, the holiday takes on a deeper meaning

APRIL 21, 2024ByHADASSA GETSZTAIN
A FAMILY participates in their Passover Seder in 2023.