Passover

From Passover to sirens: Why Jewish survival still demands action - opinion

In every single generation, there are those who would seek our destruction – but we are still here.

PROF. YISRAEL AUMANN speaks at a Nov. 2005 news conference at the Hebrew University, after winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shares the prize with American economist Thomas Schelling.
Time Passes in a safe room in central Israel.

Lessons from the safe room: Navigating fear, routine, and family togetherness

Medical staff at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center wave at an Israel Air Force flyover on Independence Day

Israel's Remembrance, Independent days did not change - we did - comment

Prof. Yisrael Aumann speaks at a Nov. 2005 news conference at the Hebrew University, after winning the  Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shares the  prize with American economist Thomas Schelling.

From Passover to Independence Day: Memory, sacrifice, and Israeli resilience - opinion


Child wounded in Bnei Brak missile strike dies after weeks in ICU

"Nesiah Karadi, may her memory be a blessing, returned her pure soul to its creator after being fatally wounded by a cluster missile on the eve of last Passover,” announced the city of Bnei Brak.

Nesiah Karadi, an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak, was declared dead following a three-week battle in the ICU after being struck by an Iranian missile, April 24, 2026

In the kitchen with Henny: Marinade magic for your grill

Get your vegetables, your meats, and even your fruit ready because we are firing up the grill and celebrating this Independence Day.

Grilled fruit with honey lemon glaze.

Kosher certification in Israel: A commercial reality, not religious coercion - opinion

Dan Perry’s April 12 article is 'riddled with unsubstantiated, imagined, and inaccurate assertions.'

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

From rain to dew: Prayer and the meaning of uncertainty - opinion

The shift from rain to dew in prayer reveals a deeper message about resilience, fear, and spiritual growth.

Rain falls in mid-August in the upper Galilee

Beyond the headlines: Implications of a Matzah shortage - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

CHAIM ELCHANAN Idan, creator of the Ohr HaTorah weekly newsletter on the Torah portion.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion

Even the hint of a religious consumer boycott can shut entire markets. Deals collapse the moment the “non-kosher” is mentioned.

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

At 78, is Israel really an independent state? - opinion

This Passover was different from others because we spent too much of it in bomb shelters, pondering whether during such confinement we were truly free.

COVID WAS the only time when Israel acted as though it were a small island with no neighbors. Pictured: Prepping a vaccine

Bagel do-over: New York-style bagels for post-Passover cravings

Now that Passover is actually over, please turn your attention to the crowning glory of last week’s column: bagels!

New York-style bagels

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?

People celebrate the Passover Seder in an underground parking lot used as a public shelter during the ongoing war, April 1, 2026

A deeper reflection: Why the Passover story still matters today - opinion

The lesson that lingers is that freedom is not just about leaving a place of hardship; it is about creating a reality where that hardship does not repeat itself.

FOR ISRAEL in the here and now, these ideas are playing out in real time