Seder

Matzah pizza and Miriam star in new children’s books for Passover in 2026

The new books range from Karen Katz’s brightly colored, joyful picture book to an ornately designed volume published by a Chabad-Lubavitch imprint.

New children's books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history.
Naaman – Ceramic Serving Ware, Sandar Series.

Not just Matza and wine: How to turn the Seder table into a design experience

 Racers are seen running in the annual Jerusalem Winner Marathon.

Grapevine: Night train

THE EMPTY chair: Thomas Chippendale chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red Moroccan leather, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review


'Next year in Jerusalem': From a prayer to a call for action - opinion

Modern Zionism, whether the Herzl or Alkalai version, inspired Jews to no longer think of “Next Year in Jerusalem” as just a prayer but rather as a call to action.

 THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall this past Tuesday, during Passover, for the Priestly Blessing.

My ‘mixed multitude’ Passover Seder was a ringing, singing celebration of diversity - opinion

During these days when we are experiencing an attack against diversity, the mixed multitude gathered around my seder table felt all the more significant and celebratory.

 An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.

The cost of chosenness: Lessons from Moses, Ibn Naghrillah this Passover - opinion

In the silence of those who do not yet know how to ask, in the melodies of our ancestors, and in the courage it takes to carry memory forward.

 Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

Building bridges at the Seder table: An enduring message of the four children - opinion

Let the Seder serve as a catalyst for action, a reminder that we are not merely passive observers of history, but active participants in shaping its course. 

 Castel wines are seen on a Passover Seder table.

'Wonderful family' of Jewish doctors, scientists perish in plane crash

Karenna Groff, Dr. Michael Groff, Dr. Joy Saini, Jared Groff, Alexia Couyutas Duarte and James Santoro were killed in the plane crash as they headed to the Catskills for Passover.

Karenna Groff, NCAA Woman of the Year, throws out the first pitch at Fenway Park before the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox play on April 03, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.

True freedom this Passover means bringing the hostages home - opinion

This year, once again, the holiday of freedom becomes a moral, national, and human test. Spending the holiday in darkness, deep in Hamas tunnels, are our abducted heroes of October 7.

 MOTHERS ATTEND a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Pennsylvania charges man attempting attack on Jewish gov. with terrorism, arson, attempted murder

The alleged assailant's charges will include terrorism, attempted murder, and arson.

 PENNSYLVANIA GOV. Josh Shapiro takes the stage at an election rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, last week. Shapiro can show that he isn’t backing down from his lifelong mission of helping Jews and others in need, says the writer.

Israel's real enemy may be its internal divisions, not the terror threats - opinion

Israel was never meant to be a place of sameness. It was always a gathering of exiles, ideas, and arguments. That diversity is not our weakness – it is our strength. But only if we stay at the table.

 Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu outside the District court in Tel Aviv, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is testifying in the trial against him, April 9, 2025.

Power of faith: The hostages held onto hope while experiencing the worst of humanity - opinion

Alongside the social and political crises, we face the heartbreak of knowing that we will be sitting down to the Seder, yet again, while 59 hostages remain in captivity.

 THE WRITER addresses a Jewish community event in Amsterdam last December. We must remember that our decisions in the here and now – how we speak, how we treat others, how we relate to our society – will impact our future and how our nation, our people, and our world will look in the years ahead, he

Man steals a bus in Rehovot 'to get home for the Seder'

The man was arrested by police for driving recklessly and overturning a bus in a parking lot in central Israel.

 The bus that a resident of Shafir overturned in Rehovot on Saturday April 13, 2025.