Pesach

Sirens during Seder? Rabbis advise on how to observe Passover under fire

Even though Seder night is called “Leil Shimurim” (a night of protection), Israeli Rabbi Yitzhak Yaakov Fuchs explains that we must not rely on miracles when danger is common.

 An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.
Shabbat candles

Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Two Passover initiatives target isolation and safety for Israel’s elderly

 Passover Seder plate with alternative fillings.

New platform matches stranded travelers with families for Pesach in Israel


Pessach 2024 at the Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel 

Winner of WTA Global’s Best Hotel in Israel Award 

 Pesach at the Carlton Tel Aviv

Doctor brings hametz into hospital freely amid 'Hametz Law' controversy

This came nearly a week after a pregnant woman arrived at Laniado Medical Center in Netanya on Sunday and was required to leave her snacks in a box at the hospital entrance.

 Doctor writing notes during a session with a patient.

An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market

Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.

 Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale.

Embodying a story of trauma and liberation, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid new normal

Dozens of Jews from Kharkiv made the roughly six-hour train journey to Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday for a seder organized by Midreshet Schechter.

A Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) drives, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, September 19, 2022.

This is how to get through Passover without any migraines

The holiday season allows us a break and rest from work and routine, but for those who suffer from migraines, such a routine change can be particularly painful.

Migraine (illustrative)

An Episcopalian bishop warns his diocese against holding Christian Passover seders

Photos of Christian seders on social media show elements that would be out of place at a traditional Jewish seder, such as bread or Christian symbols.

 TABLE SET for the Passover Seder.

Western Wall gets a Passover cleaning, notes to be buried on Mount of Olives

The removal process is personally overseen by the rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz. 

 Notes are cleared out of the Western Wall ahead of Passover, April 2, 2023.

The co-occurrence of Ramadan and Nisan provides a unique opportunity - opinion

Perhaps in these trying times, we can put aside our differences and work together for a better future for all.

 THE WRITERS meet for coffee at Dartmouth College’s Collis Student Center, in Hanover, New Hampshire, last month.

Hametz Law approved in committee, to be returned to Knesset plenum

Some bills that were similar to the original were merged into a new article which would allow hospital managers to use their discretion to decide what special arrangements must be made for Passover.

 People shop for Matza (unleavened bread) at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on March 29, 2015, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover starting April 3

Ukraine Foreign Minister says #ChagSameach to Jews celebrating Passover

Ukraine is home to 100,000-200,000 Jewish people. Over 13,000 refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Israel since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.

 Ukrainian Jews celebrating the Passover Seder in a Jewish Agency aid center in Budapest, Hungary.