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


Largest Passover seders in Arab world held in UAE

The seders were held in multiple languages, including English, Hebrew, French and Russian.

UAE Rabbi Levi Duchman with Rabbi Mendel Blau and Rabbi Mendel Duchman

Joe Biden sends Passover message to Jewish community

World leaders and politicians share messages and goodwill with Jewish communities around the world ahead of the Passover holiday

 Workers prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in "Yehuda Matzos" Plant in Jerusalem April 4, 2022.

Samaritans carry out Passover sacrifice in West Bank ceremony

Around 800 Samaritans live in Israel, mostly in Holon and on Mount Gerizim in Samaria.

 The Samaritan Passover sacrifice ceremony

Israel brings Ukrainian Holocaust survivors to Israel for Passover

ZAKA flight brought 20 Ukrainian refugees – among them shelling victims, Holocaust survivors and disabled people – to celebrate Passover in Israel.

 Israel brings Ukrainian Holocaust survivors to Israel for Passover

Despite danger and disruption, Ukrainian Jews prepare to celebrate Passover in public seders

Thousands of Ukrainian Jews are preparing to celebrate the Jewish holiday in dozens of group seders – both in Ukraine and outside it.

 Svetlana Niselevitch receives a haggadah for Passover from a JDC staff member outside her home in Odessa, Ukraine, April 8, 2022.

In Brooklyn, some rabbis ask followers to turn down free food from ‘Zionists’

Williamsburg’s Satmar Hasidic community is warning followers not to accept food from the Met Council or the Zionist charity United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg.

 Volunteers helped distribute food at a Satmar distribution center in Williamsburg, April 10, 2022.

'The four sons corresponding to four generations' - Opinion

“Tell your sons and daughters”- A comparison of the four sons in the Passover Haggadah to four generations of Israelis in the Diaspora. 

 MEN AND WOMEN participate in a Passover Seder. Men and women came to study with Nechama Leibowitz and waited to hear her words.

Gluten-free year-round: Celebrating Passover with Celiac disease

'The difference between Passover and the rest of the year is that I’m able to go into any supermarket and buy anything instead of going to a specialist store,' a person with Celiac's disease said.

 Osem gluten free pasta, which is not sold widely throughout the rest of the year, seen in the Passover section of a Jerusalem supermarket.

Healthy eating on Passover - it's possible

Healthy eating tips for Passover that can help you maintain your health and even weight.

Shakshuka and Starkist Tuna

KKL-JNF approves West Bank land purchases, pending final authorization

In February, the KKL-JNF’s board of directors voted to approve in principle KKL-JNF land purchases in the West Bank for the first time in the organization’s history.

The Higher Planning Council is set to advance West Bank settler housing projects Sunday, including in Itamar. Picture taken June 15, 2020.