Tag: Passover
An interactive museum in Brooklyn teaches children and their families the universal values rooted in Jewish tradition. More
Passover’s ancient themes of freedom, liberation, and transformation are sacred to Jews and shared by everyone, says Rabbi Amy Eilberg. More
Read Pamela Greenberg’s new translation of Psalm 136, which is one of the psalms of praise recited at many Passover seders. More
RABBI NISSEN BRENENSON (Director of Education, Jewish Children’s Museum, Brooklyn, NY): As you approach the museum, the first thing you see is a giant photo mosaic, and as you get closer you realize that it’s made up of thousands and … More
It is the task of every generation to retell the Exodus story of deliverance and freedom and to try to make the world better, says Michael Walzer, author of EXODUS AND REVOLUTION. More
Watch an extended video of our interview with philosopher and author Michael Walzer, who explains the story of the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. More
Each year at Passover, a couple in Roseland, New Jersey invent new ways to dramatize and sing about the traditional story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. They’ve become so good at it and have so much fun there’s now a waiting list of their friends who want to come. More
Observant Jews prepare for Passover by getting rid of everything in the house that is chametz, or leavened. We visited the Orthodox Jewish family of Ari and Shoshana Lerner to see how they were preparing. More
Shoshana Lerner’s recipe for Passover appropriate chocolate cookies: 16 oz. melted chocolate chips 4 eggs 1 ‡ c sugar 4 tbs. oil 1 tbs. dry coffee granules º tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla extract ‡ c potato starch 4 ‡ … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Every year as Passover approaches, Jewish children learn the significance of unleavened bread — matzah — eaten at each Passover seder. We found Jewish kids learning to make matzah at the Temple Sha’arey Shalom School in … More
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