Tag: "Passover"

Passover Madness, Final Round

Passover Madness, Final Round

From thirty-two down to two. This is the final matchup. Vote now on Facebook for either God or Matzah Ball Soup.

Passover Madness, Final 8

Passover Madness, Final 8

We’re down to the final eight teams in our Passover Madness bracket. God vs. Miriam. Frogs vs. Blood. Matzah ball soup vs. Brisket. Macaroons vs. Chocolate-covered matzah. Vote now on Facebook!

Passover Madness Tournament, Round of 16

Passover Madness Tournament, Round of 16

Round One saw plenty of upsets and close calls. What will the Round of 16 have in store? Only one day to vote for this round, so vote now on Facebook!

Passover Madness Torunament, Day 3

Passover Madness Torunament, Day 3

The madness continues with the final region of the first round, Plagues. Vote now on our Facebook page.

Passover Madness Tournament, Day 2

Passover Madness Tournament, Day 2

The madness continues. Voting is open on our Facebook page. It’s up to you to choose the winner!

Passover Madness Tournament, Day 1

Passover Madness Tournament, Day 1

Vote now on our Facebook page for your favorites!

Best Of YouTube Passover Videos

Best Of YouTube Passover Videos

Passover starts Monday night, and to get you ready we’ve rounded up the best Passover videos of the year.

Recipe: Passover Crack(er)

Recipe: Passover Crack(er)

Topping a matzoh with caramel and chocolate makes for an addictive Passover treat, but that’s just the beginning.

Jewish Community Action’s Immigrant Seder Celebrates Freedom

Jewish Community Action’s Immigrant Seder Celebrates Freedom

Each year at Passover, Jews come together to tell the story of Exodus and celebrate our emancipation from bondage. For the past ten years, Jewish Community Action (JCA) has shared this tradition with our neighbors at the annual Immigrant Freedom Seder.

What Must Be Said… The Jewish “Audacity of Hope”

What Must Be Said… The Jewish “Audacity of Hope”

The word “Chutzpah” has crept into the English vernacular but describes a distinctly Jewish characteristic…It is this Chutzpah – the “audacity of hope”- that is the secret to Jewish immortality.

Not Your Grandmother’s Haggadah

Not Your Grandmother’s Haggadah

I think the Haggadah is kind of a boring, stuffy book. Every version runs into the same problem; not enough links. This is a Haggadah for the 21st Century.

My Big Ass Box of Matzo

Howie Mandell’s Matzo Brei

Looking forward to a visit from my parents and the one thing my dad ever cooked for me.

Justin, Passover 2003: looking cool while experiencing the plague of darkness

The Child Who Does Not Know

As we unpack the Passover boxes, I know there will be items I will find myself holding in wistful silence. And I will shed more than a few tears preparing for another Passover without him.

Image courtesy of Ricardo Levins Morales

You’re Invited to Jewish Community Action’s 10th Annual Immigrant Freedom Seder

Don’t Miss JCA’s Immigrant Freedom Seder this Sunday. This year will highlight personal stories from people impacted by the marriage amendment and foreclosure crisis.

Playing desert road warriors!... Now that's one ting you can do with leftover Matzah

Friends Don’t Let Friends Eat Matzah After Passover

Friends don’t let friends eat Matzah after Passover. But then what am I supposed to do with all the extra boxes in my cupboard?

Matzah for 5771

In Joshua’s Shoes: This Year in Jerusalem

Every year we end our Seder with the words, “Next year in Jerusalem”. This year I was in Jerusalem and it was a great way to experience Passover.

Oy Betcha: A Passover Miracle

Oy Betcha: A Passover Miracle

Last month I wrote about how I was baffled by Purim, an pretty much every other Jewish holiday. Well, the truth was a little worse than I had let on…

The Leader

The Leader

“The people were free. They sang to the heavens, thanking God and Moses for their freedom.” The 9th and final part in a fiction series by Bradley Machov.

NECHAMA: When Passover Falls on Severe Weather Awareness Week

NECHAMA: When Passover Falls on Severe Weather Awareness Week

What should we morally do as Jews when Passover falls on Severe Weather Week? NECHAMA weighs in.

Our Ancestors Were Slaves in Egypt and We Have to Eat What?!

Our Ancestors Were Slaves in Egypt and We Have to Eat What?!

Even those of us who don’t usually “do Jewish” do so on Passover. So what does that really mean? Rabbi Locketz of Bet Shalom weighs in.

On Passover…A Prayer for Our Elected Leaders

On Passover…A Prayer for Our Elected Leaders

Rabbi Michael Adam Latz of Shir Tikvah inspires with his pre-Passover invocation before the MN State House of Representatives.