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.
Tag: "Passover"
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.
Apr 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Howie Mandell’s Matzo Brei
Looking forward to a visit from my parents and the one thing my dad ever cooked for me.
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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.
Mar 27, 2012 | 6 comments | View Post
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.
Mar 07, 2012 | 3 comments | View Post
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?
Apr 28, 2011 | 4 comments | View Post
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.
Apr 27, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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…
Apr 26, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
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.
Apr 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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.
Apr 20, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
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
Rabbi Michael Adam Latz of Shir Tikvah inspires with his pre-Passover invocation before the MN State House of Representatives.
On The Brink Of Freedom
“Tell every Israelite household to sacrifice a lamb in my name, and wipe its blood upon their door,” Part 8 in a fiction series by Bradley Machov
Apr 17, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
One More Seat at Your Seder Table
Inviting the uninitiated to a Passover Seder is the best introduction to Judaism we can provide, and it makes our Seders even better.
Apr 15, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Not My Uncle’s Seder
Watching Josh that evening, I finally understood the saying about all of us escaping from Egypt every time the story is told. Because very likely we are all trying to escape.
Apr 14, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
