Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner (Pachad Yitzchak, Passover, Essay 1) explains that alacrity in serving God is not merely about acting quickly. It stems from a deeper place in the soul – from the desire to break ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jews eat unleavened bread or "matzo" during the celebratory Jewish festival, according to britannica.com. Many Jews abstain from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only unleavened bread or "matzo" must may be eaten during the celebratory Jewish festival, according to britannica.com. Matzo ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Passover, or Pesach, celebrates the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. The 8-day holiday starts on ...

James Deutsch | Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover (Pesach) begins this year after sundown on Wednesday. The first night’s ...

We are a link in a chain that stretches back over three millennia, a chain that has endured exile, persecution, and upheaval, yet has never been broken. Every year, we ask the question as if it were ...

At a time when Jews are nervous about their public perception, seeing shmura matzah on TV was a balm, writes a rabbi and ...

Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.

At Passover Seders, many families addressed the war in Gaza. In some cases, generations clashed and tensions arose. “That’s the Jewish way,” said one host. By Andrew Keh Bonnie Rosenfeld had 38 people ...

Vanderbilt students know the university's football stadium for rowdy and dramatic game moments. For the first time, it was ...