Throughout its history, the Jewish people have been on the move. Presently, we find ourselves having formed permanent roots in our places of residence, and yet we still have the itch to travel! In particular, many American Jewish families today enjoy spending the holiday of Pesach in a new location–leaving their home for a Pesach ...
Hello dear readers, One of the most important parts of Pesach is spending time with family. At the seder nights, education is actually one of the foundations of the entire evening. The seder is about transmitting the story of the exodus across generations, from parent to child, and indeed the Four Sons in the Hagaddah ...
Hello dear readers, The Pesach seders are a time of education and repetition. A lot of the songs have a repetitive element to them, and we see a lot of the same themes get repeated within a seder, from the first seder to the next, and even from one year’s seder to the next. More ...
Hello dear readers, Pesach is fast approaching, so hopefully, by now, you know where you’re going to be spending the springtime holiday. Maybe you’re staying home, in the comfort of your own beds and with your own kitchen and routine. That does sound fun; I’m quite the homebody myself. However, you might also be taking ...
I love Pesach, and I love Seder nights. (Some people call me crazy, but I think I’m one of the few people who prefer doing Pesach in the United States so I get to do two seders, instead of just one in Israel!) However! It can be very, very stressful to plan, host, organize, serve, ...
As many of you know, I travel a lot for work. It can be difficult, getting to and from airports, checking into and out of hotels, living out of a suitcase, rough hours, not always eating healthy. But you know what’s much easier? Traveling for pleasure. Ahhhhhhhh! A lot of the actions are similar – ...
There are a lot of rules to keep in mind about Pesach. Rules about how to clean your house, rules about disposing your chametz (or selling your chametz), rules about what food you can eat, and how you can cook it – there’s a lot to remember. I might say that there are so many ...
Did you know that there is one place in the world where Jews are not considered Sephardic or Ashkenazi? Unlike most of their European counterparts, most of Italy’s Jews came directly from ancient Israel. Deep in the heart of Rome, as far back as the second century BC, the oldest Jewish community took hold and ...
When the Jewish people were led out of Egypt on Pesach, they wandered for forty years in the desert before reaching their final destination. There were a lot of drawbacks of traveling that way – it took a long time, they were traveling on foot, and they encountered dangers such as plagues, droughts, and enemy ...
One of the best ways to get through the long cold nights of winter is to dream of spring. We know how important it is to find the perfect resort to spend your spring holiday. Here are five of the best Kosher vacation resorts to help make your Passover 2020 dreams come true. In addition ...