At the height of the pre-Passover cleaning chaos, I remember my young son asking me, "Mother, what are you doing?" Without a pause, I answered, "I'm making seder" (Hebrew for "order")! When he didn't ...

Why, on this night, maror (bitter herbs)? On all other nights, we don't dip even once. ... The most important food during Passover is “matzah,” or unleavened bread.

HEBREWS OBSERVING PASSOVER; Feast of Unleavened Bread in Home and Synagogue Begins. Share full article. March 31, 1904. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

For example, only unleavened bread is consumed during Passover, making matzah a holiday staple. ... Bitter herbs are also an important part of the holiday Seder, according to Kane, ...

The Jewish festival of Passover begins tonight, March 27, 2021, at sundown, observed with a ritual meal called the Seder. The Seder is usually held in homes on the first and second nights of ...

You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your settlements you shall eat unleavened bread (12:19-20).” This is pretty strong stuff, overshadowing the paschal lamb.

Passover Primer: A Guide to the Seder ... the ritual meal features a special Seder plate with symbolic foods — from bitter herbs to ... It's a modern-day version of the unleavened bread eaten by ...

Passover 2025 begins at sundown, April 12. ... (unleavened bread) and marror (a bitter herb) as symbolic representations of captivity and perseverance.

Shulman is senior rabbi of Congregation Beth El in La Jolla.Freedom is about attitude, not only circumstance. When Jewish families and our guests sit down to celebrate the Passover Seder, the messa… ...

I didn’t grow up learning Seder traditions from a bubbe, but I’ll eat matzo ball soup any day of the week. This lighter version of chicken and dumplings is often a key part of the meal … ...

Jews eat only unleavened bread during the entire observance. Passover commemorates the birth of a Jewish nation consecrated to serve Yahweh, or God, not the Pharaoh. It is a time to be humble and ...