The kiddish table at the Happy Minyan on Passover included plates of Streit’s Passover Kichel that would have made a great pairing with the herring – if they were edible. Members had a...
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Let My People Eat Quinoa
The New York Times just picked up on the debate about quinoa on Passover – and if this mushy stuff from the Andes is fit for consumption on Pesach. The article missed the major point of...
Happy Passover… Videos!
What a crop of festive Passover videos we got this year! Golly. Here are some of my faves. The first one called “Going to a Seder” is sung to the tune of “Gonna be Sedated” by...
In search of a Seder Recipe?
Passover approaches. Some are scrambling for a unique Pesach recipe. Earlier this week, even Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook’s co-founder, tweeted that she was in need of a recipe for...
Coal Pharaohs And Mountaintop Removal
Six months after freezing the rubber-stamping of mountaintop removal mining permits, the Obama administration is considering reinstating fast approval for these devastating projects. The issue is up...
Good to the Last Afikomen: The new Maxwell House Haggadah
After searching a dozen supermarkets in three U.S. states, I finally snagged my copy of the 2011 Maxwell House haggadah, as well as some Maxwell House Kosher for Passover coffee products. Maxwell...
The Latest Ridiculous Holiday Shit: Eastover
God Help Us Tablet Magazine just coined the latest, feel good, meaningless holiday ritual term: Eastover. Similar to “Chrismukkah,” this ritual combines a Christian and a Jewish holiday...
Mizrachi Passover
This is for me! Sigh. Every year around this time, without fail, my Mom asks me if I’m coming to Montreal for Passover. Since I’ve moved to Jerusalem however, while I’ve been back...