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“You get two kinds of climbers: those who summit and those who don’t.” Those words echoed in my head on a vintage bus lurching along the...
I’m writing this as my plane is rolling down the runway about to soar into the skies and transport me out of my comfort zone. There’s...
I love the anecdote of the fellow who complained to the rabbi that praying the same prayers from the siddur every day was boring. To which...
Priya Parker in The Art of Gathering relates how she once visited a teahouse in Japan and participated in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The tea...
I still remember a particular radio advert from my youth. It was for Salem menthol cigarettes – a jingle to the words, “You can Salem out...
The Shabbos before Pesach is called “Shabbat Hagadol”, and it’s upon us once again. As we walk around shopping centres this Pesach season, we’re drawn to...
When SA Jewish Report editor Peta Krost asked me to write an article for Pesach comparing our leaving South Africa for Australia to the Exodus, it...
When I was a kid, I loved eating matzah on Pesach, and my all-time, top-two toppings were honey or charoset. Yes, I had a sweet tooth,...
It was the lead-up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, and I received an email from a university professor in the United States. He was bringing...
A crucial moment in the Pesach story is when the Israelites are so rushed to leave, their bread doesn’t have time to rise. It’s emblematic of...
Mimouna is a Jewish North African, particularly Moroccan, exuberant celebration which begins about two hours after the conclusion of Pesach. It’s a feast which is colourful,...
A traumatic brain injury. The loss of a troubled parent. Battling devastating burns. Whether they’ve endured near-death experiences or devastating loss, these three people embody the...
One of the key themes of Pesach is freedom. The SA Jewish Report asked students at Jewish schools to consider what freedom means to them. This...
Every year on Pesach, Jewish families around the world faithfully gather to tell the story of the Exodus, when Moses led the Israelite slaves out of...
JTA – Every Passover for more than 75 years, Helena Weinstock Weinrauch, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, has worn a vibrant blue hand-knit sweater to the first...
Crunchy green salad with roasted baby potatoes and macon bits The macon and potatoes can be prepared a few hours ahead and reheated, covered in a...
Wholesome vegetable soup This soup is wonderful for the seder – in fact, it’s wonderful all year round. It’s delicious and a cinch to make, with...
It turns out there hadn’t been fraud committed on the credit card. It hadn’t been stolen, and we hadn’t been hacked. In spite of my misgivings,...
What do superhero stories and the Haggadah have in common? More than you think, said American cartoonist, veteran DC Comics editor, and producer Jordan B Gorfinkel,...
A few days ago, I came across the Unity Haggadah, published in 2020, with contributions from our community’s rabbis and rebbetzins. It was our first Pesach...
Pesach is an interesting and stressful time of the Jewish year. There are so many unique mitzvot that have to be performed, so much food that...
The seder plate takes centre stage on our Pesach tables, playing a crucial role in bringing the story of the Exodus to life. But did you...
As we’re gearing up for Pesach in a world where COVID-19 is becoming part of our day-to-day lives and the war in Ukraine continues, we asked...
Hot smoked salmon salad with quinoa and lemon dressing Ingredients 1 small packet butter or cos lettuce ½ cup quinoa, cooked for about 20 minutes 250g...
So often on Pesach we want to eat some of our favourite dishes or cakes from the rest of the year. Here’s Romi Rabinowitz’s Pesachdike green...
The Exodus is an unforgettable story, but why does there have to be so much bloodshed? Though the ten plagues hit hard, it was the parting...
In all of Jewish tradition, no holiday has an educational and emotional bond with our children like Pesach. The Torah specifically highlights that not only are...
One of my teachers, Rabbi David Aaron, tells the story of a seminar he once ran teaching people new depths of meaning for our ancient traditions....
This year, Pesach and Easter fall on the same weekend. It’s also during the month of Ramadan. So the three Abrahamic faiths are all marking holy...
Come Seder night, how many millions of Jews will be looking much more forward to the kneidlach than the matzah itself? Frankly, I don’t blame them....
Long lines of refugees fleeing in the bitter winter cold, stooped by fear of an unknown future, their faces bearing the unspeakable suffering of having left...
“Anatomy of Gratitude” is Brother David Steindl-Rast, a 90-year-old Benedictine monk’s formulation of how to be grateful, a practice increasingly explored by scientists and physicians as...
Chocolate chip cookies I served these with ice-cream last Friday night. My family gobbled them up, and no one believed me when I said they were...
It’s not like anyone should be able to point fingers. This year, with Easter Friday, Ramadan, and Passover all happening on the self-same day, it’s pretty...
So, here we are again … running away. Two years ago, we all ran into our houses; we shut down our lives; we isolated; and we...
When the beautiful cosmos blooms peak in the Delta and the leaves start to brown and fall from the trees, we know that Pesach is coming....
In these unfathomable times filled with devastation, Ukrainian Jewish and other refugees will make an appearance at every Pesach seder worldwide as their exodus from their...
Jewish cookbooks abound and so do special Pesach editions, but this year, Linksfield Shul put together a Pesach cookbook with a difference. The SA Jewish Report...
In South Africa, April is Freedom Month, celebrating the election on 27 April 1994 that ushered in democracy. This year, Pesach, Easter, and Ramadan all occur...
Aarhus. Valencia. Ho Chi Minh City. Jersey. Whether it started out as a desire for something different, a journey for love, a gap year, or a...
