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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...
The talk at the local supermarket, on social media, and at parent pick-ups is that many people are so stressed by high Pesach prices, they might...
In 2020, just as we were ready to celebrate Pesach, the time of our freedom, COVID-19 ensured that freedom as we knew it was a thing...
Join us for an evening of laughter, music, cooking, and inspiration as we bring you: Comedy by Nik Rabinowitz, Gilli Apter, and Mrs South Africa contestant,...
The chief rabbi of Kyiv, Ukraine, has reached out to Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein in a plea for help for the city’s bereft Holocaust survivors...
For the past few weeks, my family and I have been doing something really special. We’ve been getting together every Sunday night, sitting around the table,...
One of the traditional songs from the Pesach Haggadah which has become hugely popular in recent years is Vehi Sheamdah. An original version composed by Yonatan...
At the heart of the story of Exodus lies the bond between sister and brother. Indeed, “Miriam nurtured Moshe and Moshe, later in life, prayed for...
If you’re looking to add some novelty to your Pesach seder, why not consider bringing Hitler’s Haggadah to your table? Before you express outrage, rest assured...
One seder practice has always held a special mystique for me. It’s the point when Prophet Elijah’s cup is filled and the door is opened to...
As a child, the seder is about staying up really late, but for many adults, it’s about how quickly you can get to bed. Youthful wonder...
I’m sure many of you remember the childhood song, “The wheels of the bus go round and round, round and round”? It’s one of my favourite...
We will soon be singing the songs of Hallel at the Passover seder. Although we sing Hallel many times in the year, the line from Psalm...
Narrating the tale of the exodus from the Haggadah at the Passover table is at its essence a ritual of storytelling, which psychologists say can be...
Romi Rabinowitz comes from a large, close Jewish family, and learned how to cook and entertain from her mom, mom-in-law, grannies, and aunties. Cooking and stylish...
What do chametz, COVID-19, and Netflix tidying guru Marie Kondo have in common? They’re all contributing to the current cleaning craze. As we comb our houses...
Uncertainty about what Pesach entertaining holds for us this year has detracted from my normal plan-400-weeks-in-advance personality type. Last year, it was pretty much “let’s all...
