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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...
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...
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...
The Jews may have wandered through the desert for 40 years after escaping slavery, but that’s not where the term “wandering Jew” originates. In fact, it’s...
Celebrating Passover, I’ve been reminded of a very odd feature of the biblical story. Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as...
One could find fewer more appropriate metaphors for the story of the Jewish people than that of a long and rigorous marathon in which the baton...
I wrote before Purim about the masks that we wear. Not just the COVID-19 ones, but the permanent ones that hide our true selves. And I...
If you thought that the Pesach seder experience was universal and uniform, think again. While many of us may be used to a standard routine, communities...
It’s no coincidence, our sages say, that much of the story of the exodus revolves around water. Jewish babies are cast into the river Nile, and...
As South African Jewry gather around the seder table to commemorate the exodus from Egypt this Saturday night, it will also be a poignant reminder of...
Pesach is a time of miracles, matzah, and memories. It’s also a time for families to come together, and the seder is one of the most-observed...
Don’t you dare open the pot while they are boiling; use a kochleffel (traditional cooking spoon) and a bit of this and a bit of that;...
“And you shall inscribe them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates in order that your days may increase and the days of...
It isn’t easy to imagine what the Jews went through in getting out of Egypt and wandering the desert for 40 years, but the Chevrah Kadisha...
Pesach is such an interesting Yomtov. While the basic observances are pretty much universal, everybody seems to have their own unique way of celebrating.
