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Avi Novis-Deutsch

Apr 6, 2020, 12:59 AM

Zoom before the holiday, then turn off the tech: A seder guide

Workers prepare matzah, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in "Aviv Matzos" Plant in Bnei Brak on March 24, 2020. (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)

Instructions for conducting portions of the seder shortly before the holiday starts, and for scheduling a date to meet up when the lockdown finally ends

Apr 3, 2020, 12:29 AM

Go ahead, have a shvach seder

(Illustration by Avi Katz)

You’re living through an international pandemic – you just don’t need to obsess about creating that inspirational, unforgettable Passover experience

Apr 2, 2020, 12:53 PM

To Mom and Dad: Passover doesn’t make sense without you

Preparing for our family seder, in a year when several generations could be present. (courtesy)

You gave us a seder that binds the questions of the youngest to the wisdom of the elders, the same wisdom that keeps us apart this year as we put health first

Apr 1, 2020, 3:51 PM

A seder supplement in the age of coronavirus

Detail from The Birds' Head Haggadah, c 1300 (PD)

'As we break the matza, we think of those whose lives have been split asunder; stricken with this terrible disease.'

Mar 31, 2020, 2:13 PM

A night like one other night

Illustration: Avi Katz

This year, just as on that first Passover, disaster lurks nearby; and now, as then, there's comfort to be found in rules and rituals

Rochel Stoklasa

Mar 31, 2020, 1:54 PM

An olah’s Dayenu

The illegal immigration ship Exodus 1947 (The Palmach Photo Gallery)

You gave us the dream of return, the clarity to leave, the strength to cross oceans, the aleph-bet, family and a home -- dayenu!

Sharon G. Forman

Mar 31, 2020, 2:09 AM

Passover during pandemic: When Elijah is our only guest

seder plate by grongar from Flickr

'Elijah is a shapeshifter, a master of disguise, a miracle worker. When a person is kind to Elijah dressed as a beggar, goodness follows.'

Mar 30, 2020, 1:13 PM

For Passover and beyond, Israel needs a 'Loneliness Czar'

The social disconnection that will be felt so acutely during the upcoming holiday, will continue to impact our society for months to come

Mar 26, 2020, 2:19 PM

A Pesach of mixed emotions

Contradiction? Complication? Mixed emotions? Yes, yes, yes, and yet, that is Judaism!

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