Tag: Pesach
Egypt was not the last time: Iran and the Passover story
Every year, my extended Persian-Jewish family gathers around beautiful, intricate Passover seder tables. Let’s be real: we can’t all fit at one table.
Piles of Saran-wrapped scallions sit in the center, waiting to be snatched...
Save The Music Presents: “I Need My Afikoimen” by Lipa & Sruly
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j79slpEeXE0
What Is Chad Gadya Really About?
The conclusion of the Passover seder features a folkloric song called Chad Gadya, in which a father purchases a baby goat for two zuzim (small coins) only to see it eaten by a cat....
Save The Music Presents: “Chad Gadya” by Jack Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7_2WtzqvzM
Save The Music Presents: “Chad Gadya” by Zemiros Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN9og7hRuek
Save The Music Presents: “Chad Gadya (with singalong translated lyrics)” by Shaboom!
https://youtu.be/iaZuI-WZTe8?si=8MUtT_MmadIZXFKn
NYC Council speaker joins Met Council mock Seder, food distribution
Julie Menin, the speaker of the New York City Council, attended a mock Passover Seder and food distribution at a Met Council senior residence on Wednesday evening.
“This was one of those evenings that reminds...
Di Fir Kashes – The four questions
פֿאַרוואָס איז די נאַכט פֿון פּסח אנדערש פֿון אַלע נעכט פֿון אַ גאַנץ יאָר?
Farvos iz di nakht fun peysekh andersh fun ale nekht fun a gants yor?
אַלע נעכט פֿון אַ גאַנץ יאָר עסן מיר...
Drawing hope from Passover’s message
I always look forward to Passover, and I know I’m not alone. According to conclusions from a 2013 Pew survey, you and I are more likely to attend a Passover seder than to fulfill the...
The most unlikely Passover seder
On the eve of Passover, I was one of 13 people driving through the rolling sand dunes between Abu Dhabi and the remote Arabian Nights Bedouin Village on the way to celebrating a most...