Over the years, I have seen a lot of difficult sights during Passover seders: raw shank bones that someone accidentally forgot to cook; fluffy, glorious rice that was forbidden to the Ashkenazim ...

Rabbi Tamar Manasseh chose to host a Seder at a South Side church, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, as a way to honor her Judaism and the history of her ancestors.

Here’s a look at Passover traditions that begin at sundown April 12 A look at the Seder plate both traditionally and with modern changes ...

Two prominent Portland synagogues to welcome their first senior women rabbis, marking a significant shift in leadership roles.

Greater Seder celebrates 20 years of entertaining audiences during Passover This weekend begins the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Instead of a shank bone, we might use a roasted beet to symbolize sacrifice. It’s a powerful way to connect ancient values to modern action, making the seder not just a ritual of remembrance ...

The herbs on the Seder plate, the centerpiece of Passover, stand for the bitterness of slavery, with the roasted shank bone representing the lamb.

Annie Weinberg, executive director at the BJC and Class of 2019 alumna, elaborated on the symbolism of each component in the Seder plate, which include a shank bone representing the Passover sacrifice ...

Although tradition calls for use of a shank bone to honor the sacrificial lamb, red beet is scripturally permitted on the Seder plate—in fact, it’s common for even omnivores to use this substitution ...

The shank bone (zeroah) on the Seder plate symbolizes the paschal lamb sacrifice made before the Exodus from Egypt, according to Chabad.org. This is one item on the plate that's not eaten.

The Pesach Seder is considered the most widely-observed Jewish tradition. Across the gamut of affiliation, it seems that every family has a Seder, or at least remembers growing up with one. They ...

On the evening of April 12, 2025, during the Passover seder in Jewish homes around the world, families will have four cups of wine, flat dry cracker-like bread, veggies dipped in saltwater, maror, ...