Posts Tagged: matzah
Why Do We Eat Matzah on Passover? For Humility
The Talmud, in tractate Berachoth (17a), poses the question of why it is forbidden to eat or even to possess chametz on Pesach. What is there...
Passover – The Remembrance of Suffering, Enslavement and God-Given Freedom
Holidays in Israel are interwoven into daily life so beautifully that to me, after just a few years, they seemed to ebb and flow like...
Matzah Mania: Who Knew That Mixing Flour and Water Could Be So Nuanced?
JNS.org - How hard can making matzah be? Mix flour and water, and bake. Actually, there are various ways that one can go about producing matzah —...
Blessed Are Those Who Eat Chametz!
The Talmud (Brachot 17a) poses the following question: Why is it prohibited to eat or to possess chametz (leaven), such as bread, on Pesach? What is there in the nature...
Injured Syrian Boy Undergoing Treatment in Israel Loves Matzah
A Syrian boy being treated for wounds he sustained in his home country's civil war is spending this Passover receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital,...
VISA Pledges to Review Advertising Policy Following Egyptian Blood Libel Article
Credit card giant VISA Inc. on Thursday pledged to review its advertising policy after a public uproar last week when its ads were seen as...
VISA Distances Itself From Egyptian Newspaper’s ‘Blood Libel’ Article Featuring its Ads
Credit card giant VISA Inc. on Friday distanced itself from Egypt's El Kebar after the monthly magazine published a lengthy article on Monday presenting myths of the...
Matzah, Gefilte Fish Maker Manischewitz Sold to Bain Capital
The Manischewitz Company, whose matzah, gefilte fish and sweet wine are staples at Passover seders, is expected to be sold on Tuesday to Bain Capital...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2013
1. A central Passover lesson: Liberty entails responsibility, communal-awareness, blood, sweat and tears; not complacency, wishful-thinking or egotism. Sustaining liberty obligates free people to...
No More Gorging on Matzah for a Week: Delicious Passover Recipes for Every Day
While planning what to cook to feed the whole Mishpucha (family) on Passover's big seder night, it's easy to forget to plan your meals for...
How to Get Through a Passover Seder (HUMOR)
Passover means seders. They are important Jewish traditions, but also social and hunger-filled minefields. These tips will help you navigate the time between...
Famous Spy Eli Cohen Ate Matzah While in Syria
The Mossad's greatest agent, Eli Cohen, ate matzah during Passover in Syria according to his widow Nadia Cohen. She said two Jews of Syrian origin told...
‘Information Age’ Lessons From Passover
Passover, billed as 'The Festival of Freedom', is upon us again. When one observes the way it is practiced today perhaps another apt label could...
Divided Matzah, Divided People: The Secret of the Afikoman
Afikoman For children, it is the highlight of the seder. Over the years they discovered that because the seder could not be concluded until this...
