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OPINION

Memory of a Second Seder

“Why is this night not like all other nights?” we ask ourselves at the Seder each year. I answer that…

CHANUKAH

The Chef’s Table: New Twists on Traditional Dishes for Your Chanukah Celebrations

These family-friendly dishes are perfect for any occasion, especially for Chanukah. They are creative, look fantastic, taste scrumptious—and they’re fairly…

RECIPES

Fabulous Fall Foods to Serve in the Sukkah

Sukkot celebrates the final gathering of the harvest before the winter. Meals are served in the Sukkah, which symbolizes the…

CHURBAN

Making Tishah B’Av Personal

Like many contemporary Jews, I approach Tishah B’Av with difficulty. Not because of the myriad restrictions in the Three Weeks,…

PASSOVER

Memories of Passover with a Modern Twist

Matzah balls evoke special memories for most people. In our family, everyone’s favorite part of the chicken soup is that…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . the Sale of Chametz on Pesach?

Misconception: Along with chametz food that one sells to his rabbi, one also sells chametzdik dishes for the duration of…

FOOD

From Homemade to Store-bought: the Evolving Passover Diet

With supermarket shelves bulging with Passover muffins, Passover granola and even Passover breadsticks, it’s hard to grasp that for much…

HEALTH

Why the World’s Healthiest Western Diet Is Found in Israel

One day, while walking through the Shuk, I had a thought: why can’t the Israeli diet become a model for…

PASSOVER

A GREENWICH VILLAGE SEDER

For my wife and me, like many of this magazine’s readers, Pesach conjures up memories of being with family, sitting…

PASSOVER

Dos and Don’ts for Running an Explanatory Seder

Do • Make sure everyone at the table feels like a player on the field and not a spectator watching…

PASSOVER

A Non-Gebrokts, Gluten-Free Passover

Even experienced cooks find Passover overwhelming because of all the extra preparations, shopping, cooking and meal planning. To minimize stress,…

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